TAU Unbound - Episode #6 - A Look Behind the Scene of Middle East Peacemaking

A former President of Tel Aviv University (1999-2007) and Ambassador to the USA (1993-1996), Prof. Itamar Rabinovich played an active role in some of Israel’s most critical and intriguing foreign policy moments. In this episode of TAU Unbound Rabinovich shares with host Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff some ‘behind the scene’ anecdotes about his close personal ties with the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, what really happened between Israel and Syria during the negotiations on the early 1990’s, the early years of Tel Aviv University and insights about the future of U.S.-Israel ties. 01:15 - Academic career, foundation of Tel Aviv University 04:45 - On his position as the head of the negotiations with Syria 05:49 - The connection with the late former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 08:04 - On his role as Israel's ambassador to the United States. 13:30 - New book "Syrian Requiem" about the civil war in Syria 17:36 - The Jews in the United States 18:18 - The elections in the United States