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Presenter
Danny Ayalon

Ambassador Danny Ayalon is Chairman of Silver Road Capital, an international investment banking firm. He is the founder of The Truth About Israel, a nonprofit organization that defends Israel using social media, and is the Rennert Family Visiting Professor of Foreign Policy Studies at Yeshiva University, where he teaches courses on statecraft, foreign policy, and international relations.

He is a member of the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University and the Board of Trustees of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. From 2009 until 2013, he served as Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister and as a Member of Knesset. From 2002 until 2006, Ayalon served as the Ambassador of Israel to the United States. Prior to his ambassadorship, he worked for half a decade in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office as the senior foreign policy advisor to Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, and Ariel Sharon. From 1993 until 1997, Ayalon served as Chief of Staff at the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in New York. From 1991 until 1993, he served as the Consul of Israel in Panama.

Ambassador Ayalon was a member of the Israeli delegation to the Wye River Plantation Summit of 1998 and the Camp David Summit of 2000. He served for three years as a captain in the armored corps of the Israel Defense Forces. Ambassador Ayalon holds an MBA from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and a BA in Economics from Tel Aviv University.

Ambassador Danny Ayalon is Chairman of Silver Road Capital, an international investment banking firm. He is the founder of The Truth About Israel, a nonprofit organization that defends Israel using social media, and is the Rennert Family Visiting Professor of Foreign Policy Studies at Yeshiva University, where he teaches courses on statecraft, foreign policy, and international relations.

He is a member of the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University and the Board of Trustees of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. From 2009 until 2013, he served as Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister and as a Member of Knesset. From 2002 until 2006, Ayalon served as the Ambassador of Israel to the United States. Prior to his ambassadorship, he worked for half a decade in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office as the senior foreign policy advisor to Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, and Ariel Sharon. From 1993 until 1997, Ayalon served as Chief of Staff at the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in New York. From 1991 until 1993, he served as the Consul of Israel in Panama.

Ambassador Ayalon was a member of the Israeli delegation to the Wye River Plantation Summit of 1998 and the Camp David Summit of 2000. He served for three years as a captain in the armored corps of the Israel Defense Forces. Ambassador Ayalon holds an MBA from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and a BA in Economics from Tel Aviv University.

Executive Producer

Anne Ayalon


Anne Ayalon is the President of Hod Ayalon, LTD. A business and marketing consulting firm. She also serves as President of CFMDA, a not-for-profit society for Magen David Adom. For the past 25 years, Anne has been involved primarily in business-to-business marketing and has served in numerous senior management positions in the hi-tech industry. She gives much of her time to promoting interfaith relations, educating Christians about Israel and the Jewish roots of their faith. Anne has traveled extensively, lecturing about the facts and realities of Israel, and championing causes that build communications and joint efforts between Israeli and international organizations. Holding dual citizenship for Israel and the U.S. , she has an MBA from Bowling Green State University specializing in International Business.


Anne Ayalon is the President of Hod Ayalon, LTD. A business and marketing consulting firm. She also serves as President of CFMDA, a not-for-profit society for Magen David Adom. For the past 25 years, Anne has been involved primarily in business-to-business marketing and has served in numerous senior management positions in the hi-tech industry. She gives much of her time to promoting interfaith relations, educating Christians about Israel and the Jewish roots of their faith. Anne has traveled extensively, lecturing about the facts and realities of Israel, and championing causes that build communications and joint efforts between Israeli and international organizations. Holding dual citizenship for Israel and the U.S. , she has an MBA from Bowling Green State University specializing in International Business.

Director

Klarina Shpitz


Klarina Shpitz is the Director of The Truth About Israel, a not-for-profit and non governmental organization for education about Israel for the past 9 years. She served as the Chief of Staff for Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon from 2009 to 2013, and as a parliamentary advisor in the Knesset to Itzhak Ziv, 2007-2009. She has a Masters degree in law from Bar Ilan University, and a BA in political science from Ben Gurion University.


Klarina Shpitz is the Director of The Truth About Israel, a not-for-profit and non governmental organization for education about Israel for the past 9 years. She served as the Chief of Staff for Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon from 2009 to 2013, and as a parliamentary advisor in the Knesset to Itzhak Ziv, 2007-2009. She has a Masters degree in law from Bar Ilan University, and a BA in political science from Ben Gurion University.


Academic Advisors

Ambassador Danny Ayalon

Professor Esther Lupatin, Tel Aviv University

Ambassador Zvi Magen, INSS

Ambassador Galia Levy, INSS

Professor PR Kumaraswamy, Jawaharial Neru University

TTAI 

Theological Research Institute (TRI)