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Author Yehuda Avner takes us into the private chambers
of Israeli Prime Ministers Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin and
Menachem Begin, on whose personal staffs he served, to bring to life
episodes of war and peace, critical moments of decision-making, and the
nature of relationships among world leaders.
Based on personal notes, transcripts and correspondence
– some revealed here for the first time
– The Prime Ministers
offers a unique, personal account of the saga of Israeli political
leadership.
Read the Jerusalem Post interview with
Yehuda Avner
About the Author
Yehuda
Avner was born in Manchester, England, in 1928, and came to Israel (then
Palestine) in 1947, where he helped found Kibbutz Lavi. His extensive diplomatic
career began in the late 1950s, when he entered the Israel Foreign Service. He
later served as Israeli’s Consul in New York, Counselor at the Washington
Embassy, Ambassador to Great Britain, non-resident Ambassador to Ireland, and
Ambassador to Australia. Between overseas postings, he served as Speech Writer
and Secretary to Prime Ministers Levi Eshkol and Golda Meir, and Adviser to
Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, and Shimon Peres. Avner is the
author of The Young Inheritors — a Portrait of Israel's Children, and is
a frequent guest columnist for the Jerusalem Post.
Author's website
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The Critics Praise:
"Makes history excitingly alive. A real tour de force."
- Samuel Lewis, former
U.S. Ambassador to Israel
“…one of the most remarkable accounts we are ever likely to get
of how Israel has been governed over the decades…the ultimate insider’s
account.”
– The Jerusalem Post
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