Yechiel Leiter
Israeli policy analyst · Israel · On the map · Academics · Born 1959 · age 67
Yechiel "Michael" Leiter is an American-born Israeli historian of philosophy, public policy analyst, rabbi and settlement activist. He is a resident scholar at the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem. On January 27, 2025, he assumed the position of Israeli ambassador to the United States.
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He previously served as chief of staff to Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Ministry of Finance and as political assistant to Ariel Sharon in the Israeli parliament. An ordained rabbi, Leiter has written three books and numerous essays on the politics of the Middle East. He is affiliated with the Kohelet Policy Forum.
