Gideon Grinstein

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Gideon 'Gidi' Grinstein is the founder and current president of the Reut Institute an Israeli think tank known for arguing that 'delegitimization' is a key political threat to the country and should be vigourously countered.[1]

According to his biography, between 1999 and 2001 he was Secretary and Coordinator of the Israeli negotiation team for the Permanent Status Negotiations with the PLO and then worked as Deputy Director General for the Economic Cooperation Foundation, before founding the Reut Institute in 2004.[2]

He has also previously worked as Head of Strategic Planning in the Budgets and Economics Department of the IDF Navy.

Grinstein has spoken several times at the Herzliya Conference and claims to be "a founding member of a group that worked to realize the vision of the Birthright Israel program".[3]

His CV states that since 2003 he has been on the board of the Israeli branch of One Voice.[4]

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Notes

  1. The Delegitimization Challenge: Creating a Political Firewall, Reut Institute, accessed May 31 2012
  2. Gideon Grinstein biography, Reut Institute, accessed May 31 2012.
  3. Gideon Grinstein biography, Reut Institute, accessed May 31 2012.
  4. Gidi Grinstein's CV, Reut Institute, accessed May 31 2012