Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy
The Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy (Template:Lang-he, HaMisrad LeNos'im Astrategi'im) was an Israeli government ministry responsible for leading the campaign against the BDS movement.[1] The ministry was closed down in 2021 by the 36th government and merged into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2]
| # | Minister | Party | Government | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avigdor Lieberman | Yisrael Beiteinu | 31 | 30 October 2006 | 18 January 2008 | |
| 2 | Ehud Olmert | Kadima | 31 | 18 January 2008 | 13 April 2008 | Serving Prime Minister |
| 3 | Moshe Ya'alon | Likud | 32 | 31 March 2009 | 18 March 2013 | |
| 4 | Yuval Steinitz | Likud | 33 | 18 March 2013 | 14 May 2015 | |
| 5 | Ze'ev Elkin | Likud | 34 | 14 May 2015 | 25 May 2015 | |
| 6 | Gilad Erdan | Likud | 34 | 25 May 2015 | 17 May 2020 | |
| 7 | Orit Farkash-Hacohen | Blue and White | 35 | 17 May 2020 | 30 November 2020 | |
| 8 | Michael Biton | Blue and White | 35 | 30 November 2020 | 13 June 2021 | |
| 9 | Yair Lapid | Yesh Atid | 36 | 13 June 2021 | 3 August 2021 |
Resources
- Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy Leading BDS Organizations 19 June 2018. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 7 May 2020.
- Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy 284428 (Hebrew) 13 September 2018. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 7 May 2020.
- Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy The Ties Between NGOs promoting BDS and Terrorist Organizations, February 2019. Internet Archive version of 9 March 2020.
- Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy Behind the Mask: The Antisemitic Nature of BDS Exposed, September 2019.
