Liat Efrati Glazer
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| Image |  Liat Efrati Glazer |
| Occupation | Lawyer; Legal Adviser, Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy (from June 2016) |
| Known for | Legal design of Kela Shlomo/Concert and the ministry's FARA advice |
Career
- Google Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager - February 2021 -
- Ministry of Strategic Affairs Legal Advisor June 2016 - February 2021.[1]
- Deputy to the Legal Advisor, Israel ministry of communications, Jan 2012 – May 2016.
- Senior Deputy Legal Advisor (Regulation), The Israel Water Authority, 2014 – 2015.
- Deputy to the Legal Advisor of ILITA The Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority (ILITA), .2011 – Dec 2011.
- Deputy to the Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Communication, 2006 – Apr 2011.
Education
- LLM Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2007 – 2008.
- Executive LLM program in association with Georgetown University.
- LLB Law, Tel Aviv University, 2000 - 2004.
- BA Economics, Tel Aviv University, 2000 - 2003.
Activities
Liat Glazer attended the 3rd steering meeting of Concert Together for Israel, a private company used by the state of Israel to front its campaign against the BDS movement[2], in December 2018 where the following was discussed:
- started working in Europe
- begin working in coordination with 10+ online pro-Israel groups
- building a high-tech platform, providing info to pro-Israel groups
- building a strategy
- building global tool for media campaigns
- setting up media centers in Europe
FARA memos
According to leaked Israeli Ministry of Justice documents published by Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) in July 2024. The files came from a hack claimed by a group calling itself Anonymous for Justice, and their authenticity has not been independently verified.[3] In a memo of 18 July 2018 to Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber, Glazer wrote that "there is a trend to turn the FARA issue from a Russia case into a case against Israel because of the close connection between Trump and Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu", and that pro-Israel figures in the US described "an atmosphere of a 'witch hunt'". She proposed that "informal coordination mechanisms (such as meetings and oral updates) will be developed to allow alignment of expectations with the American entity" (translated from Hebrew).[4] The Guardian first reported the "informal coordination mechanisms" proposal in August 2024.[5]
On 16 December 2019 she argued against publishing the name of the ministry's US law firm, Sandler Reiff, because "it was agreed with them that the engagement with the State would not be revealed". She added that US pro-Israel organisations had "expressed fears about cooperation (including direct engagements with the Ministry or through the PBC 'Concert')" (translated from Hebrew).[6] Middle East Eye reported the non-disclosure point in August 2024.[7]
Contact
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/liat-efrati-glazer-14174115/?originalSubdomain=il Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/liat.efratiglazer
Ministry of Strategic Affairs
As legal adviser to the Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy, Glazer wrote a legal opinion saying the planned public-benefit company would carry out activities that "require an 'outside the government' discussion with the different target audiences".[8] On 22 October 2018 she told the Knesset transparency committee that the organisation was "in stages of formation … no real activity yet", that "we have no donors", and that "no money entered the bank account" (translated from Hebrew).[9]
Files from the Israeli Ministry of Justice leak, published by Distributed Denial of Secrets and not independently verified, include a memo from her dated 18 July 2018 to Deputy Attorney-General Dina Zilber. In it she wrote that "there is a trend to turn the FARA issue from a Russia case into a case against Israel" and proposed "informal coordination mechanisms (such as meetings and oral updates)" with a US entity (translated from Hebrew).[10]
Notes
- ↑ Liat Efrati Glazer Linkedin Profile Linkedin Retrieved from Archive.today of 29 June 2020 on 29 June 2020.
- ↑ Noa Landau, Israel set up a front company to fight bds this is how it failed, Forward, 29 July 2020, archived on 15 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/QS4Oc Accessed on 15 December 2020
- ↑ Distributed Denial of Secrets, Israel Ministry of Justice ddosecrets.org, 25 July 2024, accessed 21 October 2026. DDoSecrets lists the dataset in its "Cyberwar" category, warning of "an increased chance of malware, ulterior motives and altered or implanted data".
- ↑ Israel Ministry of Justice leak (Distributed Denial of Secrets), memo from Liat Glazer to Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber, "PBC and FARA", 18 July 2018 (Hebrew), Library of Leaks entity 10062136 Library of Leaks, accessed 21 October 2026. Leaked document; authenticity not independently verified.
- ↑ Lee Fang and Jack Poulson, Israel feared legal trouble over US advocacy efforts, leaked files suggest The Guardian, 17 August 2024.
- ↑ Israel Ministry of Justice leak (Distributed Denial of Secrets), email from Liat Glazer on non-publication of the law-firm engagement, 16 December 2019 (Hebrew), Library of Leaks entity 9816891 Library of Leaks, accessed 21 October 2026. Leaked document; authenticity not independently verified.
- ↑ Middle East Eye, Israel concerned US advocacy ran afoul of foreign agents law: Report Middle East Eye, 19 August 2024.
- ↑ Noa Landau (Haaretz), Israel set up a front company to fight BDS. This is how it failed. The Forward, 30 July 2020, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ The Seventh Eye, מאחורי מסך החשאיות: פרויקט הדגל של המשרד לנושאים אסטרטגיים, "קלע שלמה", הולך ומסתבך (Behind the curtain of secrecy: the Strategic Affairs Ministry's flagship project, "Kela Shlomo", gets more complicated) The Seventh Eye, 24 October 2018 (Hebrew; critical), read via the Internet Archive, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Israel Ministry of Justice leak (Distributed Denial of Secrets), memo from Liat Glazer to Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber, "PBC and FARA", 18 July 2018 (Hebrew), Library of Leaks entity 10062136 Library of Leaks, accessed 21 October 2026. Leaked document; authenticity not independently verified.