Shlomo Ben Ami

Shlomo Ben-Ami was born in Tangier in 1943 but his family moved to Israel in 1955. He attended Tel-Aviv University and then Oxford University. He has been Professor of History at Tel-Aviv Universiy since 1986, and a Visiting Professor at several universities in Britain, the USA and Europe. The author was appointed Minister for Public Security in 1999, and later served as Ehud Barak's Foreign Minister (2000-2001).

Shlomo Ben-Ami was born in Tangier in 1943 but his family moved to Israel in 1955. He attended Tel-Aviv University and then Oxford University. He has been Professor of History at Tel-Aviv Universiy since 1986, and a Visiting Professor at several universities in Britain, the USA and Europe. The author was appointed Minister for Public Security in 1999, and later served as Ehud Barak's Foreign Minister (2000-2001). See less