Ilan Halevi
Ilan Halevi | |
|---|---|
إيلان هاليفي | |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1994–2013 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas Yasser Arafat |
| Succeeded by | Ammar Hijazi |
| Member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Leader | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs to the PLO in the Madrid Conference | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Leader | Yasser Arafat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Georges Alain Albert 12 October 1943 Lyon, France |
| Died | 10 July 2013 (aged 69) Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Nationality | French Palestinian |
| Occupation | Journalist, activist, politician, writer |
Ilan Halevi (Arabic: إيلان هاليفي; Hebrew: אִילָן הַלֵּוִי; born Georges Alain Albert in France; 12 October 1943 – 10 July 2013) was a French-Palestinian journalist, politician and pro-Palestinian activist. He was one of the very few high-ranking Jewish members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Halevi served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Palestinian government and the Palestine Liberation Organization, as well as a member of Fatah Revolutionary Council.
He was a member of the Palestinian delegation in the 1991–93 negotiations in Madrid and Washington, and was Assistant Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Palestinian Government. Writing in both French and English, he was also a novelist and the author of non-fiction books. His publications include The Crossing (1964), Face à la guerre (2003), and Allers-retours (2005).