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Ambassador Amira Oron

Political affairs, diplomatic relations, Middle East affairs especially Egypt, Turkey, Palestinian affairs and the Arabic media.

אורנה מזרחי

Ambassador Amira Oron is a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), specializing in Egypt research.


Amira is a senior diplomat who worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until October. 2024, with a 33-year career since 1991. In her most recent role from 2020-2024, she served as Israel's Ambassador to Egypt.


Throughout her various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she was the ambassador to Turkey, director of the Egypt Department, director of the Middle East Economics Department, director of the Arabic Communication Department, and spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry in Arabic.


In her work, Amira attributed great importance to developing and maintaining Israel's peace relations with Middle Eastern countries. Additionally, she cultivated various contact channels in the  Arab countries, including Arabic-language media outlets over the years.


Amira holds a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic Language and Literature and a master's degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the Hebrew University. 

She is fluent in Arabic.

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