Moshe Arens

In the image of his ideological mentor, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, the Latvia-born Israeli became a pillar of professional and political achievement—a voice of reason during the crucial development of the Jewish state.

“As ambassador, he worked to strengthen the ties between the U.S. and Israel, and was a visionary about the need for Israel to utilize modern technologies and methods to get its message across. His clarity of thought and well-reasoned arguments never failed to impress even Israel’s opponents.”

He is considered to be one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s most formative mentors, taking him to the Washington embassy in 1982 and appointing him deputy minister of the Foreign Ministry in 1988, the first high-level public service positions the young Netanyahu held.