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ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SPOKESPEOPLE AND SOURCES

President’s Office
Ayelet Frish, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-02-670-7211; 972-02-670-7251/56/23; Tel.: 972-050-620-5111 (cell)
Meital Jaslovitz, Assistant Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-050-420-5230 (cell)

Knesset
Giora Pordes, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-02-675-3333; 972-02-675-3396; 972-050-623-3750 (cell)

Prime Minister’s Office
Mark Regev, Foreign Press Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-670-5555; 972-02-670-5354

Cabinet Secretariat
Tzvi Hauser, Spokesman
Tel.: 972-02-670-5555; 972-02-670-5532

Ministry of Defense
Shlomo Dror, Spokesman
Tel.: 972-03-697-5546/339; 972-050-629-8148 (cell)
Barak Seri, Media Advisor
Tel.: 972-03-697-5750; 972-050-627-2013 (cell)

Ministry for Strategic Affairs
Alon Arnon, Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-666-7400; 972-050-620-5631 (cell)

Ministry for Intelligence and Atomic Energy
Tel.: 972-02-670-3382

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Yigal Palmor, Spokesman
Tel.: 972-02-530-3111; 972-02-530-3343/555; 972-050-620-3277 (cell)
Tzachi Moshe, Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-530-3563; 972-050-585-9698 (cell)
Sivan Raviv, Foreign Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-050-620-3288 (cell)
Ashley Perry, International Media Adviser to Deputy FM Danny Ayalon
Tel.: 972-02-530-3006; 972-050-620-3197 (cell)

Ministry of Finance
Shlomi Shefer, Spokesman
Tel.: 972-02-531-7111; 972-02-531-7201; 972-050-620-8000 (cell)
Sharona Mazlian-Levi, Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-531-7200; 972-050-623-0453 (cell)

Bank of Israel
Yossi Sa'adon, Spokesman
Tel.: 972-02-655-2211, 972-02-655-2712/3; 972-050-239-9519 (cell)

Central Bureau of Statistics
Yael Natan, Director of Information
Tel.: 972-02-659-2222, 972-02-659-2037 (dir.); 972-050-623-5124 (cell)

Ministry of Construction & Housing
Ariel Rosenberg, Spokesman and Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-584-7677; 972-050-624-7677 (cell)

Ministry of Health
Einav Shimron Greenbaum, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-02-678-7672/4; 972-050-624-3077 (cell)
Isaac Jacob
Tel.: 972-02-670-5811, 972-02-678-7662; 972-050-780-6293 (cell)

Chief Rabbinate
Tel.: 972-02-531-3173

Ministry of Education
Sharon Achdut, Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-560-2330; 972-050-623-3326 (cell)
Hagit Cohen, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-02-560-2710; 972-050-623-5555 (cell)

Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
Dafna Yurista, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-03-948-5436; 972-050-624-1050 (cell)
Tali Carmi, Adviser
Tel.: 972-03-948-5548; 972-050-624-1011 (cell)

Ministry of Culture & Sports, Science & Technology
Hadassah Greenberg, Spokeswoman
Culture & Sports Tel.: 972-03-6367-222
Science & Technology Tel.: 972-02-541-1100; 972-050-623-1444 (cell)
Ran Lion, Media Adviser, Culture & Sports
Tel.: 972-050-623-1235 (cell)
Moshe Inbar, Adviser, Science & Technology
Tel.: 972-02-541-1190; 972-054-525-2180 (cell)

Ministry of National Infrastructure
Chen Ben-Lulu, Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-500-6777, 972-02-500-6712; 972-052-865-7721 (cell); 972-050-620-6601 (cell)

Ministry of Public Security
Tal Volovich, Acting Spokesman
Tel.: 972-02-542-8502; 972-050-627-2100 (cell)
Media Adviser, Ido Minkovesky
Tel.: 972-02-542-9983; 972-050-627-2065 (cell)

Ministry of Justice
Amatzia Bar-Moshe, Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-646-6527; 972-050-620-0036 (cell)
Moshe Cohen, Spokesman
Tel.: 972-02-646-6487/363; 972-050-621-7077 (cell)

Courts Administration
Ayelet Filo, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-02-675-0412/3; 972-050-625-6700 (cell)

Ministry of Social Welfare and Social Services
Ronie Malkai, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-02-675-2311; 972-02-675-2518; 972-050-409-5677 (cell)
Pnina Ben Ami, Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-675-2858; 972-050-621-4186 (cell)

Ministry of Interior
Efrat Orbach, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-02-670-1411; 972-02-670-1447/8; 972-050-627-0929 (cell)
Roei Lachmanovich, Adviser
Tel.: 802-670-1400, 972-02-566-6376; 972-050-624-0925 (cell)
Sabin Hadad, Spokeswoman, Population and Migration Authority (responsible for visas, ID cards, foreign & Palestinian workers, etc.)
Tel.: 972-02-629-4834/14/668; 972-050-620-4474 (cell)

Ministry of Negev and Galilee Development
Lilach Barzilai, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-03-906-0700; 972-050-621-4562 (cell)
Orit Teicher, Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-03-695-5669; 972-03-695-4156; 972-050-623-0301 (cell)

Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
Yoash Ben Yitzhak, Spokesman
Tel.: 972-02-675-2697; 972-050-621-4503 (cell)
Anna Magin, Media Advisor
Tel.: 972-03-562-3091; 972-052-234-8647 (cell)

Ministry of Transport
Avner Ovadiah, Spokesman
Tel.: 972-02-666-3333; 972-02-666-3190 (dir.)
Ora Salomon, Foreign Press Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-02-666-3191/012; 972-050-621-2017 (cell)

Ministry of Tourism
Shira Kaveh, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-666-4201; 972-050-621-4141 (cell)
Amnon Liberman, Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-666-4331; 972-050-621-4210 (cell)
Lydia Weitzman, Foreign Press Adviser
Tel.: 972-052-358-4395

Ministry of Industry, Trade & Employment
Haya Peri, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-666-2000; 972-02-666-2301-3 (dir.); 972-050-624-0333 (cell)
Asaf Azoulai, Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-666-2239; 972-02-666-2909; 972-050-620-6616 (cell)

Ministry of Communications
Yechiel Shavi, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-670-6323; 972-050-623-6001 (cell)
Nadav Sheinberg, Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-670-6301; 972-050-623-6237 (cell)

Ministry of Environmental Protection
Aviad Oren, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-655-3777; 972-02-655-3715/7; 972-050-623-3183 (cell)
Miri Shaul, Media Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-655-3702; 972-050-623-0270 (cell)

Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora
Anat Weinstein-Berkovits, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-658-7100; 972-050-628-6510 (cell)

Minister for Religious Services
Keren Shironi, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-531-1385; 972-050-620-5093 (cell)

Minister without Portfolio, Meshullam Nahari
Tel.: 972-02-654-7003

Minister for Improvement of Government Services, Michael Eitan
Nir Hirshman, Spokesman & Adviser
Tel.: 972-02-640-8024; 972-050-620-5384 (cell)

Minister without Portfolio, Benyamin Ze'ev Begin
Tel.: 972-02-670-3382

Minister without Portfolio, Yossi Peled
Sharon Kravicky, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-03-777-9222; 972-050-585-1908 (cell)

Minister for Minorities, Avishay Braverman
Nadav Galon, Media Adviser & Spokesman
Tel.: 972-03-777-9100; 972-054-555-0123 (cell); 972-050-316-1177 (cell)

State Comptroller
Shlomo Raz, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-666-5000; 972-02-666-5105 (dir.); 972-050-623-2666 (cell)

Jewish Agency
Michael Jankelowitz, Foreign Press Liaison
Tel.: 972-02-620-2780; 972-052-613-0220 (cell)

Yad Vashem
Iris Rosenberg, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-644-3400; 972-02-644-3410 (dir.)
Estee Yaari, Foreign Media Liaison
Tel.: 972-02-644-3412; 972-050-200-7072 (cell)

Antiquities Authority
Yoli Schwartz, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-620-4690; 972-052-599-1888 (cell)

Israel Police (National)
Micky Rosenfeld, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-542-8190; 972-050-627-5870 (cell)

Prisons Authority
Yaron Zamir, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-08-977-6806; 972-050-627-9452 (cell)

Fire and Rescue Service
Yoram Levy, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-03-943-0108; 972-050-620-4054; (cell)

Border Police
Moshe Finsi, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-08-977-0416; 972-050-733-6543 (cell)

Postal Authority
Merav Lapidot, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-629-0808 (dir.); 972-054-288-8808 (cell)

Jerusalem Municipality
Gidi Schmerling, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-629-7744; 972-057-776-9888 (cell)
Stephan Miller, Foreign Media Advisor
Tel.: 972-02-629-7720; 972-050-312-1841 (cell)

Tel Aviv Municipality
Hillel Fertuk, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-03-521-8108; 972-054-222-2034 (cell)

Haifa Municipality
Tzachi Terano, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-04-835-6755/6; 972-057-754-8500 (cell)
Ronnie Grossman, Deputy Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-057-754-8014 (cell)

Israel Lands Authority
Ortal Tzabar, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-620-8422; 972-02-620-8336 (dir.); 972-050-621-8030 (cell)

National Insurance Institute
Haim Fitussi, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-670-9211; 972-02-670-9530 (dir.); 972-050-628-4567 (cell)

Government Publications Office
Natan Meir, Director
Tel.: 972-03-563-9444; 972-03-514-0450/08 (dir.); 972-050-620-5450 (cell)

Tax Authority
Idit Lev-Zerahia, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-02-666-4000; 972-02-666-4110 (dir.); 972-050-529-4309 (cell)

Magen David Adom
Yeruham Mandola, Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-03-630-0222; 972-03-537-9341 (dir.); 972-052-256-9955 (cell)

IDF Spokesperson’s Office
Lt.-Col. Avital Leibovitz, Head of Foreign Press Branch
Tel.: 972-02-548-5807/2; 972-057-818-6248 (cell)

IDF Spokesperson’s Office, News Desk
Tel.: 972-03-608-0245

IDF Spokesperson’s Office, North America Desk
Capt. Barak Raz
Tel.: 972-02-548-5806; 972-057-814-6117 (cell)

IDF Spokesperson’s Office, Europe & Pacific/Latin America & Asia Desk
Capt. Arye Sharuz Shalicar
Tel.: 972-02-548-5804; 972-057-814-8812 (cell)

IDF Spokesperson’s Office, Russian Desk
Yulia Yusim
Tel.: 972-02-538-5803; 972-057-818-5540 (cell)

IDF Spokesperson’s Office, Arab Desk
Capt. Avichai Adree
Tel.: 972-02-548-5802; 972-057-810-8695 (cell)

Civil Administration for Judea & Samaria
Lee Hiromoto, Spokesman
Tel.: 972-02-997-7001; 972-050-623-4081 (cell)

Coordination & Liaison Administration, Gaza Strip
Lt. Nili Aharon, Spokeswoman
Tel.: 972-08-674-1414; 972-050-624-6417 (cell)

Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Maj. Guy Inbar
Tel.: 972-03-697-7138/2249; 972-050-623-4053 (cell)

Foreign Press Association
Joe Federman, Chairman
Cell: 972-057-722-1804
Glenys Sugarman, Executive Secretary
Tel.: 972-03-691-6143; 972-054-754-5831 (cell)

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