Dr. Emmanuel Navon is a scholar and practitioner of diplomacy. He is the Executive Director of ELNET Israel, an NGO that promotes relations between Israel and Europe, and an adjunct professor of International Relations at Tel Aviv University, where he was awarded the “Best Professor of the Year” prize by the Faculty of Social Sciences in 2022. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS).
Dr. Navon has taught at Reichman University and the IDF’s National Security College, and previously served as an international affairs analyst for i24news.
He has authored four books and numerous articles published in prestigious journals like the Review of International Studies and the Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, as well as renowned newspapers such as Le Monde and Newsweek. His book The Star and the Scepter: A Diplomatic History of Israel (2020) is an academic reference, translated into Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, French, and Italian.
Dr. Navon is a sought-after public speaker, having addressed the American Enterprise Institute, AIPAC, and leading universities such as Georgetown, Columbia, and Rice. He regularly appears in media outlets like Voice of America, France 24, and the Knesset Channel.
Previously, Dr. Navon led the Political Science and Communication Department at the Jerusalem Haredi College, co-founded the Navon-Levy Group, served as CEO of BNIC, and worked as a consultant with ARTTIC. Born in Paris in 1971, he earned a Ph.D. in international relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Dr. Navon is fluent in English, French, and Hebrew, and conversant in German and Italian. He is a husband, father, grandfather, and an active triathlete.