Lena Bakman
Public Diplomacy and Communications Specialist.
MBA in Business Management and a BA in Communications (with honors).
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Member of Jewish Diplomatic Corps at World Jewish Congress.
IVLP alumni on behalf of the U.S. State Department and a former member of an Alumni Steering Committee.
A former member of the Interpeace Russian Project of the UN in Israel.
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Igniter for Berlin Hub and a member of the ROI Community and a member of the Nachum Goldmann Fellowship.
Within my former position as a spokeswoman of NGO Monitor and in my continuous involvement in public diplomacy, I publish Op-Eds and being interviewed on the topics of the delegitimization campaign against Israel.
PAST INTERVIEWS
Topics of my lectures include:
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Israel and domestic political affairs.
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Obstacles to the peace process in the Middle East;
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Branding, Communications and Social Media;
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Impressions of working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel.
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Impressions of working in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament).
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Public Diplomacy and Communications in the 21st Century.
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Modern anti-Semitism versus the classic anti-Semitism;
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BDS (Boycotts, Divestments, Sanctions) and delegitimization campaign against Israel; and how to deal with it;
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Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and their role in the Arab-Israeli conflict;
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Building a community in the shadow of the worldwide Corona crisis.
- Being a busy mother and a career woman.
PANELS & LECTURES
2014