Raanan Gissin

He was senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and a frequent spokesman for the Israeli government on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox.

He is featured as an authority in the documentary Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East.

Col. (Res.) Raanan Gissin PhD., a Strategic Analyst, has in recent years become one of Israel’s leading spokesmen for the foreign press and the international community on security and strategic issues, and the peace process. Until recently (2001-2006), he served as Foreign Press & Public Adviser to the Prime Minister of Israel.

In 1996, he was appointed Spokesperson for the newly formed Ministry of National Infrastructure headed by Minister Ariel Sharon. He also served as Mr. Sharon’s personal Adviser of Public and Media Affairs. Raanan currently serves as a strategic consultant, commentator and lecturer on a variety of topics related to the Middle East, Israel, the war against terror, and media and government relations. In 1998, he became Senor Public Affairs and Media Adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs – Ariel Sharon. He participated in the Wye Summit conference and negotiations which led to the signing of the Wye Memorandum in October 1998 in Washington D.C. In 1999 following the change of Government, he continued to serve as a special consultant to Ariel Sharon. In 2003, he received the prestigious Louis D. Brandeis Award of outstanding contribution to Zionism and for dedication to the causes of peace and security for the State of Israel. During the period 2001-2006, he has served as Foreign Press & Public Affairs Adviser and reported directly to the Prime Ministers Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert.

Education 1973 B.A. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1975 MSc in Broadcasting Journalism 1979 PhD in Political Science and Public Administration from the Syracuse University in New York Dr. Raanan Gissin is a fifth generation Israeli, born in Kibbutz Hasollelim in 1949