assador ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁to ▁Greece , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Currently ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁senior ▁research ▁associate ▁at ▁the ▁Begin - S ad at ▁center ▁for ▁strateg ic ▁studies ▁at ▁Bar ▁Il an ▁University ▁in ▁Israel . ▁He ▁writes ▁articles ▁for ▁major ▁Isra eli ▁print ▁media ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁interview ed ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁and ▁foreign ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁networks . ▁▁ ▁His ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism ▁began ▁during ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Israel ▁Def ense ▁Forces , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Military ▁and ▁Political ▁Cor respond ent ▁for ▁Israel ▁Army ▁Radio . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁Israel ▁Public ▁Radio ▁( V o ice ▁of ▁Israel ), ▁as ▁a ▁Senior ▁Editor ▁and ▁Political ▁Cor respond ent , ▁and ▁later ▁its ▁U . S . ▁Cor respond ent . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁Ad j unct ▁Professor ▁of ▁J uda ic ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁and ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Z ion ist ▁Organ ization ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio ▁( 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 7 9 ). ▁ ▁Amb assador ▁M ek el ▁joined ▁Israel ’ s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁as ▁a ▁Senior ▁Research er ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Political ▁Research . ▁He ▁has ▁held ▁a ▁long ▁succession ▁of ▁prominent ▁positions ▁since ▁then , ▁including ▁advis er ▁to ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Y itz h ak ▁Sh am ir ▁( 1 9 8 5