▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁cabinet ' s ▁appro val . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Gold ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Director - General ' s ▁position ▁for ▁personal ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Pos itions ▁held ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 1 9 9 6 ▁– ▁Senior ▁research ▁associate , ▁Day an ▁Centre ▁for ▁Near ▁East ▁Studies . ▁Director , ▁US ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Def ense ▁Policy ▁Project ▁at ▁the ▁J aff ee ▁Centre ▁for ▁Str ateg ic ▁Studies ▁at ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁University . ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁– ▁Ad visor , ▁Madrid ▁Peace ▁Conference . ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 1 9 9 7 ▁– ▁Foreign ▁policy ▁ad visor , ▁Isra eli ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Benjamin ▁Net any ahu ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 1 9 9 9 ▁– ▁Isra eli ▁amb assador , ▁United ▁Nations ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁– ▁Isra eli ▁deleg ation , ▁W ye ▁River ▁negoti ations ▁ 2 0 0 0 – Pres ent ▁– ▁President , ▁Jerusalem ▁Center ▁for ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 4 ▁– ▁Ad visor , ▁Isra eli ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁A riel ▁Sh aron ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁The ▁R ise ▁of ▁N uc lear ▁Iran : ▁How ▁Te h ran ▁Def ies ▁the ▁West ▁( Reg n ery , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁Fight ▁for ▁Jerusalem : ▁ ▁Rad ical ▁Islam , ▁the ▁West , ▁and ▁the ▁Future