Elyakim Rubinstein | |
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אליקים רובינשטיין | |
Legal adviser for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1981–1985 | |
Preceded by | Ruth Lapidoth |
Succeeded by | Robbie Sabel |
Attorney General of Israel | |
In office 1997–2004 | |
Preceded by | Roni Bar-On |
Succeeded by | Menachem Mazuz |
Vice President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
In office 2015–2017 | |
Preceded by | Miriam Naor |
Succeeded by | Salim Joubran |
Personal details | |
Born | Tel Aviv, Israel | June 13, 1947
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Occupation | Jurist |
Known for | Shaping Israel's peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, advocating for religious pluralism |
Elyakim Rubinstein (Hebrew: אליקים רובינשטיין; born June 13, 1947) is a former Vice President of the Supreme Court of Israel. Beforehand, he served as the Attorney General of Israel from 1997 to 2004. Rubinstein, a former Israeli diplomat and long-time civil servant, has had an influential role in that country's internal and external affairs, most notably in helping to shape its peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan.[1]