Mr. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Davis

Fellow, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Reichman University; Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School (RRIS), Reichman University; Former IDF Spokesperson, Paratroopers’ Brigade Officer, and Emissary of the PMO and the Jewish Agency for Israel

Mr. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Davis is a Vice President of Reichman University and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School for the past 23 years. He is a Member of the Advisory Board of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, and is a retired Lieutenant Colonel (Res) in the IDF. Mr. Davis served as a lone soldier in a reconnaissance unit of the Paratroopers’ Brigade, that was commanded by former Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz. This unit executed many behind-the-lines missions, including a mission on the Syrian-Iraqi border during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He served as a reservist paratrooper during the first Lebanon war. He was an IDF Spokesperson during the first and second intifada and the 2nd Lebanon war. He also served as the public affairs commander for the joint USA-Israel military exercises. Mr. Davis was an active participant in the rescue of Ethiopian Jewry during “Operation Solomon”. In 1978 he served as an emissary of the Prime Minister’s office in the Former Soviet Union, visiting Stalingrad, Moscow and Uzbekistan, while meeting Jewish activists. He also served as emissary for the Jewish Agency for Israel in Cape Town, Boston, and Rome. In his role he continues to contribute to the deepening of the connection between Israel and the Diaspora. Born in England and raised in the United States, Mr. Davis was educated at Columbia University, the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University. Mr. Davis is married with four children and 10 grandchildren. He lives in Kochav Yair, a community located in the Sharon region. His hobby is mountain biking.