Gabby Levy Explained

Gabby Levy is an Israeli diplomat who served as Ambassador to Turkey until he was expelled in 2011 “in the aftermath of last year’s deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish ship leading an aid flotilla to Gaza.”[1] He also served as Ambassador to Australia.[2]

Gabby Levy was born in Bergama in 1944 and immigrated to Israel with her family in early 1949 at the age of four. He received his BA from Tel Aviv University, in Middle Eastern History and Geography, and then his MA from Bar-Ilan University.

References

  1. News: Greenberg . Joel . Turkey expels Israeli ambassador over flotilla incident . 6 October 2020 . The Washington Post . September 2, 2011.
  2. Web site: Australia . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 17 May 2020.