Mark Regev

Mark Regev was the Foreign Media Advisor of Ehud Olmert, is part of a sophisticated public relations machine employed by Israel in service to its war on Gaza. After Olmert left office, he continues to appear in the English-speaking media to push the official Israeli spin.

He was born Mark Freiberg in Australia, but changed this when he entered the Foreign Ministry. He adopted the Israeli family name of his adoptive kibbutz parents at Tell Katzir changing his name from Freiberg to Regev.

Regev received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and History at Melbourne University, and a Master's degree in Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as a Master of Science in Management from Boston University. He is a graduate of the Habonim Dror, a Zionist youth movement and, prior to immigrating to Israel, he was active in the Melbourne University Jewish Students Society.