Gadi Heimann

Gadi Heimann is an assistant professor at the International Relations Department in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He received his B.A in International Relations and History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.

In his PhD dissertation, he dealt with Israel-French relations under de Gaulle’s presidency, combining explanations on individual, state, and international levels to look at relations between the two states, especially the rift that followed the Six-Day War.

Among Gadi’s publications are:

• Gadi Heimann, “From ’Irresponsible’ to ’Immoral’: De Gaulle’s perceptions of Israel and the Jews,” Journal of Contemporary History (forthcoming: 2011).

• Gadi Heimann, “From Friendship to Patronage: France-Israel relations, 1958-1967,” Diplomacy & Statecraft, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Summer 2010), pp. 240-258.

• Gadi Heimann, "In search of a Route to World Power: General De Gaulle’s the Soviet Unionand Israel in the Middle East Crisis of 1967,” International History Review, Vol. 32, No. 1 (March 2010), pp. 69-88.

• Gadi Heimann, “Diverging Goals: The French and Israeli Pursuit of the Bomb,” Israel Studies, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Summer 2010), pp. 104-126.

• Oded Lowenheim and Gadi Heimann, “Revenge in International Relations,” Security Studies, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Winter 2008), pp. 1-40.

Gadi Heimann is now working on a number of subjects such as Israel’s trial in the late 1950s to associate itself with the EEC.