2025-11-25 10:53:AM <br/> Tags: #people #Israel ![[image-183.png]] # Yoram Raved (1956-) - Yoram Raved is an Israeli lawyer and veteran of the elite intelligence unit, [[Unit 8200]]. - Raved's mother worked for the [[Jewish National Fund]]'s department of Diaspora affairs. - Raved's son Tomer Raved is the chairman of [[Bezeq]], the Israeli telecoms giant. - Raved's other son Itay Raved is the director for Elon Musk's Tesla in Israel. - Itay also runs the operations for Lime (as in Lime scooter) in Israel. - Raved served in the Israeli Air Force, later transferring to the elite signals intelligence (SIGINT) and cybersecurity Unit [[Unit 8200|8200]]. - Raved is a member of the 8200 Alumni Association, an Israeli collective of 8200 veterans. - The 8200 Alumni Association helps Israeli tech startups penetrate the U.S. market through a program called "8200 Global." - *The American Silicon Valley, cybersecurity, and venture capital sectors are all thoroughly infiltrated by Israeli operatives.* - Raved received a law degree from Tel Aviv University in 1982. - He opened his own law office in 1991. - In 2017 his firm, already a major force in the Israeli legal field, merged with Shibolet & Co. - Raved became the co-director of Shibolet in 2017. - Shibolet and Raved both rank among the top law firms and lawyers respectively. - Raved's legal services have been retained by many of the largest Israeli corporations including: - [[Bank Hapoalim]] - Second largest bank in Israel - Mekorot - Israeli national water company - Elron Electronic Industries - Major foundational company of Israel's high tech sector - [[Elbit Systems]] - Israeli military technology company. Elbit is a contractor for the United States military. - Raved is a close confidant of billionaire Israeli tycoon [[Nochi Danker]]. ---- - Raved was the personal attorney of Israeli Prime Mister [[Ariel Sharon]] from 2000-2006. *This time period coincides with Sharon's Prime Ministership.* - Raved was a member of Sharon's inner circle, called the "Ranch Forum," named after their meetings at Sharon's personal ranch in the Negev Desert. - As a member of Sharon's inner circle, Raved helped to advise and coordinate political maneuvers and policy positions. - Raved was involved in the inner workings of the [[Likud]] party coalition in the early 2000s. - Raved was a key architect of the [[Kadima]] party. - Kadima was formed by [[Ariel Sharon]] in 2005 after he left [[Likud]]. - Raved served as an advisor to Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni in 2008. - Livni was among the founders of Kadima, and its party leader in 2008. - In 2008, Livni attempted to form a coalitional government which she would lead as Prime Minister. - Livni was a former [[Mossad]] kidon, involved in assassinations. *Kidon is the name for Mossad assassins.* (Thomas, _Gideon’s Spies_, 683) - Raved has also been involved in high level back-channel negotiations involving Israel and Palestine. - From 2006-2008 Raved was directly involved in quiet negotiations being held in Spain. - Raved was in direct contact with Prime Minister [[Ehud Olmert]], Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, and [[Shin Bet]] director [[Yuval Diskin]] during the negotiations. - *Based on the totality of Raved's activities, it seems likely he is something like a political and legal 'fixer' for high level clients.* - Raved sits on the board of directors for [[Masa Israel Journey]]. - Masa is a program that provides free trips to Israel for Diaspora Jews. #### References - “Yoram Raved.” _Shibolet & Co. Law Firm._ [https://www.shibolet.com/en/team/yoram-raved/](https://www.shibolet.com/en/team/yoram-raved/). - Yoram Raved, “Yoram Raved,” _Wikipedia_, last modified October 27 2025, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoram_Raved](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoram_Raved). - Thomas, Gordon. _Gideon’s Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad_. Revised ed. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2015, 682. - “8200 Alumni Association launches global program to support Israeli startups amid tech slowdown,” _CTech_, March 3 2024, [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bygxhbz6a](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bygxhbz6a). - Bar Levi, “From a rooftop in India to running Tesla Israel – interview,” _The Jerusalem Post_, April 7 2025, [https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-849171](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-849171). - Masa Israel. “Our Team,” _Masa Israel_, [https://www.masaisrael.org/about-us-2/team/](https://www.masaisrael.org/about-us-2/team/).