Mati Gill, at The Blogs

Jan 16, 2025, 11:15 PM

Amid hostage deal, an opportunity for peace with Lebanon?

View of Mount Dov, also known as Shebaa farms, from the village of Ghajar on the Lebanon border, August 2, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

In May 2000, when Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon, I was serving as an IDF operational liaison officer, working with the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Lebanon and the Golan Heights. I saw firsthand the complexities of the border...

Aug 19, 2024, 7:21 PM

Kamala Harris: A Data-Backed Track Record of Support Israel Can Rely On

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appear before a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP/Julia Nikhinson)

Earlier this month, Oded Ben-Ami, the host of Israel’s leading news program, N12’s 6 o’clock news, opened the show with a heartfelt message to U.S. President Joe Biden: “Allow me to say that there are many of us who...

Jul 22, 2024, 12:10 AM

The art of the political exit: What Likud can learn from the Democrats

President Joe Biden's announcement that he will “stand down” from the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement comes after weeks of Democratic concern about his mental acuity and ability to defeat Donald Trump. This...

Jul 17, 2024, 2:44 PM

Empathy for Netanyahu, while demanding his resignation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 31, 2024. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL/Flash 90)

Benjamin Netanyahu, as the son of a historian, has long envisioned himself not merely as a leader of Israel, but as a figure destined to shape its destiny. Over years marked by both triumph and tragedy, he has navigated...

May 26, 2024, 5:12 PM

Israel’s missed WWII lessons, and what it must learn now

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, leads a cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on December 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Despite the grave mistakes it made that led to the Hamas October 7 attacks, Israel stands at a pivotal crossroads, faced with an opportunity to learn from history and redefine its goals with clarity and resolve. In the seven...

May 16, 2024, 8:50 PM

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How George Washington can save Israel…and Netanyahu

Presidents' Day recalls the US founding father's principled decision to prioritize the common good over personal ambition

Nov 6, 2023, 7:27 PM

Now, More than Ever, It Is Critical to Advance Israeli Innovation

Israel is currently in a state of war, the like of which we have not experienced for two generations. This is not simply another limited operation or round of fighting that we have become used to in recent years,...

About Me

Mati Gill is CEO of AION Labs, a venture studio with a first-of-its-kind company creation model for new start-ups utilizing AI for drug discovery and development. Prior to founding AION Labs, Mati was a senior executive at Teva Pharmaceuticals and served as Chief of Staff for Israel’s Minister of Public Security. He is an IDF veteran (Maj. res.)`and currently serves on the boards of the Israel Advanced Technology Industries Association (IATI) and the Israel America Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).

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