Michael Dougall Bell
Michael Dougall Bell | |
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Canada Ambassador to Israel | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Preceded by | David Berger |
| Succeeded by | Donald Sinclair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1943 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 24, 2017 (aged 73) |
| Residence(s) | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor |
Michael Dougall Bell (September 10, 1943 – August 24, 2017) was a
Early life
Bell was born on September 10, 1943, in Windsor, Ontario. He attended Assumption College School from 1958 to 1962, and later attended the University of Windsor. At Windsor he received his B.A. Hons (1966) and M.A. (1967) in Political Science and Economic Studies.
Foreign Service
After completing his
After the Foreign Service
Bell served as the Fellow at the
Bell has been a contributor to The Globe and Mail. He has also published in the Literary Review of Canada, the Behind the Headlines series of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Ideas: the Arts and Science Review of the University of Toronto, the International Journal, and the Journal of International Law and International Relations.[1]
Later work
Michael Bell was the Paul Martin (Sr.) Senior Scholar on International Diplomacy at the
He died of liver cancer on 24 August 2017.[6]
Political activity
Bell joined a Justin Trudeau initiative "to help him persuade voters he has the foreign policy chops to be prime minister in 2015", which was unveiled on 16 December 2014 in the lead-up to the 2015 Canadian election. The group of 14 experts included several candidates for office, a Calgary-based lawyer who advocates for Chinese state-owned enterprises, and another lawyer who wrote "lamenting the lack of diversity and women in positions of power in corporate Canada".[7] In the months between the two events, he was interviewed on the P5+1 Iran deal and said:[8]
It’s been clear for some time that Israeli intelligence did not agree with Netanyahu’s statements about Iran’s intentions. This revelation will now put Republicans in the U.S. and Netanyahu and his supporters in Israel on the defensive. What people need to remember is that Iran wants to be integrated into the international system. And I think we can trust the P5 countries to make sure any deal with Iran won’t allow it to develop nuclear weapons.
and he has written in The Globe and Mail pieces such as:
- "To respond to terror, we must distinguish its three varieties", 13 January 2015
- "Why a weakened IS gives Harper a political boost", 12 February 2015
- "Israel will pay a price for Netanyahu’s Iran obsession", 5 March 2015
- "Another round of Netanyahu – for Israelis and the world", 18 March 2015
- "Lost in the headlines: Another tragedy looms in Lebanon", 14 April 2015
- "Jordan needs more than muscle", 30 April 2015
References
- ^ a b c University of Windsor - Research - Prof. M. Bell - Main
- ^ uwindsor.ca: "Jerusalem Old City Initiative / About Us / Who We Are"
- ^ CJN, The (2008-09-11). "A letter to Bob Rae - The Canadian Jewish News". Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ "Slander: Canadian former Ambassador Says Jews, Not Arabs, Stoned Leftist (UPDATE)". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ Ben-Dat, Mordechai (2009-01-08). "Free, but unhelpful advice - The Canadian Jewish News". Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ "Former ambassador Michael Bell was the face of Canadian diplomacy in the Middle East". The Globe and Mail. 2017-08-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24.
- ^ globeandmail.com: "Trudeau unveils foreign policy team of ex-military officers, ambassadors", 16 Dec 2014
- ^ theglobeandmail.com: "Leaked files show Mossad, Netanyahu differed on timetable for Iran nuclear program", 23 Feb 2015
External links
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
- Michael Bell's Website at the University of Windsor
- http://uwindsor.ca/jerusaleminitiative
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