Prof. Eliezer Rabinovici is the new president of the CERN Council

• Published date: 25 September 2021
• Author: ARIELLA MARSDEN
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research – is an international organization located in Geneva, Switzerland, that focuses on particle research. The organization employs the world's leading physicists who conduct experiments and research with the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator in order to explore the theoretical side of particles and try to reveal their identity.

The organization includes 23 countries, with Israel having joined in December 2013 as the only non-European nation. Until then, the Jewish state's role had been that of an observer.

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Rabinovici was the Israeli representative for the organization for ten years until 2020. In that time he gained great professional and personal renown in CERN. He was also one of the leaders of the SESAME project that brought cooperation between scientists of the Middle East. It is largely thanks to his work that Israel was able to join the organization as a fully-fledged active member.

He will now serve as the organization's president for the next three years.

The Israel in Geneva Twitter account tweeted a video to introduce Rabinovici to the world on Friday, in which he answered some questions regarding CERN and his role as the president of the council.

"It is the greatest honor for me to lead CERN in what will be defining years for the organization and the international scientific community," Rabinovici said. "I look forward to working with all member states to strengthen CERN, to hopefully bring new...