Diane Israel is a long-time Chicago-based businessperson, commercial and residential real estate developer, culinary enthusiast, writer, and essayist on matters of Israeli tech innovation, philosophy, and politics.

Israel is also a longtime member of AIPAC, the American Isreal Political Affairs Committee. AIPAC’s mission is to strengthen, protect and promote the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the United States and Israel.

AIPAC’s staff and citizen activists educate decision-makers about the bonds that unite the United States and Israel and how it is in America’s best interest to help ensure that the Jewish state is safe, strong, and secure.