Description: The need for this work was suggested by many requests received in the Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress over the past thirty years. Scholars, translators, and abstractors required accurate, up-to-date information reflecting recent developments and coinages in Hebrew diplomatic and related terminology which were not available in general dictionaries.Our decision to undertake such a compilation was strengthened by the official requests from Congress and various government agencies for translations, interpretations, and resumes of a multitude of official documents emanating from Israel. Fortunately, the materials to draw upon were readily available at the library since it emphasized acquiring important works devoted to the politico-historical, economic, legal, and sociological aspects of this are.Diplomatic Hebrew (originally published in 1980) will facilitate the study of Israel's foreign policy and contains entries intimately connected with this field, such as immigration, border security, economics, and defense.Aside from the Hebrew-English vocabulary, we have appended an extensive list of acronyms to assist in deciphering a most baffling aspect of current Israeli Hebrew for which little assistance is forthcoming.There is also a bilingual listing of international associations, bureaus, institutes, councils, and treaties concerning Israel. Both government and unofficial bodies are integrated within the vocabulary used.We hope that Diplomatic Hebrew will contribute, however slightly, to a fuller appreciation of Middle Eastern affairs.

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