Eldar served as spokesperson for the former mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek, and was a reporter and editor at the Kol Yisrael (Israel's public domestic and international radio service).
Akiva Eldar (Hebrew:  ; born 27 November 1945) is an Israeli author and columnist for Al-Monitor. He was a reporter and editor at the Kol Yisrael. He served as spokesperson for the former mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek. "Voice of Israel", also "Israel Radio") was Israel's public domestic and international radio service. 
