Aryeh "Lova" Eliav (Hebrew: אריה "לובה" אליאב; 21 November 1921 – 30 May 2010) was an Israeli politician, author and intellectual, peace and social activist.

[2] He studied history and sociology, gaining a BA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and worked as a teacher and sociologist.

He later served as a visiting professor in several American academic institutes, including two years at Harvard University (1979–1980) and his two terms at Trinity College in the 1990s.

[5] After again retaining his seat in the 1973 elections, he left the party,[6] first sitting as an independent MK, before joining with the Ratz faction to form Ya'ad – Civil Rights Movement.

In 1987 he initiated and led a Jewish Agency project to found Nitzana, a new educational community, in the Negev desert.

[7] Eliav helped to found the city of Arad in the Negev and promoted the development of Lakhish and Kiryat Gat.