Aryeh "Lova" Eliav (Hebrew: אריה "לובה" אליאב; 21 November 1921 – 30 May 2010) was an Israeli politician, author, intellectual and 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 the run up to the 1977 elections, he joined the Left Camp of Israel, due to his opposition to settlements in the occupied territories.

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