Eli Avidar (Hebrew: אֵלִי אֲבִידָר; born 3 December 1964) is a former Israeli politician who founded the Israel Free political party in 2022.

His main duties included working with opinion-makers in the Jewish community and American elected politicians in the five states covered by the consulate.

[8] As a mark of appreciation, the then-Foreign Minister, Prof. Shlomo Ben-Ami, appointed Avidar as Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau.

[9] From 2001–2005, while he was Consul-General in Hong Kong, Avidar devoted most of his efforts to promoting economic relations and increasing trade with Israel.

In 2006, following his service in Hong Kong and Macau, Avidar was placed in charge of humanitarian and economic relations with the Palestinian Authority within the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[12] During his tenure as Managing Director, the Institute worked with its counterparts to better enable those in the diamond industry to operate in China.

In November of that year, the Institute also hosted the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Israeli and the Liberian diamond sectors.

The Israel-Africa Chamber of Commerce was established in June 1996 to provide Israeli companies interested in doing business in Africa with pertinent economic knowledge on the continent, allowing them to easily and successfully operate in a cultural, intellectual, and political arena which is different from their own.

In May 2015, Eli Avidar, Managing Director of the Israel Diamond Institute, was elected VP of Cibjo, the World Jewellery Confederation.

Between June 2018 to January 2019, Eli Avidar was the President of the Israeli fintech start-up called Dindex Ltd., aiming to create the first financial market for diamonds.

[15] The objectives of the forum are to encourage new and different policy initiatives and present the leaders and citizens of Israel with alternatives, which will reflect the necessity of creativity and the understanding of the cultural elements of this part of the world.

[20] However, Stern's expected resignation from the post of intelligence minister never came, as he withdrew his candidacy for chairman of the Jewish Agency, blocking Avidar's proposed appointment to the position.

[21][22] [23] In February 2022, Avidar resigned his ministerial post, thereby returning to the Knesset and becoming the first minister to quit Bennett's government, citing ideological concerns.

In announcing the formation of Israel Hofsheet, Avidar has emphasized its libertarian principles and pursuit of legislation aimed at preventing a candidate under indictment from holding the position of prime minister.

[28][29][30] Prior to the November 2022 election, Avidar attempted to form coalitions with other parties, including Tzeirim Boarim, founded by TikTok personality Hadar Muchtar, who rejected the alliance.

The first one was a non-fiction called Hatehom (התהום: מה באמת מפריד בינינו לבין העולם הערבי), translated to English as The Abyss: Bridging the Divide between Israel and the Arab World (2015).