Editing Abba Eban (section)

==Later life==
[[File:King of Nepal 1958.jpg|thumb|right|Abba Eban (left) escorting the [[Mahendra of Nepal|King of Nepal]] in a 1958 visit to the [[Weizmann Institute of Science|Weizmann Institute]] in [[Rehovot]]. Shortly after the visit, Eban became President of the Institute.]]

In 1988, after three decades in the Knesset, Eban lost his seat over internal splits in the [[Labor Party (Israel)|Labour Party]]. He devoted the rest of his life to writing and teaching, including serving as a visiting academic at [[Princeton University]], [[Columbia University]] and [[The George Washington University|George Washington University]]. He also narrated television documentaries including ''Heritage: Civilization and the Jews'' ([[PBS]], 1984), for which he was host, ''Israel, A Nation Is Born'' (1992), and ''On the Brink of Peace'' (PBS, 1997). In his book ''Diplomacy for the Next Century'' (p.161) he said of [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] "Only Binyamin Netanyahu, the newly elected Israeli leader, failed to comprehend the centrality of the Palestine issue in the Middle East".

Eban died in 2002 and was buried in [[Kfar Shmaryahu]], north of [[Tel Aviv]]. He was survived by his wife, Shoshana "Suzy" (née Ambache) (sister of [[Aura Herzog]]), who died in 2011, and their two children.<ref>{{cite web|last=Abbey |first=Alan D. |url=http://www.jta.org/2011/09/18/jewish-holidays/hanukkah/suzy-eban-widow-of-abba-eban-dies-at-90 |title=Suzy Eban, widow of Abba Eban, dies at 90 |publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=18 September 2011 |access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>