Experience

IMPACT (L.O.B)

• Israel
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Information Head Department

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Ariel University

• Israel
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Political Analyst

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  I work as a Political analyst, that focus on the development of Hamas in the West Bank since 2005 until today. Although it is an important topic, it has never received the proper attention before. So this is the first time that there is systematic research focusing on this issue. The first step dealing with this challenge begins with a literature review of the theories about Hamas published today that can be relevant for the issue. Then designing and building a model based on specific parameters, to understand the main trends of Hamas in the West Bank. Checking the model with relevant information from the field is a future step. The work is a combination of personal curiosity, language skills, theoretical background and more. It is only the beginning, and I am curious about the results. Show less



INSS Israel

• Israel
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scholar

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2017

• Research Associate

  • May 2013 - Dec 2017

  I have been working at the INSS as a research assistant and as a research associate for more than 4.5 years. My primary research topics were the Palestinian society and politics and the Israeli-Palestinian negotiation process. Additionally, I served as a team manager at the Institute. I have daily searched and processed information resources in Arabic (and English): polls, research papers, academic articles, and op-eds. They served me for dozens of publications - articles and columns - at the Institute. As a team manager, I have planned and organized more than 30 events: conferences, official meetings with politicians and diplomats, field tours for officials, researchers and journalists, and a summer course for overseas students. I have worked with many target audiences at the INSS. Thus my products have to be accessible to each of them. Accessible and efficient products based on a combination of research, language skills, project management techniques and logistics. I have done so since my first mission there, that was editing the Israeli-Palestinian negotiation file - a three-volume book contains all the formal accords, UN General Assembly and Security Council resolutions, informal peace initiatives and analysis of the primary core issues. The INSS submitted the file to the top Israeli decision makers to help them prepare for future rounds of negotiations. It was also considered by the Global Think Tanks Report for 2013 as one of the 50 most important publications of 2013. This combination was also influential in other activities such as the videoed interview with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas we made in December 2013, and future conferences, panels, field tours and others. In this way, I have succeeded to relevant information to each target audiences. I would like to continue combining all my skills mentioned and new to develop myself as a consultant for prominent companies and firms in the field of national security in public and privet sectors. Show less



Israeli Educational Television

• Tel Aviv Area, Israel

• Media Researcher

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2016

  I participated in this project, and wrote the first season (30 chapters) of the show "Between the Lines: The Arab World." A teenage show broadcasted by the Israeli Educational Television dealt with historical and contemporary issues in the Middle East. The primary challenge was how to write about current and historical affairs in a way that can speak to teenagers within two and a half months. To do so, I have used necessary information in English and Arabic, such as the one in Wikipedia, analyzed the resources and double-checked them, and wrote in a way that "speaks" to teenagers by using, for example, the motto "Winter is Comming" for the chapter dealt with the Crusaders. In the chapter about the concept of Jihad I have used the phrase "Eye of the Tiger Survivor". I have also used YouTube clips about the Syrian Civil War to show them the meaning of live warfare, and show the comparison to the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare". Additionally, I have written every chapter in a way that can speak to there senses. For example, I have used methods from guided imagery to let them understand the filling when visiting the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. The participant's feedback served me a lot in developing each chapter in a better and efficient way. I have also prepared the pre-interviews with all the guests of each chapter, and at the shooting days, I gave the participants a quick review of the topic that they are going to talk. The show was a success. The reviews were positive, saying that the show dealt with important issues in a simple way that teenagers, and the general public, can understand. Personally, I have learned a lot form this show: how to develop information to an accessible product; working in short-time periods; working with teenagers about sensitive issues, and more. It was a significant challenge, and I liked the combination of education, writing and working with the teenagers. I would like to experience something similar in the future. Show less



IMPACT (L.O.B)

• Israel
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• information worker, Impact (L.O. B) a political strategic counceling firm

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2012

  I worked at Impact (L.O.B) - a lobbyist firm - as an information worker, and my job there was producing debriefs and send information in real-time to co-workers and the clients. Each day started with submitting the main articles from the Israeli media to the clients and the fellow lobbyists, then monitoring and updating the daily routine of the Israeli Parliament. The outcome of sending exact, relevant information in real-time was sometimes changing proposed bills in the appropriate parliament committees. At one time I was able to locate a specific information resource that ended a legal procedure against one of the firm's clients. Again, each client was a company in the public or the privet sector. The experience I have gained from this work was the essence of using real-time information and its influence on the actions of others; usage of simple tools, such as Excel charts, to organizing information, and also the legislative process at the Israeli Parliament. Although administrative, and the fact the I have replaced the information worker who went on parental leave, I have gained experience in how to handle information correctly, and also with simple technologic means. That was essential to my future jobs. Show less



Bar-Ilan University

• Israel
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant, Bar Ilan University

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2010

  I worked as a Research Assistant at Bar Ilan University during the final year of study. My job was to analyze and process various information resources in English and Hebrew and edited the content of research focused on the IDF's strategy during the Second Lebanon War compared to Israel's strategy during Operation Cast Lead. I based the analysis on papers published by the American Military Academies and did so to bring to the attention of the academic community, practitioners, and other readers, the US professional perspective of the Israeli conduct during both events. In other research focused on a comparison of the American Foreign Policy to Latin America in the 50's and the 80's, I tried to develop a model the showed the US intervention was changed from geopolitical needs to more civilian needs - fighting the drug war. Thus indicating that the last Dacey of the cold war the decision for military intervention was also based on civilian issues and not just on geopolitical ones. Show less

• Resrarch Assistant

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2010



Israeli Air Force

• Israel
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scenario Planner

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2009

  I was recruited to this job by a friend, who knew me from my mandatory military service. The aim was to develop scenarios to an operational unit at the IAF to check its reactions. Doing so by using all kinds of information resources available - classified and non-classified. For me, it was an opportunity to construct an information system to see how every resource can influence the whole picture and its possible outcomes. It is something like designing a theoretical model. I liked doing so because of the teamwork with my friend, and the designing and constructing a system by combining resources from the fields of Middle Eastern history and politics, geography, military technology, languages and more. The IAF gave us a certificate of appreciation for the last scenario, that was considered one of the biggest in the history of the unit. Years after that soldiers learned how to conduct during operational situations by using these scenarios. Show less



Omedia

• Israel, Petah-Tikva

• Commentator and Editor

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2008

  That was my first job as a commentator in the field of national security and military analysis. Additionally, I edited columns on the website. The main idea behind the site "Omedia" was to bring "objective" coverage to military and national security affairs. It was a bit of a start-up back then, but it gave me initial experience in journalism. That was my first job as a commentator in the field of national security and military analysis. Additionally, I edited columns on the website. The main idea behind the site "Omedia" was to bring "objective" coverage to military and national security affairs. It was a bit of a start-up back then, but it gave me initial experience in journalism.



Tel Aviv University

• Israel
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2007 - Jul 2007

  I worked as a teaching assistant at Tel Aviv University to Prof. Shaul Mishal. The primary focus was the Palestinian and Muslim society, and also we have started to research Shiite Iran. I prepared syllabus and made presentations. The work with Prof. Mishal helped me with how to use Microsoft PowerPoint software. I worked as a teaching assistant at Tel Aviv University to Prof. Shaul Mishal. The primary focus was the Palestinian and Muslim society, and also we have started to research Shiite Iran. I prepared syllabus and made presentations. The work with Prof. Mishal helped me with how to use Microsoft PowerPoint software.