Prof. Emeritus of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; visiting professor at various universities and research centers such as: Oxford University, Harvard University, Columbia University, Beijing University, Brookings Institute, USIP, and others. Published 20 books and 80 articles on various issues concerning Muslim and Arab political and social history, Muslim-Jewish and Arab-Israeli relations, the Palestinian problem, the Syrian civil war, and more. Served as adviser on Arab affairs to Israeli prime ministers and defense ministers.
