Former Fellows
Dr. Inbal Hakman
Bio
Articles by Dr. Inbal Hakman
Gabriel Abensour
Bio
Articles by Gabriel Abensour
Dr. Einat Wilf
Bio
Articles by Dr. Einat Wilf
Rami Tal
Bio
Brig. General (Ret.) Michael Herzog
Bio
Articles by Brig. General (Ret.) Michael Herzog
Matthew Gerson
Dr. Alona Hagay-Frey
Bio
Dr. Hagay-Frey is a teaching fellow at Bar-Ilan University and the Open University. She holds a bachelor's degree (with honors) in law and business administration from Reichman University, a master's degree (with honors) in public law from Tel Aviv University, and earned her PhD at Bar-Ilan University.
She won several awards, including the Raoul Wallenberg Prize for Human Rights. Her book Sex and Gender Crimes in the New International Law: Past, Present, Future was published by Brill | Nijhoff. Dr. Hagay-Frey is part of JPPI’s “Thin Constitution” team.
Articles by Dr. Alona Hagay-Frey
Eldar Zilber
Bio
Col. (Res.) Zilber served in the IDF (Air Force) for 30 years. In his last position he was the head of the Intelligence Operations Department of the Air Force's Intelligence Division. Elder has a bachelor's degree in accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University and a master's degree in national security from Haifa University. After his release, he served as VP of Operations at the startup company VERBIT and was a partner in the startup LOOKING. Eldar heads JPPI's Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Information and Consulting Center.
Dan Feferman
Bio
Articles by Dan Feferman
Laura Kam
Bio
Articles by Laura Kam
Dana Fahn Luzon
Bio
Dana has a B.A. in Communication and Economics from Tel Aviv University, a B.A. in Psychology from the Open University, and an M.A. in Social and Political Psychology from the University of Jerusalem. Graduated from the army from unit 8200 after learning five units of Arabic.
Dana is a reporter, content creator, media and communication personality, previously hosted a morning show on Channel 2, served the World Cup show as a news presenter, created a television series abroad about breaking stereotypes on women. She worked as a creator, producer and reporter for the digital newspaper "Israel Hayom", and for the past two years has written a socio-political column at “Walla”, dealing the current social issues in the complex Israeli reality. Dana serves as a guest lecturer at the Peres Academic College as part of a crisis management course.
Articles by Dana Fahn Luzon
Avi Gil
Bio
Articles by Avi Gil
Daniela Regev
Bio
Daniela Regev is a journalist, lecturer, screenwriter and content creator. She was the editor and manager of the Insight and Knowledge Department at Israel’s highly acclaimed public broadcaster’s digital division (Kan IPBC). She created more than 200 videos and web series, such as: “Kan Sakranim”, “The Dictators, “Mysteries”, “Made in Israel”. Prior to that she was a journalist at "ynet" - in both the Hebrew and English versions - in various roles including: Head of news desk, World News editor and reporter, and Science and Tech editor. She was also a lecturer at Tel Aviv University, a strategic advisor, and a podcasts creator. Daniela holds a BA in Business and Journalism from Hebrew University, and an MA in Political Communication from Tel Aviv University.
Dr. Gitit Levy-Paz
Bio
Articles by Dr. Gitit Levy-Paz
Shimrit Cohen-Barabi
Bio
Shimrit Cohen-Barbi, a JPPI fellow, is a civics and criminology teacher at ORT Singalovski High School in Tel Aviv and an instructor at the Pedagogical Secretariat of the Ministry of Education. Cohen-Barbi is also an activist for the promotion of gender equality - leading groups on the topics of resilience development, sexuality and beneficial relationships, and prevention of sexual violence in state schools Cohen-Barbi has a bachelor's degree in political science and criminology and a master's degree in educational counseling, both from Bar Ilan University. She is also a graduate of the "Stand With Us Fellowship" program, which trains students in public diplomacy.
Prof. Steven W. Popper
Bio
Articles by Prof. Steven W. Popper
Janan Danial
Bio
Janan has been a civics teacher and an instructor of civics teachers for more than 30 years. Until recently, she served as the coordinator of the civics studies subject area at the Ministry of Education and was involved in writing and translating the curriculum into Arabic, while culturally adapting it for the Arab sector. Janan will be involved in the projects the Institute intends to conduct in this field.
Jonathan Saidel
Bio
Jonathan Seidel is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Reichmam University in government with a focus on counterterrorism. Jonathan created a blog, HaSchmooze, aiming to empower university students with a platform to share their thoughts on Judaism.