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When it comes to peace, how would you describe yourself?: I am a born activist

What do you believe are the 'burning issues' today?: War, Poverty, Our Planet, Violence

More: ignorance, intolerance lead to biased ideas about people who don't look like the familiar

More about me: I received my D. Phil. in political theory from Oxford University (1991). In 1992-1995 lectured at the Hebrew University Law Faculty. I have served in various organizations, including as Chairperson of “The Second Generation to the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance” Organization in Israel (1985-1987); Founder and Director of the Medical Ethics Think-tank at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (1995-1998); member of the Israel Press Council (1997-2000), Chairperson of Library and Information Studies at the University of Haifa (2000-2003), and Founder and Director of the Center for Democratic Studies at the University of Haifa (2003-2007). I was the Yitzhak Rabin - Fulbright Visiting Professor at UCLA School of Law and Dept. of Communication (1999-2000), Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins University (2003-2004), and Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2007-2008). Presently I am Chair in Politics and Acting Deputy Dean for Research at the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. To date, I have published fifteen books, including two poetry books.

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