Michal Cotler-Wunsh is Israel’s Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and a prominent public speaker, author, researcher, and independent policy and strategy advisor on intersecting issues of antisemitism, law, human rights, and Zionism.

Previously, Michal was a member of Israel’s 23rd Knesset. She served as Chair of the Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Use, Chair of the Subcommittee on Israel-Diaspora Relations, and an active member of several prestigious committees. Michal served as the first Knesset Liaison to the Issue of the International Criminal Court (ICC), co-chair of the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Friendship Group, a member of several interparliamentary working groups, and Chair of the Caucus for Ethiopians in Israel. She initiated and led multiple Knesset hearings on the topic of online antisemitism. Recognizing the inherent connection between online hate and real-world violence, Michal co-founded the Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism.

Michal received her LL.B. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her LL.M. from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She previously served as a scholar-in-residence for the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), Strategy & Policy advisor to Nefesh B’Nefesh, and Director of International External Relations at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. Michal lives in Israel with her husband and their four children