Moshe Ma'oz
Moshe Ma'oz is Professor Emeritus of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a previous Director of the university's Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace. Prof. Ma'oz is renowned for his expertise in Arab and Middle East affairs, and has published extensively on Islam and on the and history and politics of the Middle East. He is a leading expert on Syria. Prof. Ma'oz has been a visiting professor, scholar and fellow at many leading universities and institutions around the world. He has served as an advisor on Arab Affairs for Israel's Knesset, and was a member of official advisory committees that counseled Prime Ministers Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin.