Students

PhD Students

Eitan Yishai

Between Baabda and Dahieh: The Presidency and Hezbollah - Rivalry, Cooperation and Sovereignty in Lebanon, 1992-2022

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Asher Kaufman, University of Notre Dame

Amir Krispel

The State of Israel, Jews, Judaism and Zionism as Reflected by the Christian-Coptic Minority in Egypt from the Jewish Settlement in Palestine (early 20th century) to the 21st century

Avraham Shahrur

Israel and Turkey - Fragile Relations in a Period of Domestic and Regional Changes, 1971-1983

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Eyal Ginio, The Hebrew University

Yoav Katz

Israeli Foreign Policy towards Secessionist Movements: Somaliland, Kosovo and Eritrea as Case Studies

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Ehud Eiran, University of Haifa

Naama Barak

Year: 2025

The Formulation of the European Community's Policy on the Arab-Israeli Conflict (1970-1980)

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Gadi Heimann, The Hebrew University

Yogev Albaz

Year: 2023

The Palace of Dreams: Israel's Policy in Lebanon (1968-1982) as a Test Case for its Policy in the Middle East

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Eyal Zisser, Tel Aviv University

Sharon Toral

Year: 2021

Historical Aspects and Aesthetic Principles in Egyptian Dance in Cairo in the 1940s

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Edwin Seroussi, The Hebrew University

Elad Gilady

Year: 2020

Poetics of Identities: Society, Culture, Identity and Gender in Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Novel, 1980-2000

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Fruma Zachs, University of Haifa; Prof. Mohammed Atawneh, Ben-Gurion University

Roni Shaked

Year: 2015

Ethos of Conflict in Palestinian Society

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Daniel Bar-Tal, Tel Aviv University; Prof. Meir Hatina, The Hebrew University

Limor Lavie

Year: 2015

Religion-State Relations in Egypt: The Development of the Civil State Concept (al-Dawla al-Madaniyya) in Intellectual Discourse from Mubarak to Present Day (1981-2014)

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Rami Ginat, Bar-Ilan University

David Govrin

Year: 2011

The New Liberal Discourse on Reforms and Democratization in the Arab Mashreq States 1990-2005

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Meir Hatina, The Hebrew University

Nimrod Goren

Year: 2009

External Incentives' Influence on Beliefs and Policies regarding Intractable Conflicts: The Case of Turkey and Israel

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Daniel Bar-Tal, Tel Aviv University

Hanna Shamash-Rash

Year: 2009

Shaping Memory in History Textbooks for Arab Schools in the State of Israel (1948-2008)

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Dani Porat, The Hebrew University

Miriam Tamam

Year: 2009

Civil Aspect in Foreign News during Times of War and Peace: The Arab World in the Israeli Press 1948-2008

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Dov Shinar, Netanya Academic College

Jesse Ferris

Year: 2008

The Causes and Implications of the Egyptian Involvement in Yemen, 1962-1966

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Shukru Hanioglu, Princeton University

Basmat Yafet

Year: 2007

The Political Discourse of Human Rights in the Arab World: A Comparison between Egypt and Jordan

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Luis Roniger, The Hebrew University

Research Students (Thesis)

David Asayag

Two Sides of the Screen: The Narrative Battle of Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Elad Gilady, University of Haifa

Arella Hendler-Blum

Year: 2025

Historiography and National Identity in the United Arab Emirates: An Analysis of School Textbooks

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Moran Zaga, The Hebrew University

Matan Miron

Year: 2024

Independence or Federation: Bahrain within the Regional Processes in the Gulf, 1968-1971

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Moran Zaga, The Hebrew University

Tim

Year: 2021

North Korea's Interests and Involvement in the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1956-1982

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Jooyeon Rhee, The Hebrew University

Andrew Noah Felsenthal

Year: 2021

Israel and Sudan: Clandestine Ties and Cotton Fields (1954-1964)

Amir Krispel

Year: 2021

From "Revolutionary Heroes" to "Terror Organizations": The Role of Ultras Organizations as a Political Player in Post-Revolutionary Egypt

Shachaf Avital

Year: 2020

Between Struggle and Compromise: The Israelization of the Education System in East Jerusalem in the Eyes of the Palestinian Public

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Hillel Cohen, The Hebrew University

Eitan Yishai

Year: 2019

The Holiday of Resistance and Liberation - Memory, Forgetting and Hegemony in Lebanon (2000-2008)

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Eyal Zisser, Tel Aviv University

Natalie Raidl

Year: 2019

The EU Involvement in Area C - The Case of Susiya

David Anzarut

Year: 2018

Egyptian Perceptions of Jews and the Jewish Exodus from Egypt, 1954-1958

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Uriya Forman

Naama Barak

Year: 2018

Dawn of a New Day? Britain's Handling of the Geopolitical Reality in Mesopotamia at the End of World War I

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Noga Efrati, The Open University

Rotem Harmon

Year: 2016

Each Teacher and Their Independence: Perceptions of Three History Teachers on the "War of Independence"

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Yehoshua Mathias

Yogev Albaz

Year: 2016

Is it Really a "Villa in the Jungle"?: Israel's Involvement in Middle Eastern Conflicts as Part of its Regional Policy, 1949-1970

Emmanuel Button

Year: 2014

The Social and Economic Causes of the Egyptian Revolution

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Onn Winckler

Adi Hadad

Year: 2014

Israeli Identity and its Influence on Israeli Policy for Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Tal Dingott

Yoav Katz

Year: 2014

Testing Commitment to the Palestinian Question: The Arab System and the Split between Fatah and Hamas (2006-2009)

Moshe Nuriel

Year: 2014

Viewing the Arab "Other" in Historical Documentary Series on Israeli Television "Pillar of Fire" and "Tkuma"

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Uriya Forman

Eran Tzedakiyahu

Year: 2012

Prince of Jerusalem: Faisal al-Husseini and the Palestinian National Leadership in the Territories

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Hillel Cohen, The Hebrew University

Medi Nahmiyaz

Year: 2012

The Image of the Other: Armenians and Greeks in Turkish History Textbooks

Yaron Schneider

Year: 2011

Lebanon's Sovereignty in the Grip of Domestic and Regional Challenges, 1945-2011: When Geopolitics Meets State Weakness

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Corina Kagan, The Hebrew University

Amira Oron

Year: 2011

Peace Relations between Israel and Egypt - The First Decade (1980-1989): Coolness Known in Advance?

Gil Morciano

Year: 2010

The Honor Motif as a Factor in the Decision-Making Process in Crisis: The Tension Period Preceding the 67 War as a Test Case

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, The Hebrew University

Guy Deutsch

Year: 2010

Unripe Diplomacy: Attempts to Reach an Interim Agreement between Israel and Egypt and their Failure, 1971-1972

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Galia Bar-Nathan, The Hebrew University

Shai Malki

Year: 2010

Voices of Peace: Positions of Egyptian Intellectuals towards Israel between 1974-1977

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Rami Ginat, Bar-Ilan University

Tamara Gottlieb

Year: 2010

Religious Zionist Settlers and the Question of Relations with Arabs

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Gadi Taub, The Hebrew University

Salwa Alinat

Year: 2009

Childhood in Conflict: Representation of Conflicts in Palestinian Children's Literature (1987-2000)

Joint Supervisor:Prof. Yael Dar, Tel Aviv University

Shlomi Eldar

Year: 2009

Hamas's Takeover of the Gaza Strip: Islamic Ideology or Political-Military Coup?

Ellen Elend

Year: 2009

The Arab Peace Initiative and Israel's Reaction: A Missed Opportunity?

Avraham Shahrur

Year: 2006

'The Periphery Alliance' in Practice: Israel-Turkey Relations (1960-1971)

Joint Supervisor:Dr. Alon Liel

Limor Lavie

Year: 2006

The Arab Common Market: Its Establishment and Failure 1951-1971

Eran Shishon

Year: 2005

Nasser's German Experts: A Re-evaluation of Egyptian Goals and the Israeli Response (1952-1965)

Aryeh Dalal

Year: 2003

Yitzhak Rabin's Belief System regarding the Arabs and the Israeli-Arab Conflict