The Association’s Founder and First Chair

Dr. Colonel (Res.) Reuven Gal
Born in Haifa (1942). Graduated from the Reali School. Served as a combat soldier and infantry officer in the regularThe Current Chair

Prof. Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Uzi Ben-Shalom
Professor Uzi Ben-Shalom is a military sociologist and psychologist (License 27-6172), a military and security researcher, and Dean of theThe Current CEO

Dr. Itamar Rickover
Dr. Itamar Rickover holds a voluntary position as CEO of the Association of Civil-Military Studies in Israel. He earned aPrevious Chairpersons

Prof. Colonel (Res.) Zeev Drori
The Association’s Second Chairperson Prof. Drori was born and grew up in Haifa. He earned a doctorate in history from
Prof. Yoram Peri
The Association’s Third Chairperson Prof. Yoram Peri, born in Jerusalem, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sociology and politicalBoard Members

Dr. Idit Shafran-Gittleman
Dr. Idit Shafran-Gittleman heads the Military and Civil Program and is a senior researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute. She
Dr. Eitan Shamir
Dr. Shamir completed his doctorate at the Department of War Studies in King’s College, London and earned his master’s degree
Prof. Ayelet Harel
Ayelet Harel is a professor of political science, a lecturer in the Management and Dispute Resolution Program and in the
Prof. Hillel Nossek
PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Head of the Dan Shomron Institute for Social Relations, Peace and Security at Kinneret Academic
Dr. Dov (Dubik) Tamari
Born in 1936, served in the IDF for 30 years as a paratrooper, commander of Sayeret Matkal, commander of a
Prof. Udi Lebel
Holds a doctorate from King’s College London. Research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA Center), Bar-Ilan University
Dr. Eyal Lewin
Eyal Lewin is a lecturer at the Department of Middle East Studies and Political Science, Ariel University. He is also
Prof. Stuart Cohen
Stuart Cohen was born in England in 1946 and made Aliya in 1972. Prior to his Aliya, he completed his
Dr. Colonel (Res.) Ofra Ben-Ishai
PhD, Sociology and Anthropology Department, Ben Gurion University. M.A. Department of Labor Studies in the Organizational Consulting and Human Resources
Prof. Eyal Ben-Ari
Prof. Eyal Ben-Ari studied for his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the Sociology and Anthropology Department at the Hebrew University,
Dr. Avi Bitzur
Expert in home front defense and head of the National Security and Home Front Defense program in Beit Berl College.
Dr. Roni Or (Tiarjan)
Applied researcher who served Head of R&D Infrastructure in the IDF Behavioral Sciences Department. From 1999 to 2020, he servedThe Audit Committee

Prof. Gabi Sheffer
Prof. Gabi Sheffer Prof. Gabriel (Gabi) Sheffer is a member of the faculty of the Political Science Department of the
Professor Emeritus Ehud Menipaz
Prof. Ehud Menipaz, B.Sc. Eng., M.Sc. Eng., MBA, PhD. is a descendant of the members of the Bilu Movement inLegal Counsel:
