Edited by Daniel Bar-Tal, Branco Weiss Professor of Research in Child Development and Education, Tel Aviv University, and Izhak Schnell, Professor of Geography and Human Environment, Tel Aviv University

Daniel Bar-Tal is Branco Weiss Professor of Research in Child Development and Education in the School of Education at Tel Aviv University. His research in political and social psychology focuses on the socio-psychological foundations of intractable conflicts and peacemaking. Bar-Tal has published twenty books and over two hundred book chapters and articles that have appeared in major social and political psychology journals. He has served as President of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) and received various prizes for his work, including ISPP's Harold Lasswell Award, given for distinguished scientific contributions in the field of political psychology, and ISPP's Nevitt Sanford Award, recognizing the practical application of political psychological principles and the creation of knowledge used by practitioners to make a positive difference in the way in which politics is carried out.

Izhak Schnell is Professor in the Department of Geography and Human Environment at Tel Aviv University. His work focuses on understanding the transitions caused by Arab urbanization, as well as Arab industrial entrepreneurship. Schnell's current research analyzes the structure of social space in a globalized world. He developed novel models to understand socio-spatial lifestyles, segregation, and community in globalizing spaces. He has written 8 books, edited 11 books and journal issues, and written over 100 articles in prestigious journals in geography and science. Schnell has also organized 8 major conferences, including the meeting of the International Association of Geographers in 2010.

Muhammad Amara
Associate Professor
Beit Berl Academic College
Beit Berl, Israel

Daniel Bar-Tal
Branco Weiss Professor of Research in Child Development and Education
School of Education
Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, Israel

Dan Caspi
Professor
Department of Communications Studies
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Beer-Sheva, Israel

Marcelo Dascal
Professor of Philosophy
Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, Israel

Gideon Doron
Professor
Department of Political Science
Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, Israel

Yoel Elizur
Associate Professor
School of Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel

Yaron Ezrahi
Emeritus Professor of Political Science
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel

Charles Wolf Greenbaum
James Marshall Emeritus Professor of Social Psychology
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel

Eran Halperin
Senior Lecturer
Political Psychology Program
Lauder School of Government
Interdisciplinary Center
Herzliya, Israel

Hanna Herzog
Professor
Departments of Sociology and Anthropology
Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, Israel

Shir Hever
Economic Researcher
Alternative Information Center
Jerusalem, Israel

Edward (Edy) Kaufman
Senior Researcher
Center for International Development and Conflict Management
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

David Kretzmer
Professor Emeritus of International Law
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Professor of Law
Academic Center for Law and Business
Ramat Gan, Israel

Tamir Magal
Doctoral Candidate
School for Political Science
Haifa University
Haifa, Israel
Research Fellow
Institute for National Security Studies
Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, Israel

Mohanad Mustafa
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Political Science
Haifa University
Haifa, Israel

Neta Oren
Visiting Scholar
Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

Reuven Pedatzur
Senior Lecturer in Political Science
Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Academic Director
Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue
Netanya Academic College
Netanta, Israel

Maoz Rosenthal
Visiting Lecturer
Lauder School for Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
Interdisciplinary Center
Herzliya, Israel

Danny Rubinstein
Ben Gurion University
The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel

Izhak Schnell
Professor
Department of Geography and Human Environment
Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, Israel

Nadir Tzur
Affiliated Researcher
Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Visiting Fellow
Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy
Ben-Gurion University
Beer-Sheva, Israel

Dan Urian
Associate Professor
Theatre Department
Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, Israel