Prof. Guy Ben-Porat
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Guy Ben-Porat graduated from Johns Hopkins University (Political Science) in 2001 and joined
Ben-Gurion University in 2002, first at the Department of Public Policy and Administration and
since 2017 at the Department of Politics and Government. His first book Global Liberalism,
Local Populism: peace and conflict in Israel/Palestine and Northern Ireland (Syracuse
University Press, 2006) engages with the dynamics of the conflicts in the two regions and the
impact of economic changes on them. The book is the winner of the Czempiel Prize, Frankfurt
Peace Research Institute, (2008). His second book, Between State and Synagogue: The
Secularization of Modern Israel, (Cambridge University Press, 2013) examines questions of
religion and state in Israel. The book is the Winner of the Shapiro Best Book Award, Israel
Studies Association (2014), and the Israeli Political Science Association Best Book Award
(2014). His latest book, Policing Citizens, Minority Policy in Israel (Cambridge University
Press, 2019) engages with questions of policing and particularly with relations of police forces
and minorities. Comparing perceptions, experiences and expectations of different minorities
provides for an understanding of citizenship and minorities. In addition, he edited and co-wrote
several books and published more than 50 articles. He teaches courses on International Relations, globalization, religion and politics and on the policing in divided states.
Prof. Sharon Pardo
Senior researcher
Prof. Sharon Pardo
Prof. Pardo (Ph.D., Ghent University, Faculty of Political and Social Studies) is a Full Professor and a Jean Monnet Chair ad personam in European Studies in the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). Pardo is the Chairperson of The Simone Veil Research Centre for Contemporary European Studies – The National Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at BGU. He is the co-editor of Europe and the World book series by Lexington Books. Prof. Pardo served as the Chairperson of the Department of Politics and Government at BGU between the years 2016-2018, and is currently serving as the President of The Israeli Association of International Studies (IAIS), as a Senior Adjunct Fellow at the National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE), University of Canterbury, New Zealand, a Member of the Academic Council of the European Association of Israel Studies (EAIS), a Member of the Board of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR), and a Member of the Israel Bar Association. His research interests focus on the legal and political dimensions of European Union foreign and security policy. Prof. Pardo also has a significant interest in the development of the Euro-Mediterranean region, in Israeli-European Union relations and in international relations and big date. He has published widely on these issues. Prof. Pardo teaches courses on the European integration process, diplomacy and public international law. Prof. Pardo also has a significant interest in the development of the Euro-Mediterranean region, in Israeli-European Union relations and in the Israeli-Canadian relationship. He has published widely on these issues.
Prof. Pardo teaches courses on the European integration process, diplomacy and public international law.
Dr. Hila Zahavi
Director
Hila Zahavi is the Director of the Simone Veil Centre for Contemporary European Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She is a graduate of the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She teaches European Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and at The Open University of Israel.
Dr. Yuval Reinfeld
Yuval Reinfels is an experienced Lawyer with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Legal consultant on Privacy Protection, Adoption of Regulation and International Law
Specializes in EU law and international law. Skilled in Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Legal Writing, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property. Strong legal professional with a Master of Laws (LLM) focused in Law from idc herzeliya.
Reinfeld teaches courses on the European Union and Israel relations, European Union as a regulatory power.
Ronny (Aharon) Leshno Yaar
Aharon (Ronny) Leshno-Yaar is a former senior Israeli diplomat, who currently teaches at BGU and focuses on diplomacy in general and Multilateral diplomacy in particular. Ambassador Leshno-Yaar has 40 years of experience in the field of diplomacy, he served as Israel’s ambassador to the U.N. In Geneva (2008-2012) and ambassador to the European Union and NATO in Brussels (2016-2021). He was twice the head of the U.N. and International Organisations Division in Israel’s MFA and also served in embassies of Israel in Washington D.C., Canberra and Singapore. He is a consultant to the World Jewish Congress.
Asaf Porat
Event and project coordinator
Asaf is a B.A student at the Department of Politics Government & the Adenauer Division for the Study of European Politics and Society at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Asaf works as a coordinator at the Simone Veil Centre.
Roni Yacobi
Website Manager and Event Coordinator
Roni is on her M.A in Politics and Government. She is the Simone Veil Centre's websits manager as well as engaged in the event coordination team.
Gal Shani
Project and Event Coordinator
Gal is a B.A. student at the Department of Politics and Government combined with the Adenauer Division for the Study of European Politics and Society at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Gal works as a coordinator in projects and events, as a part of at the Simone Veil Centre team.
Avigail Olman
Project Coordinator
Avigail is a M.A. student of Political Science at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Avigail works as a in projects coordinator as a part of at the Simone Veil Centre team.