Dr. Nirit Ben Ari received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and had taught in Hunter College and Lehman College in New York, and in Bezalel, Beit Berl, and the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel. She was a spokesperson for the human rights organization Gisha, has worked at the News Desk at Israel’s Channel 10 and is a regular contributor to Haaretz newspaper. She also wrote for the United Nations magazine and website, Africa Renewal.