Ilan Amit

Dr. Ilan Amit has been developing, managing, and leading community planning and development programs promoting a joint Arab-Jewish society for two decades. He has worked with the Arab-Bedouin society in the Negev and within the Israeli-Palestinian space while simultaneously researching, writing, and publishing academic papers related to his fieldwork. In his work in civil society, Ilan laid the foundations for programs narrowing gaps in health, environmental development programs, and education for a shared society. In the academic world, Ilan lectured at the Ben-Gurion University, the University of Amsterdam, the Open University, and the Amsterdam University College in programs focused on the Middle East and civil society.