Asaf Romirowsky served in the Israel Defense Forces as an international relations liaison officer in the West Bank and Jordan. He holds a BA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and master’s degrees from Villanova University and West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He received his PhD from King’s College London. He is the acting executive director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.

Asaf will be giving an even-handed account of Israel’s history with Palestinians and the context of the current conflict.