Senior member of the Institute for Policy of the Jewish People and member of the “Shacharit” Institute. Established Yesodot immediately after the murder of Rabin (1996), together with Dr. Yafa Giser and Dr. Yehuda Ben Dor. Served as CEO of Yesodot for ten years and currently serves as scientific advisor to the organization. Taught sociology at the School for Education, Hebrew University, Jerusalem until retirement.