Shmuel Rosner and Ksenia Svetlova discuss her book - On high
hill in the Middle East, her unique experiences as a journalist and
a former Knesset member, and her views on the future of the middle
east.
Ksenia Svetlova is a seasoned expert and analyst on Middle
Eastern issues, with unique academic and practical experience. She
had covered the Middle East extensively and visited many countries
in the region, including Lebanon, Syria and Libya, interviewed
Palestinian leaders Yasser Arafat and Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, and many
high-profile politicians in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Jordan. She
speaks English, Hebrew, Russian and Arabic.
Svetlova served as a member in a committee for foreign affairs
and defense during her term as Parliament member. Currently she is
serving as a senior analyst at the IPS (Institute for Strategy and
Policy) at the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya. She is also
leading the department for research of ties between Israel and the
Middle East at “Mitvim” think-tank for regional foreign
policy.
A Jewish Journal Jewish People Policy Institute Joint Venture. Host Shmuel Rosner and guests dive into the complex policies and practices of the “triangle” - the US, Israel and the Jewish People.