Our College President, Professor Shai Feldman, was recently interviewed by the Crown Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Brandeis University as part of their
 “Crown Conversation” series. These focus on recent developments in the Middle East providing insights into the wider regional and global implications of the news.

Professor Feldman’s expertise includes Israel-Palestinian negotiations, nuclear proliferation, U.S. policy in the Middle East, and Israel foreign policy. Feldman is the founding director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and has been serving as the President of Sapir College, since August 2019.
Sapir College is located 1.8 miles from the Gaza border.

Please press here to see the recent Crown Conversation with Professor Shai Feldman

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