Born in Chile and a resident of Jerusalem.
Married and father of three children.
Teaches in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Bar-Ilan University.
Holds a PhD from Bar-Ilan University.
Completed postdoctoral studies at Université de Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Graduate of a Hesder yeshiva in Ma’alot; served in the Armored Corps.
Licensed tour guide; former senior guide at the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel.
Involved in civic activism on issues of environment, transportation, development, and conservation—primarily in Jerusalem.