Raphael Israeli

Raphael Israeli is a Professor at Hebrew University specializing in Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern History. He has been a Research Fellow at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Study of the Advancement of Peace since the 1970s. His academic trajectory includes a PhD in Chinese and Islamic History from UC Berkeley (1974) and undergraduate studies in History and Arabic Literature at Hebrew University.

Research Focus: Professor Israeli investigates Islamic radicalism, terrorism, and cultural diffusion across global regions including China, Asia, and Europe. His work analyzes political violence, Muslim-Christian relations, and ideological confrontations within historical and contemporary contexts.

Publications: With over 50 research books and 100 scholarly articles, his corpus addresses themes like Islamist militancy ('Islamikaze'), Middle Eastern geopolitics, and minority experiences (e.g., Muslims in China, The Spread of Islamikaze Islam into Europe). Recent works critique ISIS internationalization (2016) and persecution of Christian minorities in Muslim-majority regions.