Understanding The Arab Psyche

Yoni Ben-Menachem is an Israeli journalist and a Senior Researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA). Previously he was CEO and Chief Editor of The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) and of Israel Radio.

Yoni was a captain in an IDF intelligence unit, has degrees in Arabie & East Asian Studies and while working as a correspondent in Tunisia, was the first Israeli journalist to interview Yasser Arafat.

Yoni speaks several dialects of Arabic, has senior contacts across the Arab world, and is often asked to comment on Arab issues.