Moshe Maoz

Professor Emeritus of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Moshe Maoz is professor emeritus of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and served as an adviser on Arab affairs for Yitzchak Rabin, Shimon Peres and Ezer Weizman.

Articles Authored


A Democracy Turned Pariah State: Israel’s Moral Unraveling

Israel’s international standing has undergone a profound and arguably irreversible transformation. Once regarded, despite criticism, as a flawed democracy grappling with complex security threats, Israel is increasingly perceived as a pariah state—isolated not only because of its adversaries, but because of its sustained conduct in Gaza and the West Bank. This shift is not the…