Shaul Mishal
politician scientist
Shaul Mishal (Hebrew: שאול משעל; 1945 – August 18, 2026) was an Israeli academic who was Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Tel Aviv University. Mishal was the Head of the Middle Eastern studies Program at IDC Herzliya, researcher of Arab and Palestinian politics who founded and directed the Center for the Study of Arab Society in Israel. Mishal authored and co-authored several books and numerous articles in subjects related to Arab and Islamic political cultures and Palestinian politics.
Background
Shaul Mishal was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1945, and made aliyah with his family in 1951 and for next 8 years they lived in ma'abara Talpiot.
He studied political science, philosophy & sociology, received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and completed his postdoctoral research at Yale University. Mishal was a visiting professor at Yale University, visiting scholar at the Center for International Affairs at Harvard and Senior Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Mishal died on August 18, 2026, at the age of 81.
Hamas: goals
Mishal's main thesis deals with Palestinian Hamas. It is often described solely as a movement identified with Islamic fundamentalism and suicide bombings. The objectives at the top of its agenda are the liberation of Palestine through a holy war (Jihad) against Israel, establishing an Islamic state on its soil, and reforming society in the spirit of true Islam.
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