Alex Safian, PhD is the COO and Secretary of FT Israel, after more than 30 years as the Associate Director and Research Director of CAMERA. His areas of expertise include (1) the History of the Middle East, including military history and the peace process between Israel, Arab states, and the Palestinians. (2) Why is there no Palestinian state? Is it the fault of Israel or the Palestinians themselves? (3) Israel and the Palestinian “nakba,” and the more recent charges of genocide. (4) All aspects of International Law and local laws as they apply to the Middle East.

His Op-Eds and articles have appeared in many outlets including the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, the New York Post, the San Diego Union Tribune, the Jerusalem Post, the Middle East Quarterly and BESA Center Perspectives. Safian has appeared on the PBS Newshour, many other national and local radio and television stations and podcasts, and he also testified before a US House of Representatives committee concerning anti-Israel bias in public broadcasting.