An independent economic researcher, manager of the Alliance for Justice between Israelis and Palestinians and former coordinator of the military embargo campaign for the Boycott National Committee (BNC).
. His research topics include:
- The genocide in Gaza
- Privatization of security
- Global arms trade
- Israeli arms trade and security sector
- The economic aspect of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory
- Â International aid to the Palestinians and to Israel
Shir Hever holds a Ph.D from the Free University of Berlin. His most recent book, based on his Ph.D dissertation, is titled The Privatization of Israeli Security (Pluto Press, 2017).
Affiliations:
- BIP e.V. – Alliance for Justice between Israelis and Palestinians.
- Alternative Information Center, a joint Palestinian-Israeli organization active in Jerusalem and Beit Sahour.