Michael Bassin

Tech executive and author, specializing in Arab-Israeli business development. He's lived openly as a Jew in Egypt and the UAE and served in the IDF as an Arabic translator.

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Author of "I Am Not a Spy: An American Jew Goes Deep in the Arab World & Israeli Army." High-tech exec and author specializing in Arab-Israeli business development. Openly Jewish while studying in Egypt and the UAE, Michael served as de facto ambassador for Israel and the Jewish people to Arab students who'd never met a Jew before. Michael later served as a combat Arabic translator in the IDF.

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I AM NOT A SPY: AN AMERICAN JEW GOES DEEP IN THE ARAB WORLD & ISRAELI ARMY

The story of an idealistic young American Jew committed to promoting peace and reconciliation in the Middle East. After revealing his Jewish identity while studying in Egypt and the UAE, Michael is thrown into the role of reluctant ambassador for the Jewish people, America, and Israel. Developing die-hard enemies and loyal allies, he bridges the Arab-Jewish divide one conversation at a time.

THE HIGH-TECH PATH TO ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE

Israel is "Startup Nation," but Israeli companies have 20,000 tech jobs they can't fill. Israel faces a huge shortage in high tech know-how, threatening its status as a hub of innovation. 20 minutes from Tel Aviv, thousands of Palestinian engineers are minted each year. Israeli and Palestinian techies can work together to lift their economies and lay a real base for Israeli-Palestinian peace.

An Arabic-speaking American in the IDF

Michael made aliyah in 2008 and joined the IDF as a combat Arabic translator in the Kfir Brigade. For two years, he served as the face of his unit during friendly and hostile encounters with Palestinians in the West Bank. While enforcing an occupation about which he felt conflicted, he saw firsthand how mutual respect even under dire circumstances provides the best path to peace and understanding.

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