Ami Pedahzur is the Arnold Chaplik Professor in Israel and Diaspora Studies and a professor at the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include The Triumph of Israel's Radical Right (Oxford University Press, 2012), The Israeli Secret Services and the Struggle Against Terrorism (Columbia University Press, 2009) and Jewish Terrorism in Israel (Columbia University Press, 2009, with Arie Perliger).