About the Author

Dr. Daphna Sharfman is a lecturer in the Political Science Department, Western Galilee College, Israel. She is the author of books and articles in the fields of human rights, Israeli government, human rights and foreign policy, and the British mandate in Palestine history. Her publications in include: Living Without a Constitution, Civil Rights in Israel (M.E. Sharpe, 1993); Government and Human Rights in Israel (Etica,1997 [Hebrew]); A Light unto the Nations: Israel's Foreign Policy and Human Rights (Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1999 [Editor, Hebrew]); and Tea on the Casino Balcony: Coexistence in Haifa during the British Mandate, 19201948 (Mishpaton, 2006 [Editor, Hebrew]).