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Dr. Samuel (Muli) Peleg

Researcher, Teacher, Scholar, Activist

Welcome to my personal website. Here you will be able to get to know me better through my social activism, my professional career as a professor in the academia, my hobbies (mainly writing poetry, watching and analyzing socially and politically-interesting films, listening to mainly 1970’s rock, and following my favorite soccer and basketball teams),  my ideals, hopes, concerns and ambitions, and of course, my beloved family.

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Dr. Samuel (Muli) Peleg

A Short Bio

Dr. Samuel (Muli) Peleg is a political sociologist trained in the fields of comparative politics and international relations. His areas of expertise are peace-building & reconciliation, social sustainability, justice & human rights, and conflict resolution.


His research focuses on intercultural and interfaith dialogue in deeply divided communities. As the director of development for the MA program on UN and global policy studies, Dr. Peleg initiated extensive working relations with the UN as well as with leading universities in Japan, Germany, France and Israel/Palestine, where he regularly sends his students for internships and research.


Dr. Peleg teaches at Fordham University's Peace and Justice Program and at Rutgers University Business School. Between 2009-2013 he was a visiting faculty member at the negotiation and conflict resolution program (NECR) at Columbia University. He is the author of several books and articles, among them  Spreading the Wrath of God: From Gush Emunim to Rabin Square; Zealotry and Vengeance- quest of Religious Identity Group; If Words Could Kill: the Failure of Public Discourse in Israel; and Fighting Terrorism in the Liberal State. His new book- Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue for Peace will be published in early 2019.


Dr. Peleg has an extensive practical experience as a peace-maker in addition to his academic career. He participated in the multi-lateral peace talks in the Middle East. Dr. Peleg served as a top adviser on leadership and negotiations to the Peres Center for Peace. In that capacity he had taken part in several rounds of peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians as well as Israelis and Jordanians. He has also counseled the Prime Minister’s office, the Foreign Office and the National Security Council.

In the US, Dr. Peleg has worked with the Martin Luther King Foundation and their social initiative branch--Realizing the Dream on social justice projects. He is involved with intercultural and interfaith dialogue initiatives in the Middle East and Africa with the Counter Extremism Project. Recently, he has been invited to serve on the academic board of the Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation organization of Roots.

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Areas of Interest and Expertise

What I am curious about, what drives me and propels my studies, writings and research

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The Big Topics

I was academically trained in the fields of international relations and comparative politics. Within these fields, I am particularly captivated by the question of what makes people cohere and what tears them apart. In other words, what draws people together (couples, groups, communities, nations, civilizations) and what keeps them or prevents them from staying together. In sum, I am interested in the integration and disintegration of human aggregates. I am an inter-disciplinary scholar. In my teaching, research and writing, I endeavor to explore these topics from various directions: sociological, psychological, philosophical, communicational, cultural, legal and political.

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The Specific Topics

Being interested in the dynamics which create, sustain and enable human prosper and wellbeing, my specific areas of investigation focus on the processes and conditions that promote these goals.They include conflict management, dialogue, the pursuit of justice and equality, reconciliation of differences in a peaceful manner, appreciation of variance, pluralism and otherness with an emphasis on issues of identity, inclusion and empowerment. Other topics I explore are nonviolence and tolerance as means toward social sustainability and happiness.

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Applicable Knowledge

I never saw myself as stranded in the Ivory Tower of the academia. I firmly believe that any systemic comprehension, theoretical insight, methodical model or formula should be applied to real life and actual situation for the betterment of society. Writing articles and publishing books is important but rather futile without societal grounding or relevance.

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Believes, Values and Priorities

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What I Believe In

I believe in the sanctity of humanity: any race, gender, creed, religion, ideology, nationality, ethnicity or culture.  Hence, I wholeheartedly believe in equality between people and that everyone should be treated with unconditional dignity due to their humanity. Regardless of status, means, achievements or age, people must be acknowledged and respected because they are human-beings.

What I Value

I value relationships and constructive communication between people. I esteem collaboration based on curiosity, open-mindedness and creativity, and I cherish the power of community and the resilience of the human race to seek happiness and wellbeing.
I value optimism and humor, even, or especially when the going gets rough. I admire friendship, reconciliation and the ability of humans to admit and recognize weakness.

What my Priorities Are

In order to uphold my believes and values, my priorities focus on the pursuit of justice and fairness to cope with inequality and scarcity of dignity. The quest for justice encompasses various endeavors. My priorities pertain to my training and aptitude: I seek justice through conflict management, dialogue and reaching out for the Other. Forgiveness is an asset I am trying hard to adopt and apply. The accomplishment of dignity, equality and justice yields, secures and maintains peace and therefore, human sustainability

Social Activism

Purposes Worth Standing Up For

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The Women's March

One year into the presidency of Donald Trump, thousands of women and men marched in various cities in the US and around the world protesting the new President acts and comments about women. We were there too, marching with a throng of people in Manhattan.

Olive Harvest

Joining Arab villagers in the height of the olive harvest period was a highly rewarding feat in light of threats and hostilities from settlers and other political extremists. I felt very fortunate to be able to help and bring some solace to a very dire situation.

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Intercultural Dialogue

I have taken part in several rounds of peace and reconciliation talks, story-telling and getting-to-know-the-other workshops in deeply divided communities around the world including Israel and Palestine, Tanzania and Zanzibar, the Basque Country and here in Cyprus, between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in torn Nicosia. The Peres Center for Peace was the convener.

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Dr. Muli Peleg discusses his Columbia University Project on Jewish-Arab Dialogue

Dr. Muli Peleg discusses his Columbia University Project on Jewish-Arab Dialogue

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Muli Peleg Poetry

Muli Peleg Poetry

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Professor Muli Peleg reflects on the Israeli election.

Professor Muli Peleg reflects on the Israeli election.

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In the Media

events, articles and interviews

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עם אבירמה גולן על גולדה

עם אבירמה גולן על גולדה

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מבט עם גאולה אבן

מבט עם גאולה אבן

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ערוץ הכנסת, עם גל גבאי

ערוץ הכנסת, עם גל גבאי

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מהיום למחר, עם דויד ויצטום

מהיום למחר, עם דויד ויצטום

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Teaching

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The Negotiations Process

The Negotiations Process

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Building Strategies

Building Strategies

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The Art of Negotiation- Early Planning.

The Art of Negotiation- Early Planning.

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Theories of Global Politics

Theories of Global Politics

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Publications

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Zealotry and Vengeance: Quest of a Religious Identity Group

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Fighting Terrorism in the Liberal State

Spreading the Wrath of God

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If Words Could Kill: The Failure of The Israeli Political Discourse

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The Flat Generation

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Cold Sign of Life (Poetry)

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Occurrence (Poetry)

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Poetry

Poetry is my passion and my spark. They say people dream, curse and write poetry in their mother tongue. I don't know about the first two, but I damn sure about the third one: my poetry is written exclusively in Hebrew, the modern, not the biblical (although some biblical images are strewn in there). A few of my poems were translated to English (https://www.thewritersdrawer.net/muli-peleg---2-poems.html).

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Revelation

The sun trembled yesterday
And the sky
Like a too wide-open eye
Was severe 
With all things sprouting and withering 
And those frolicking in between.

Three-fourths of my life have passed 
What else can I find amazing

Except for a new and unknown galaxy 
or

My father burning
And not consumed.

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יד על הלב


רוֺמַנְטִיקׇה הִיא הׇאֶצְבׇּע: מְמַשֶּשֶת, בּוֺדֶקֶת

אֵת כִּיווּן הׇרוּחַ, מְשַֺרְטֶטֶת בׇּחוֺל

אִימְרוֺת כִּיבּוּשִין.


אַהֲבׇה הִיא כַּף הַיׇּד: לוֺכֶדֶת, סוֺטֶרֶת וְאַף

שוֺלַחַת אֶצְבׇּעוֺת אׇחֵרוֺת

לְחִיזוּרִים חֲדׇשִים.


חֲתוּנׇה הִיא רְצוּעַת הַשׇּעוֺן הׇחוֺנֶקֶת אֵת

כַּף הַיׇּד וּמַזְכִּירׇה לׇאַהֲבׇה כׇּמׇה זְמׇן

עוֺד נוֺתַר לׇה.


שִיבְרוֺן הַלֵּב הוּא הַשַּרְווּל הַמְּיֻזַּע,

אֵלַיו נִסְפַּגּוֺת הַדְּמׇעוֺת וְנִטְמׇנוֺת בֺּו

כׇּל הׇאֲנׇחוֺת.


הִתְאֲהׇבוּת הִיא וְרִיד הַצׇּוׇאר, מִתְנַפֵּחַ

וּמְפַמְפֵּם כִּמְשוּגַע בְּמַסׇּע תַּעֲנוּגוֺת

אֵל הַלֵּב

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I would love to interact and create meaning with you. Let's put our social worlds together and generate something new

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