Ariel Livneh

Bar Ilan University

Track 1: Seminar Leader Leora Batnitzky

Ariel Livneh (Bar Ilan University) is currently completing his studies as a double-major undergraduate student of Jewish Philosophy and Political Science at Bar Ilan University. Ariel, 27 years old, married last summer. He was recruited to the IDF in 2001, and served as an officer in various positions until 2007. During his university studies, Ariel received the Landa Award for achievements in Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan, and made both the Rector’s & Dean's lists. In addition to his studies, Ariel was a member of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs student delegation to the UN Durban-2 Conference in Geneva in 2009, and is active in several public diplomacy and Israel advocacy programs.