Sarit Zahavi
Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Middle East, Strategy, Israel's Northern Border, National Security
Lieutenant Colonel (res.) Sarit Zehavi is the Founder and President of Alma research and education center.
She served for 15 years in the Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Corps., initially in the research and analysis section and later on with the Northern Command.
Lt. Colonel Zehavi holds an M.A. in Middle East Studies from Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
She lives with her husband and five children in the Western Galilee of northern Israel.
Lt. Colonel Zehavi has held informative in-depth briefings in Washington, DC with United States senators and representatives to advise them on the security developments in Lebanon and Syria and is recognized world-wide as an expert authority and impactful speaker on the security issues Israel faces today.