Noam Sheizaf is a Tel Aviv-based journalist and the founder and manager of the web magazine +972(972mag.com). Previously he worked for leading Israeli media outlets, including Ha-ir, Ynet News and Maariv. He covers the Israeli political system and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; his work has been published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Nation, Haaretz and other publications. He grew up in Israel, served four-and-a-half years in the Israeli Defence Forces, and later studied political science at Tel Aviv University.