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 the Peace and Justice Program of Fordham University and at the Rutgers University Business School. Between 2010-2013 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 are Spreading the Wrath of God: From Gush Emunim to Rabin Square (1997, Hebrew), Zealotry and Vengeance- quest of Religious Identity Group (2002, Lexington Books); If Words Could Kill: the Failure of Public Discourse in Israel (2003, Hebrew University Press), and Fighting Terrorism in the Liberal State (2006, IOS Press). His new book Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue for Peace and Stability 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 talks following the Oslo Accords, and later with the Geneva Initiative. Dr. Peleg served as a top advisor on leadership and negotiations to the Peres Center for Peace. In this 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.