Merav Ceren

Merav is the Middle East Fellow at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in the office of the chairman, Congressman Ed Royce. She focuses on issues related to Israel, Iran, and counterterrorism policies. Previously, she worked at Israel’s Ministry of Defense, where she participated in negotiations in the West Bank between Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories and Palestinian Authority officials. She has also researched and written on security and civil society issues for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and studied in Istanbul. Merav received her M.A. in International Relations from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.