Anat Biletzki
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Anat Biletzki is a lecturer in philosophy
at Tel Aviv University
and Quinnipiac University
in Hamden, CT
.
Biletzki was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She was a member of B'tselem
, an Israeli human rights
NGO, acting as chairperson from 2001 to 2006, and has served as a B'tselem Board member since 1995.
Biletzki is a member of the executive board of FFIPP-I (Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace International), a network of Palestinian, Israeli and international faculty
and student
s, which works for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and a just peace in the region.
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
and Quinnipiac University
Quinnipiac University
Quinnipiac University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Hamden, Connecticut, United States at the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park...
in Hamden, CT
Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
.
Biletzki was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She was a member of B'tselem
B'Tselem
B'Tselem is an Israeli non-governmental organization . It calls itself "The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories"...
, an Israeli human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
NGO, acting as chairperson from 2001 to 2006, and has served as a B'tselem Board member since 1995.
Biletzki is a member of the executive board of FFIPP-I (Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace International), a network of Palestinian, Israeli and international faculty
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
and student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
s, which works for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and a just peace in the region.