Ronen Shoval ( he, רונן שובל, born 1980 in Ramat Hasharon) is an Israeli philosopher. Shoval is the Dean of the Tikvah Fund and head of the Argaman Institute. He is Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Politics at Princeton University. Shoval is married, and has five children. Ronen holds a B.A in international relations and an M.A in Jewish Philosophy from the Hebrew University. He earned a PhD in Jewish political thought from the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense (graduating summa cum laude, mentored by Prof.

Shmuel Trigano Shmuel Trigano ( he, שמואל טריגנו; born in 1948 in Blida, French Algeria) is a sociologist, philosopher, professor emeritus of sociology at Paris Nanterre University (Chair "Sociology of knowledge, religion and politics" ). He was T ...

). In 2015, he was chosen as one of The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life. the-top-100-people-positively-influencing-jewish-life-2015 He previously founded the extra-parliamentary right wing movement

Im Tirtzu Im Tirtzu (Hebrew: אם תרצו, lit. 'If you will it') is a Zionist non-governmental organization based in Israel. Its name is derived from an epigraph appended to the frontispiece of Theodor Herzl's novel '' Altneuland'', 'if you wish it, it ...

, and served as its first chairman (2007–2013). Shoval is the author of the book ''Herzl's Vision 2.0, a manifest for the rejuvenating Zionism'' (''Im Tirtzu, Kochav M'Israel''). He is a columnist in the Israeli newspaper Israel-Hayom and previously wrote in ''

Haaretz ''Haaretz'' ( , originally ''Ḥadshot Haaretz'' – , ) is an Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel, and is now published in both Hebrew and English in the Berliner f ...

, Maariv'' and ''

Makor Rishon ''Makor Rishon'' ( he, מָקוֹר רִאשׁוֹן lit. "Firsthand Source") is a semi-major Israeli newspaper associated with Religious Zionism and the conservative right-wing. History ''Makor Rishon'' was founded as a weekly magazine in Jul ...

''. He was a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, at a pre-army mechina (a preparatory program), and at other colleges in Israel. He was also a research associate at the

Institute for Zionist Strategies The Institute for Zionist Strategies ( he, המכון לאסטרטגיה ציונית; IZS) is an Israeli policy and research think tank that is ideologically Zionist. The IZS was established in 2005 by Israel Harel and Attorney Joel Golovensky. ...

. Shoval was elected a board member of the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency"executive members"
Jewish Agency and

Keren Hayesod Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal ( he, קרן היסוד, literally "The Foundation Fund") is an official fundraising organization for Israel with branches in 45 countries. Its work is carried out in accordance with the Keren haYesod Law-5 ...

. In

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

, Shoval tried and failed to get elected to the Knesset - after reaching the 16th place in Jewish Home's primary elections. The party eventually won 8 seats and Shoval did not become a

Knesset Member Lists of Knesset members cover members of the Knesset of Israel. They are organized by session, by ethnicity and by position. By session * List of members of the first Knesset (1949–51) * List of members of the second Knesset (1951–55) * Lis ...

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