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Lieutenant Colonel (res.) Dr. Moran Levanoni is a researcher on Lebanon and Hezbollah at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). Levanoni was born in Kibbutz Rosh HaNikra and received his Ph.D. in Middle Eastern history. is a graduate of the Middle Eastern Studies program at Givat Haviva. He specializes in research on Syria and Lebanon. Currently, he serves as a social advisor for the Bedouin Settlement Administration in the Negev and provides consulting services to security companies. Dr. Levanoni is also a researcher at the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, where he specializes in Syria and Lebanon, and conducts research at the Social Media Research Desk. His academic studies began at the University of Haifa, and he completed both his Master's and Ph.D. degrees at Tel Aviv University and Sciences Po Paris. His doctoral dissertation focuses on "The Role of the Shiites in the Establishment of Modern Lebanon," under the supervision of Professor Eyal Zisser. He began his military service in the northern region of Unit 8200 and continued in reserves as the commander of the local coordination unit for Arab communities in the Home Front Command. His last position was as the commander of the northern sector in the OSINT unit during the "Iron Swords" war.
