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Author: Landau, Edan

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Researcher & Project Manager, ICT, Israel Mr. Edan Landau is in charge of the Situation Room at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. He also functions as a researcher in the fields of Global Jihadi Organizations such as al Qaeda and its network and Hezbollah. Mr. Landau holds an M.A. (cum laude) in Government and Homeland Security from the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy and a B.A. in Business Administration from the Arison School of Business, both at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya in Israel. Mr. Landau previously held the position of a security officer at the Israel Airport Authority.

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