Dahlia Scheindlin (Hebrew: דליה שיינדלין) is a Tel-Aviv based American-Israeli political consultant, pollster, and journalist; she is the author of The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel, Promise Unfulfilled.
[3] She received a BA from McGill University in comparative religion and an MA from Harvard Divinity School.
[4] She made aliyah in 1997. and later received a PhD in political science from Tel Aviv University.
[3] After the move to Israel, Scheindlin felt she had no profession and describes a deep existential struggle.
She found her calling in Ehud Barak's successful 1999 campaign, where she met renowned political consultants.