Tamar Meisels (Hebrew: תמר מייזלס) is a Professor of Government and Policy in the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University, and a political theorist.
Her mother, Martha Meisels, was a consumer affairs reporter for the Jerusalem Post.
[8] She works on the political theory of territorial rights, liberal nationalism, and the philosophical questions surrounding war and terrorism.
[9] Meisels is known for advocating a consistent and strict definition of terrorism, which she defines as "the intentional random murder of defenseless non-combatants, with the intent of instilling fear of mortal danger amidst a civilian population as a strategy designed to advance political ends.
"[10] She has written on the complexities of applying international law to terrorists, who are neither soldiers nor civilians.