Palti was born in Tel Aviv and was raised in Ramat HaSharon, where he studied at the "Rutberg" High School.

In his final IDF posting, Palti served as deputy head of the Intelligence Corps' Research Division.

Udi Adam, recommended that Palti be selected to serve as head of the ministry's Political-Military Bureau.

[1] Palti has BA and Executive MA in Middle-Eastern studies from Tel Aviv University, with honorary distinction.

Palti was also a Reccanati-Kaplan senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.