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Jessica Montell
| Humanitarian Law & Policy:
Civilian Direct Participation in Hostilities, Detention in Armed Conflict, Enforcement, Human Rights in Armed Conflict, Humanitarian Law in Practice, International Humanitarian Law, Monitoring and Reporting of Violations, Non-State Armed Groups, Occupation Law, Protection of Civilians, Protection Strategies, Terrorism and Counterterrorism |
Jessica Montell has served as B'Tselem's Executive Director since 2001. She first joined B'Tselem in 1995 as Resource Director. Prior to joining B'Tselem, Ms. Montell worked at various Israeli social justice organizations, including the Israel Women's Network, Shatil and HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual. She has also served as a consultant to the US-based Lawyers Committee for Human (now Human Rights First). In 2011, Ms. Montell was selected by Ha'aretz as one of "the year's 10 most influential Anglo immigrants."
In 2013 the UK-based Action on Armed Violence selected Jessica Montell as one of the 100 most influential people working to make the world a safer place.
Ms. Montell has a Masters degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. She is the author of B’Tselem’s comprehensive report Prisoners of Peace: Administrative Detention in the Oslo Process. She writes regularly in the Jerusalem Post and is a frequent speaker and commentator on human rights, international humanitarian law and counter-terror policies.