Children in War

Elon Perry MA is a historian, military analyst and lecturer on the 4,000 years of the history and politics of the Middle East, including the 100 years of the Israeli/Arab/Palestinian conflict.

Elon was a journalist for 25 years, and served as a combat soldier in the Israeli army.

As a commando, Elon took in hundreds of daring counter terror operations in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. This unique pairing has enabled his audiences to gain firsthand knowledge of operations and battles in a precise and analytical manner.

From 1998 to 2014, Elon was a political science and history professor at Tel Aviv University. As a terror specialist and military analyst, he took part in several documentaries and has been interviewed by numerous international media outlets, including BBC, Sky, Al-Jazeera, and more.

Elon was born and raised in Netivot, southern Israel, 3 km from Gaza’s border. His early years were spent mostly in shelters during a protracted conflict with Israel’s neighboring Arab nations. This traumatic, paralysing experience inspired him to enlist as a commando in the Israeli army in order to avenge the enemy that had ruined his childhood and youth.

Elon speaks English, Hebrew and Arabic. He is a British citizen and lives in London.