Itamar Marcus

Itamar Marcus was born in 1953 in United States

Marcus was born in New York in 1953 to Arthur and Hadassah Marcus. His father owned a family textile company. His mother founded the Central Fund of Israel in 1979, and he later served as its vice president until 2010.

He attended the Ramaz high school in Manhattan and earned a bachelor's degree in political science at City College of New York. He also studied at Yeshivat HaKotel. After volunteering for the IDF, he returned to the United States and completed a master's degree in Jewish culture.

In 1974 he moved to Israel with his wife and taught at religious high schools in Jerusalem. He also wrote 3 children's books. In 1992 he advised Religious Affairs Minister Shimon Sheetrit.

In 1996 he founded Palestinian Media Watch. From 1998 to 2000 he was research director of the Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace, and Benjamin Netanyahu appointed him to the trilateral anti-incitement committee. He has presented findings to lawmakers in several countries and served as an expert witness in suits against the Palestinian Authority, which a judge rejected in 2013 while criticizing his opinion.

In 2007 he presented a report on Palestinian schoolbooks with Senator Hillary Clinton in Washington. In 2011 he co-wrote the book Deception: Betraying the Peace Process. He lives in Efrat with his wife Shelly.