Nir Boms is columnist for the daily YNET, a research fellow at the The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) and a Member of the Board of the Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace. He is the co-founder of CyberDisssidents.org. Prior to his return to Israel, in 2004, he served as the Vice President of the Washington based Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD). Prior to his tenure at FDD, Mr. Boms held a position at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC as the Academic Liaison, serving as an educator, specialist and guest lecturer on Israeli and Middle Eastern affairs.