Dikla Cohen is a Research Fellow at the Middle East Unit of Truman Institute, The Hebrew University. Her current research explores reconciliation agreements between the Fath and Hamas movements during the years 2007-2017.

Dikla started her academic work at the Hebrew University in the editorial management board of JSAI- Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam. She holds PhD in Arabic Language and Literature from Bar Ilan University. Her Doctoral work is dedicated to the Islamic Jihad in Palestine and the unique ideology of Fathi al-Shiqaqi, the founder of this religious Palestinian faction.

Dikla Cohen is a regular media commentator for various radio and TV channels in Hebrew, English and Arabic.

Dikla is also a certified senior teacher for Arabic language and literature, specializes in teaching youngsters, and teaches the history of Egypt at the department of Middle East studies in the faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University.