Steven E. Zip­per­stein, a for­mer U.S. fed­er­al pros­e­cu­tor, is a Senior Fel­low at the Cen­ter for Mid­dle East Devel­op­ment at UCLA. He also teach­es in UCLA’s Glob­al Stud­ies pro­gram and School of Pub­lic Affairs, and as a Vis­it­ing Pro­fes­sor at Tel Aviv Uni­ver­si­ty Law School.