Assaf Kfoury

Assaf Kfoury is a mathematician, computer scientist, and political activist. An Arab American of Lebanese-Palestinian background who grew up in Beirut and Cairo. Currently, he is a Professor of Computer Science at Boston University.
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Zionism’s Trajectory: From Settler-Colonial Origins to Agent of Chaos and Exterminationist State

Assaf Kfoury, September 9, 2026

By tethering itself to successive imperial powers, Israel has built a militarized state that now relies on continuous regional conflict for its survival. Assaf Kfoury argues that its role as an agent of chaos throws the viability of this strategy and the feasibility of the Zionist project into question. Read Article.

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Hamas: From Candidate Enforcer to Implacable Foe

Assaf Kfoury, March 1, 2024

Assaf Kfoury covers the history of Hamas from its origins as a politically quietist Islamic charitable society to its transformation into an armed national liberation group, arguing that this development is, in part, the unintended result of the Israeli state's own policies. Read Article.