Dr. Hila Amit is an independent researcher and writer. Her 2018 book “A Queer Way Out: The Politics of queer Emigration from Israel” showed that sexual orientation and left-wing political affiliation play significant roles in decisions to leave Israel. The book received the 2019 Association for Middle East Women’s Studies Book Award. She is the author of two works of fiction, and of the queer feminist Hebrew learning book “Hebrew for All”.