She teaches and writes in the areas of international law, asylum and refugee law, and human rights. Previously, she taught at the International Human Rights Law Clinic at American University. Professor Tabak is the founder and former president of Encounter, an educa¬tional orga¬ni¬za¬tion that culti¬vates informed Jewish lead¬er¬ship on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She is a former staff member of the New Israel Fund