He researches the social and cultural history of Israel/Palestine, with a focus on Mizrahi Jews in Israel and the Jewish communities of the Arab world. His current research project focuses on personal letters of Israeli and Arab soldiers from the 1948 War. His work has appeared in the International Journal of Middle East Studies and in Israel Studies Review, and he also publishes historical pieces in the Israel-daily Haaretz. Dr. Hazkani earned his PhD degree in History and Judaic studies in 2016 from New York University, his Master’s from the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University and his B.A in Middle Eastern Studies from Tel Aviv University.