Amit is the deputy editor of the magazine Hazman Hazeh (These Times), published by the Institute. Until 2023 served also as a scientific editor at the Van Leer institute press. He earned an MA in the research track of the Culture Studies program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a BA in literature at the Open University. His master’s thesis, on the process of constructing the historical story of the Jews from Arab countries as a narrative of refugeeism and suffering, earned him prizes and scholarships. His articles have appeared in various publications. Amit is a musician, a graduate of the Rimon school with a major in jazz, a guitarist, a writer, and a composer.