Yael Treidel, a writer and translator, with degrees in Biology and in Gender Studies, lives in Israel. She has been, and is, a political and social activist for many years, working mainly to end the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, and achieve a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine. Some of the organizations she works with are Women Wage Peace, The Road To Recovery, and the Bereaved Family Forum. Having also devoted years of her life to the exploration of spiritual questions, Yael continues to explore the relationships between activism and spirituality. Her debut novel, When the Water Rises, was published in 2022.