Yossi Ben-Artzi (Hebrew: יוסי בן ארצי) (born July 4, 1949) is an israeli historian and geographer. He is a Professor in the Department of Israel Studies at the University of Haifa,[1] where he served as Rector from 2004 to 2010.[2] Ben-Artzi currently serves as the academic head of the IDF Military Colleges administration,[3][4] chairman of the board of The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel,[5] and chairman of the Street Names Committee of Haifa.[6]