Michal Arbell-Tor (born 27 July 1955) is an Israeli literature researcher who teaches in the Tel Aviv University.
At age 13, her father smuggled her into Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs, which she took photographs and sketched the location, which was later presented to the minister of defense, Moshe Dayan.She had previously taught at University of Cambridge, as well as Ben-Guryon University.
She has written two books and multiple research articles on Hebrew literature.