Nationality United States Name Jonathan Schanzer | Role Author | |
Alma mater Hebrew University / Emory University / Kings College London Occupation Author / Vice President, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Education Emory University, King's College London Books State of Failure: Yasser Ar, Hamas Vs Fatah: The Struggle, Al‑Qaeda's armies | ||
Fdd vp for research jonathan schanzer discusses pm netanyahu s remarks on recent attacks in israel
Jonathan Schanzer is an American author and scholar in Middle Eastern studies, and vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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- Fdd vp for research jonathan schanzer discusses pm netanyahu s remarks on recent attacks in israel
- Jonathan schanzer discusses his book state of failure with john batchelor
- Professional overview
- Educational overview
- Views on Hamas
- Publications
- References
Jonathan schanzer discusses his book state of failure with john batchelor
Professional overview
Schanzer has worked as a counterterrorism analyst for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Prior to that, he was a Research Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Schanzer got his start in the policy world as a research fellow at the Middle East Forum, a Philadelphia-based think tank headed by scholar Daniel Pipes. His publications have received numerous professional reviews and have produced various discussions.
Educational overview
Schanzer holds a BA from Emory University and a master's degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Middle Eastern studies. Schanzer was a member of Phi Delta Theta while at Emory. He studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo in 2001. He earned his PhD at King's College London. He is a graduate of Lower Merion High School.
Views on Hamas
In a research paper titled "The Talibanization of Gaza: A Liability for the Muslim Brotherhood", Schanzer wrote that while Ismael Haniyeh officially denied that Hamas intended to establish an Islamic emirate, since the 2007 coup, the Gaza Strip has exhibited the characteristics of Talibanization, whereby the Islamist organization imposed strict rules on women, discouraged activities commonly associated with Western or Christian culture, oppressed non-Muslim minorities, imposed sharia law, and deployed religious police to enforce these laws.
Publications
Schanzer is a frequent media commentator on issues regarding the Middle East. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal Europe, Foreign Policy, Politico, Commentary, American Spectator, New York Post, Jerusalem Post, Weekly Standard, The New Republic and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has appeared on television channels such as Fox News, Bloomberg, and al-Jazeera.
