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Mitchell Bard
Nationality American
Alma mater UCLA ( PhD)

Berkeley ( Master's degree)

University of California at Santa Barbara ( B.A.) [1]
Known forExecutive director of American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE), Director of Jewish Virtual Library
Website mitchellbard.com

Mitchell Geoffrey Bard is an American foreign policy analyst, editor and author who specializes in U.S.–Middle East policy. He is the Executive Director of the nonprofit American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE), [2] [3] [4] and the director of the Jewish Virtual Library. [5]

Biography

Bard received his academic degrees from the University of California (UC): B.A. in economics from Santa Barbara, his Master's degree in public policy from Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA. His dissertation was on "the limits to domestic influence on U.S. Middle East Policy". [6] He was a postdoctoral fellow at UC Irvine from 1986 to 1987, researching the rescue by Israel of Ethiopian Jews from the Sudan, known as Operation Moses. [7] Bard lives in Maryland with his wife and two sons. [8]

Media career

Bard is a former editor of the Near East Report, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's ("AIPAC") weekly newsletter on U.S.-Middle East policy. [9] Before working for the AIPAC, he was a polling analyst for the George (H.W.) Bush for President Survey Research Group during the 1988 presidential election. He has been interviewed on Fox News, MSNBC, NBC, Al-Jazeera, The Jenny Jones Show and other media outlets. [10] [11]

In 2012, Bard attended the Israeli Presidential Conference. [12]

Awards and recognition

In 2013, he was on the Algemeiner's list of the Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life for his work. [13]

Published works

  • Bard, Mitchell (1991). The Water's Edge and Beyond: Defining the Limits to Domestic Influence on United States Middle East Policy. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction. ISBN  0887383467.
  • Bard, Mitchell (1991). U.S.-Israel Relations: Looking To The Year 2000. AIPAC.
  • Bard, Mitchell (1994). Forgotten Victims: The Abandonment of Americans in Hitler's Camps. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. ISBN  081332193X.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2001). The Nuremberg Trials (At Issue in History). Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. ISBN  0737710578.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2001). The Holocaust (Turning Points in World History). Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. ISBN  0737705760.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2001). The Complete History of the Holocaust. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. ISBN  0737703733.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2002). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding the Brain. New York, NY: Alpha Books. ISBN  0028643100.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2002). The Nuremberg Trials (History Firsthand). Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. ISBN  0737710756.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2002). From Tragedy to Triumph: The Politics behind the Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry. Westport, CT: Greenwood. ISBN  0324180233.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2003). The Founding of the State of Israel. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. ISBN  0737713496.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2003). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know About Israel. Jason Aronson. ISBN  0742543587.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2008). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict (Fourth ed.). New York, NY: Alpha Books. ISBN  978-1592577910.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2007). Will Israel Survive?. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave. ISBN  978-1403981981.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2008). On One Foot: A Middle East Guide for the Perplexed. Chevy Chase, MD: AICE Inc. ISBN  978-0971294554.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2009). Israel Studies: An Anthology. Chevy Chase, MD: Jewish Virtual Library.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2010). The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War II (Third ed.). New York, NY: Alpha Books. ISBN  978-1615640249.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2010). 48 Hours of Kristallnacht: Night of Destruction/ Dawn of the Holocaust. Lyons Press. ISBN  978-1599219660.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2010). The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America's Interests in the Middle East. New York: Broadside Books. ISBN  978-0-061-72601-9. [14]
  • Bard, Mitchell (2012). Myths And Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Chevy Chase, MD: AICE Inc. ISBN  978-0971294561.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2012). Israel Matters: Understand the Past - Look to the Future. Springfield, NJ: Behrman House.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2013). After Anatevka - Tevye Goes to Palestine. CreateSpace. ISBN  978-1481907132.
  • Bard, Mitchell (2014). Death to the Infidels: Radical Islam's War Against the Jews. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave. ISBN  978-1137279071.

References

  1. ^ "Biography".
  2. ^ "The Middle East Studies Association Imagines Its FUTURE". Telos Press. December 20, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Glassman, Marvin (October 26, 2017). "Palm Beach County synagogues collaborate on adult learning offerings". Jewish Journal. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Scott Walker: Israel says its wall led to 90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks". @politifact. August 17, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mitchell G. Bard". C-SPAN. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ^ Smith, Lee. "The Arab Lobby". Tablet. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  7. ^ Website of Mitchell Bard.
  8. ^ The Founding of the State of Israel – About the Editor p. 121
  9. ^ Berlinski, Claire (January 6, 2011). "Agents of Influence". National Review. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Introducing Dr. Mitchell Bard, Middle East Expert". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Analyst says Qatar has become one of the most harmful influences in Middle East". Al Arabiya English. April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  12. ^ "An Interview with Author Mitchell Bard at the Israeli Presidential Conference 2012". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Algemeiner Jewish 100: The Full List". The Algemeiner. April 25, 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  14. ^ Dershowitz, Alan (24 August 2010). "The Arab Lobby Rules America (book review)". Newsweek. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

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