Jonathan Schanzer

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Jonathan Schanzer
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Schanzer in 2008
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Author and executive director, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Website http://schanzer.pundicity.com

Jonathan Schanzer is an American author and executive director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). [1] He oversees the work of the organization's experts and scholars.

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Early life and education

Schanzer graduated from Emory University with a bachelor's degree and from Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a master's in Middle Eastern history. [2] In 2001, he studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo. [3] He received his doctorate from King's College London, and wrote his dissertation on anti-terrorism efforts of the US Congress. [4]

Career

After graduating, Schanzer returned to the U.S. and worked at the Middle East Forum in Philadelphia and The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. [2] He then worked at the U.S. Treasury Department as a counterterrorist analyst. [3] [5] [6]

In 2007, Schanzer was appointed Director of Policy of the Jewish Policy Center (JPC), a think tank tied to the Republican Jewish Coalition. [2] He was also editor of inFOCUS Quarterly, a JPC journal. [4] [7]

Schanzer is the executive director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. [5] [8] He joined the FDD in February 2010 and is a member of its Centre on Sanctions and Illicit Finance. [4]

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Jonathan Schanzer Executive Director". Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Homegrown Pundit Appointed to Think Tank | The Jewish Exponent". 2007-09-22. Archived from the original on 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  3. 1 2 "Jonathan Schanzer". Young America's Foundation. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  4. 1 2 3 "Author Jonathan Schanzer to speak on Middle East developments". Oglethorpe University. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  5. 1 2 "Who's behind the pro-Palestinian protests that are disrupting Biden's campaign events and blocking city streets?". NBC News. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  6. ↑ "So finanziert sich die Hamas". euronews (in German). 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  7. ↑ Snyder, Mark. "Former counterterrorism analyst talks terror at special event". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  8. ↑ Marcus, Imanuel (2024-01-10). "Hamas-Terror: Warum Israel Yahya Sinwar nicht einfach tötet". Jüdische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  9. ↑ Richard, Augustus (11 November 2008). Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle For Palestine (9780230609051): Jonathan Schanzer, Daniel Pipes: Books. ISBN   978-0230609051.
  10. ↑ John, Colonel (2005). Al-Qaeda's Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups & The Next Generation of Terror (9781561718849): Jonathan Schanzer, Dennis Ross: Books. ISBN   156171884X.
  11. ↑ "Jonathan Schanzer | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. Retrieved 2025-05-22.

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