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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
American journalist
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Male
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Birth:
1950
Education:
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
King's College London
Emory University
The American University in Cairo
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jonathan Schanzer is an American author and senior vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Professional overview
He was a Research Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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
- "Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine", Palgrave Macmillan (November 11, 2008) ISBN 0-230-60905-8.
- "Al-Qaeda's Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups & The Next Generation of Terror", Washington Institute for Near East Policy (October 1, 2004) ISBN 1-56171-884-X.