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Alex Joffe

Alex Joffe is an archaeologist and historian. He is a senior non-resident fellow at the BESA Center and a Shillman-Ingerman Fellow at the Middle East Forum.

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Alex JoffeBESA CenterAugust 8, 2019
The social geography of the BDS movement and anti-Semitism
Interest in BDS seems to correlate with post-Christian contexts in which Jews are relatively absent or with “white” class anxiety emanating from academia.
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BESA Center
Alex Joffe and Asaf RomirowskyBESA CenterMay 12, 2019
A memo to Jared Kushner
Some last-minute suggestions before the release of the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan.
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Alex JoffeMarch 25, 2019
The anti-Semitism crisis in the Democratic Party
The short-term effects are already clear, including legitimization of the worldview in which “the Jews” are central, and where their loyalties and “influence” are legitimate topics for debate, along with a reassessment of U.S. policy towards Israel.
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Alex JoffeMarch 11, 2019
The failure of Palestinian nationalism
The February 2019 Warsaw Summit, which saw Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take his seat beside Arab leaders, was a turning point that signaled the ebbing fortunes of the Palestinian cause.
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Besa Center
Alex Joffe and Asaf RomirowskyFebruary 20, 2019
Americans varying conceptions of Israel and its place in the world
The post-modern myth places contemporary Israel at the center of all issues spread “intersectionally,” from the campus to broader politics, reaching everything from K-12 curriculums to city council meetings.
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Besa Center
Alex JoffeDecember 18, 2018
Explaining the Trump doctrine
The Trump administration’s transactional doctrine appears to be based on Donald Trump’s personality and experiences, not on abstract theory about the behavior of states.
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