Norton Mezvinsky

Norton Mezvinsky ^[1] is a historian. He is a Distinguished University Professor, Emeritus, Connecticut State University and is the president of the International Council for Middle East Studies, Inc.,(www.icmes.net) a new academic think tank in Washington, D.C. He has written numerous published books, articles and book reviews that deal with various aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict and Zionism. The book, Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel, which he wrote with the Israeli scholar, Israel Shahak, has been translated and published in four languages in addition to English. His most recent publications are a lengthy biographical essay of David Ben-Gurion in the new, highly praised Encyclopedia of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, published by Lynne Reiner Publishers (2010) , and a chapter essay, titled " The Christian Zionist View of Islam," in the new book, Islam in the Eyes of the West, published by Routledge (2010). Two additional essays of his on the Jewish religious Right and Zionism are scheduled for publication in 2011. Professor Mezvinsky is currently writing a book on Christian Zionism. Professor Mezvinsky has lectured and delivered papers at conferences around the world.

Family

"Norton Mezvinsky is from a well-known Iowa family. His father, Abe, was for decades a leading businessman in Ames, Iowa, and was famous for his philanthropy . Norton's brother, Edward, was an Iowa state representative, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in the 1970s but was later convicted for business fraud. Norton Mezvinsky's nephew, Mark, is married to Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton."

Publications

Mezvinsky specializes in "U.S. history between 1877 and 1920, U.S. immigration history, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the history of Judaism, and terrorism in the post-modern world".^[2] With controversial writer Israel Shahak, Mezvinsky co-authored Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel, a book criticizing the Israeli religious establishment.

Criticism

His views have been labelled "anti-Israel" by The Forward, and "anti-Zionist" by Israeli advocacy groups such as CAMERA.^[3][4]

Books

• Disagreement in Definition: Three Views of the American Jewish Community in the Twentieth Century, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1956.
• (With Uri Davis): Documents from Israel, 1967-73: Readings for a Critique of Zionism, Ithaca Press, 1975, ISBN 9780903729093.
• (As contributor): Anti-Zionism: Analytical Reflections, Amana Books, 1988, ISBN 9780915597734.
• Report : Human Rights Violations During the Palestinian Uprising, 1988-1989, The Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights.
• (With Israel Shahak): Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel, Pluto Press, 2004, ISBN 9780745320915.

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