Alexander Joffe

A former director of the Forum’s Campus Watch project, Alexander Joffe is a writer on Israel and Jewish affairs. Trained as an archaeologist and historian, he holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern studies from the University of Arizona and has participated and directed archaeological research in Israel, Jordan, Greece, and the United States. He has taught at Pennsylvania State University and the State University of New York. Joffe is co-author with Asaf Romirowsky of Religion, Politics and the Origins of Palestine Refugee Relief (2013). His work has appeared in leading national and international newspapers including the Middle East Quarterly, Forbes, Ha’aretz, Jerusalem Post, Jewish Ideas Daily, National Interest, Tablet, The Tower, Times of Israel, Wall Street Journal and Yediot Aharanot.