NYU Prof Zachary Lockman Admits MESA's Anti-Israel Stance, Rails Against 'Israel Lobby'

NYU Prof Zachary Lockman Admits MESA’s Anti-Israel Stance, Rails Against ‘Israel Lobby’

Zachary Lockman

In reporting on a lecture by NYU prof Zachary Lockman, Campus Watch contributor Mara Schiffren asks, “How does a detail-oriented lecture on research methodology and academic field building in Middle Eastern Studies (MES) descend into a one-sided and unprovoked salvo against Israel?” For Lockman, it involves the so-called “Israel lobby,” which (according to conspiracy mongers) influences not only U.S. policy toward the Middle East, but has circulated “blacklists of scholars” critical of Israel. Schiffren continues:

Last month, Zachary Lockman, a professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at New York University (NYU), provided the answer with a talk entitled, “Anxieties of Field-Building in U.S. Middle East Studies.” It was the first in a new series at NYU meant to introduce students to faculty members’ methodological approaches; however, Lockman used the occasion of the question and answer period to peddle “Israel Lobby” conspiracy theories that bordered on classical anti-Semitism.

You may read Schiffren’s article at Jihad Watch or by clicking here.

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Winfield Myers

Winfield Myers is managing editor of the Middle East Forum and director of its Campus Watch project, which reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North American universities. He has taught world history and other topics at the University of Michigan, the University of Georgia, Tulane, and Xavier University of Louisiana. He was previously managing editor of The American Enterprise magazine and CEO of Democracy Project, Inc., which he co-founded. Mr. Myers has served as senior editor and communications director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and is principal author and editor of a college guide, Choosing the Right College (1998, 2001). He was educated at the University of Georgia, Tulane, and the University of Michigan.