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Ido Zelkovitz
Ido Zelkovitz is an Israeli historian of the modern Middle East who studies Palestinian history and politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
born 1979Research on Palestinian politicsA book on Fatah and IslamStudy of Palestinian student movementsMedia commentary on the conflict
- Born
- 11 July 1979, Haifa
- Occupation
- orientalist, historian
- Education
- University of Haifa
Ido Zelkovitz was born in 1979 in Haifa
Zelkovitz was born in Haifa on July 11, 1979. As a youth he played basketball for Hapoel Haifa. He served as an infantry soldier in the Shimshon Battalion.
He earned all three of his degrees at the University of Haifa, finishing his bachelor's in 2004 and his master's in 2007. His doctorate, approved in 2011 and supervised by Mahmoud Yazbak, dealt with higher education and Palestinian national identity.
He did postdoctoral research at the University of Göttingen in Germany on the Palestinian community in Kuwait. In 2014 he was a visiting scholar in political science at the University of Minnesota. Since 2016 he has been a senior lecturer and head of Middle Eastern studies at the Yezreel Valley College.
He also teaches at the University of Haifa and Reichman University and is a policy fellow at the Mitvim institute. He has written books on Fatah and on Palestinian students, and he comments on Palestinian politics in the media. He lives in Haifa, is married, and has a son and two daughters.
Milestones in Ido Zelkovitz's life
- 1979
Born in Haifa.
- 2004
Completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Haifa.
- 2007
Completed his master's degree at the University of Haifa.
- 2011
Received his doctorate from the University of Haifa.
- 2012
Published his book on Fatah in Hebrew.
- 2014
Was a visiting scholar at the University of Minnesota.
- 2015
Published a book on Palestinian students with Routledge.
- 2016
Became head of Middle Eastern studies at the Yezreel Valley College.
- 2022
Became a research fellow at the Chaikin Chair for Geostrategy.
Ido Zelkovitz served in the military
He served as an infantry soldier in the Shimshon Battalion, before the Kfir Brigade was formed.
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