Mitchell Bard is the Executive Director of the nonprofit AMERICAN-ISRAELI COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE (AICE) and one of the leading authorities on U.S.- Middle East policy. Dr. Bard is also the director of the Jewish Virtual Library (www.JewishVirtualLibrary.org), the world's most comprehensive online encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture. Dr. Bard has appeared on the BBC, Fox News, al-Jazeera, NBC, CBC, the Jenny Jones Show and other local and national television and radio outlets. His work has been published in academic journals, magazines and major newspapers. He has written and edited 22 books. His newest book is Israel Matters: Understand the Past - Look to the Future. He has also written: The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance that Undermines America's Interests in the Middle East Israel Studies: An Anthology (coeditor with David Nachmias) Will Israel Survive? The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict (4th edition) 48 Hours of Kristallnacht The Founding of Israel The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War II Myths And Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know About Israel Forgotten Victims: The Abandonment of Americans in Hitler's Camps The Holocaust (Turning Points in World History) The Nuremberg Trials (At Issue in History) The Nuremberg Trials (Eyewitness to History) From Tragedy to Triumph: The Politics Behind the Rescue of Ethiopian Jews The Complete History of the Holocaust The Water's Edge And Beyond: Defining the Limits to Domestic Influence on U.S. Middle East Policy Partners for Change: How U.S.-Israel Cooperation Can Benefit America U.S.-Israel Relations: Looking to the Year 2000 Building Bridges: Lessons For America From Novel Israeli Approaches To Promote Coexistence On One Foot: A Middle East Guide for the Perplexed or How to Respond on Your Way to Class When Your Best Friend Joins an Anti-Israel Protest The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding the Brain Bard holds a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA and a master's degree in public policy from Berkeley. He received his B.A. in economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
