Paul Eidelberg
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Paul Eidelberg is an American-Israeli political scientist, author and lecturer, and is the founder and president of The Foundation for Constitutional Democracy, with offices in Jerusalem. He is also president of the Yamin Israel
Party.
where he studied under Leo Strauss
. He designed the electronic equipment for the first brain scanner at the Argonne Cancer Research Hospital.
in 1976, Eidelberg wrote a trilogy on America’s founding fathers: The Philosophy of the American Constitution (ISBN 0819153419), On the Silence of the Declaration of Independence (ISBN 0870232169), and a Discourse on Statesmanship (ISBN 0252004280).
In 1976 he joined the faculty of Bar-Ilan University
, and holds adjunct positions at Otago University in New Zealand and The University of Georgia.
He has written several books on the Arab-Israel conflict and on Judaism. Demophrenia (ISBN 093345127X) analyses the mentality of Israel’s ruling elites. Jewish Statesmanship: Lest Israel Fall (ISBN 0761823808), which has been translated into Hebrew and Russian, discusses what he sees as the flaws inherent in Israel’s system of governance and how they may be remedied. His work, A Jewish Philosophy of History (ISBN 0595316956), investigates the world-historical events leading to the rebirth of Israel in 1948.
Eidelberg is on the Advisory Council of the Ariel Center for Policy Research, which has published many of his policy papers. In addition to writing more than 1,000 articles for newspapers and scholarly journals in the U.S. and Israel, he is a weekly guest on The Tamar Yonah Show on Arutz Sheva Israel National Radio.
In 2003, Eidelberg's Yamin Israel
ran with Herut – The National Movement for the Knesset elections of that year. The joint list fell 8,000 votes short of the electoral threshold. After the elections Herut and Yamin Israel parted ways.
In 2005, Yamin Israel merged with the Jewish National Front. Eidelberg stood number seven on the JNF's list for the Israeli Knesset
for the March 28, 2006 election. The party did not pass Israel's electoral threshold. Yamin Israel and the JNF have since parted ways due to political and ideological differences.
Eidelberg has a weekly column in the Jewish Press, a leading American Orthodox Jewish newspaper.
Yamin Israel
Yamin Yisrael was a minor right-wing political party in Israel.-Background:The party was founded on 24 July 1995 when Shaul Gutman broke away from Moledet. It ran in the 1996 elections, but failed to cross the electoral threshold of 1.5% and did not win a seat.In the 2003 elections the party ran a...
Party.
Early career
Eidelberg served in the United States Air Force where he held the rank of first lieutenant. He received his doctoral degree at the University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
where he studied under Leo Strauss
Leo Strauss
Leo Strauss was a political philosopher and classicist who specialized in classical political philosophy. He was born in Germany to Jewish parents and later emigrated to the United States...
. He designed the electronic equipment for the first brain scanner at the Argonne Cancer Research Hospital.
Academic career
Before immigrating to IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
in 1976, Eidelberg wrote a trilogy on America’s founding fathers: The Philosophy of the American Constitution (ISBN 0819153419), On the Silence of the Declaration of Independence (ISBN 0870232169), and a Discourse on Statesmanship (ISBN 0252004280).
In 1976 he joined the faculty of Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan of the Tel Aviv District, Israel.Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's second-largest academic institution. It has nearly 26,800 students and 1,350 faculty members...
, and holds adjunct positions at Otago University in New Zealand and The University of Georgia.
He has written several books on the Arab-Israel conflict and on Judaism. Demophrenia (ISBN 093345127X) analyses the mentality of Israel’s ruling elites. Jewish Statesmanship: Lest Israel Fall (ISBN 0761823808), which has been translated into Hebrew and Russian, discusses what he sees as the flaws inherent in Israel’s system of governance and how they may be remedied. His work, A Jewish Philosophy of History (ISBN 0595316956), investigates the world-historical events leading to the rebirth of Israel in 1948.
Policy and politics
Eidelberg has drafted a Constitution for the State of Israel, which has influenced various Knesset Members interested in constitutional reform.Eidelberg is on the Advisory Council of the Ariel Center for Policy Research, which has published many of his policy papers. In addition to writing more than 1,000 articles for newspapers and scholarly journals in the U.S. and Israel, he is a weekly guest on The Tamar Yonah Show on Arutz Sheva Israel National Radio.
In 2003, Eidelberg's Yamin Israel
Yamin Israel
Yamin Yisrael was a minor right-wing political party in Israel.-Background:The party was founded on 24 July 1995 when Shaul Gutman broke away from Moledet. It ran in the 1996 elections, but failed to cross the electoral threshold of 1.5% and did not win a seat.In the 2003 elections the party ran a...
ran with Herut – The National Movement for the Knesset elections of that year. The joint list fell 8,000 votes short of the electoral threshold. After the elections Herut and Yamin Israel parted ways.
In 2005, Yamin Israel merged with the Jewish National Front. Eidelberg stood number seven on the JNF's list for the Israeli Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for the March 28, 2006 election. The party did not pass Israel's electoral threshold. Yamin Israel and the JNF have since parted ways due to political and ideological differences.
Eidelberg has a weekly column in the Jewish Press, a leading American Orthodox Jewish newspaper.
Published works
Eidelberg has published numerous papers and articles. Some of his published books include:- The fixation of Israel's elites on "land for peace" : five interpretations, Shaare Tikvah : Ariel Center for Policy Research, 2007. ISBN 9657165768
- On the silence of the Declaration of independence, Amherst : University of Massachusetts PressUniversity of Massachusetts PressThe University of Massachusetts Press is a university press that is part of the University of Massachusetts. The press was founded in 1963, publishing scholarly books and non-fiction. The press imprint is overseen by an interdisciplinary faculty committee....
, 1976. ISBN 9780870232169 - Our culture 'left' or 'right' : litterateurs confront nihilism (with Will Morrisey), E. Mellen Press, 1992, Lewiston, N.Y., 1992. ISBN 9780773491717
- 'Jewish statesmanship : lest Israel fall, University Press of AmericaUniversity Press of AmericaUniversity Press of America is an academic book publisher based in the United States. Part of the independent Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, it was founded in 1975 and boasts of having published "more than 10,000 academic, scholarly, and biographical titles in many disciplines"...
, Lanham, Md. 2002 ISBN 9780761823803 - A Jewish philosophy of history : Israel's degradation and redemption Lightcatcher Books, 2007 Springdale, Ark. ISBN 9780971938892
- A discourse on statesmanship; the design and transformation of the American polity. University of Illinois PressUniversity of Illinois PressThe University of Illinois Press , is a major American university press and part of the University of Illinois system. Founded in 1918, the press publishes some 120 new books each year, plus 33 scholarly journals, and several electronic projects...
, Urbana, 1974 ISBN 9780252004285 - Judaic man : toward a reconstruction of Western civilization, Caslon Co., Middletown, NJ, 1996. ISBN 9780391039704
- Jerusalem vs. Athens : in quest of a general theory of existence University Press of AmericaUniversity Press of AmericaUniversity Press of America is an academic book publisher based in the United States. Part of the independent Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, it was founded in 1975 and boasts of having published "more than 10,000 academic, scholarly, and biographical titles in many disciplines"...
, Lanham, Md. 1983 ISBN 9780819134899 - Beyond the secular mind : a Jewish response to the problems of modernity Greenwood Press, New York, 1989 ISBN 9780313266638