Moshe Gil specialized in the historical interaction betweenIslam and theJews, including the history ofPalestine under Islamic rule, the institution of theExilarchate, and Jewish merchants such as theRadhanites. Gil wasprofessoremeritus of the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies atTel Aviv University and held the Joseph and Ceil Mazer Chair in the History of the Jews in Muslim Lands.
In 1998, Gil was awarded theIsrael Prize, forLand of Israel studies,[2]primarily for his work analyzing some 846 document fragments from theCairo Genizah and for his work in documenting the role of Jewish merchants in the development of medieval society.
(1997) "The Babylonian Encounter and the Exilarchic House in the Light of Cairo Geniza Documents and Parallel Arab Sources." (Conference Paper inProceedings:Judaeo-Arabic studies proceedings of the Founding Conference of the Society for Judaeo Arabic Studies.)
(1995) "The Exilarchate." (Conference Paper inProceedings : The Jews of medieval Islam: Community, society, and identity: proceedings of an international conference held by the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London, 1992 )
(1992)A history of Palestine, 634-1099. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press.
