On April 4, 2017, Syrian Dictator Basher Assad’s forces killed 27 children, and more than 80 people, in a chemical weapons attack in Syria. Just a few days later, President Trump ordered a targeted military strike with about 60 precision guided missiles on the airfield from where the chemical attack was launched. …
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The IRGC, a terrorist organization that should be designated so
The Trump administration is determining whether to designate Iran’s elite arms unit, the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), as a foreign terrorist organization. Officials from both the US State and Defense departments had warned the President to hold off on the order. The State and Defense departments’ hesitation is largely due to the fear of losing Iraq, as Baghdad heavily relies on both the IRGC and the US for military aid. The fact remains that Iraq has already been lost to Shia dominance since former Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has favored his own majority, rather than serving beyond ethnic and sectarian lines. …
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New York – “An Alternative to the United Nations: The Covenant of Democratic Nations”
“An Alternative to the United Nations: The Covenant of Democratic Nations”
1.31.17
New York, New York
Featuring:
Edwin Black, author IBM and the Holocaust
Lauri Regan, EMET’s NY Chapter President
Roz Rothstein, CEO, StandWithUS
Kenneth Abramowitz, SavetheWest, EMET Board Member
Mark Langfan, Chairman, Americans for a Safe Israel
Aaron Eitan Meyer, Legal Analyst
Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, Commentator
The League of Nations outlived its usefulness during the Hitler regime. After the War, the League was replaced by the United Nations. Now the United Nations has outlived its usefulness and must be replaced with a new international body, one comprised solely of those nations governed by democratic principles, devoted to genuine democracy, equality, and peaceful relations throughout the world. The United States should defund and withdraw form the United Nations and reconstitute the movement to achieve world peace for all in a new world body: The Covenant of Democratic Nations. The Covenant of Democratic Nations will review, re-ratify, amend, or nullify all acts and resolutions of the uNited nations and its agencies creating a new body of long-overdue, reformed, and updated international law.
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Kurdistan and Israel: A friendship that must come out in the open
In a region where stability is rarely seen, the two non-Arab inhabitants of the Middle East – the Jews and the Kurds – need each other more than ever. Israel and Kurdistan share a deep history dominated by comradeship. Kurds must openly embrace their Jewish allies, and Israelis must publically call for a Kurdish state. Israel is a miniscule state that requires more friends than enemies if they wish to succeed.
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The Case for a Kurdish State in the Middle East
Many international bodies including the United Nations, the European Union, and the Arab League continue to push for a Palestinian state, while ignoring calls for a Kurdish one. For far too long, the Arab, Turkish and Iranian peoples and leaderships have used the Israeli-Palestinian issue as justification for their own problems. …
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Shia Ambitions in the Future of Syria
“If we can be successful against Daesh and liberate our soil, we can go into Syria if our brothers there need help against Daesh”, said former prime minister of Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, in Tehran at the beginning on the month.
Iraq failed under Maliki, depriving the Sunni population while gambling against the Kurds in the North. The former PM gave full control of Baghdad to Tehran’s Ayatollah. Today, Iran controls not only Baghdad, but Damascus as well. The expansion of the Shia crescent into Syria leaves the United States without any real leverage. The next US administration must consider realistic alternatives; this translates into recognition of Kurdish autonomy in northern Syria. …
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VIDEO: EMET’s 2016 DC Conference “Emerging Threats Out of the Middle East: The Impact on a New Administration”
Sarah Stern
Founder & President of the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET)
Senator Mark Kirk
R- IL
Recipient of the Winston Churchill Award for Moral Integrity
Representative Eliot Engel
D – NY
Recipient of the Winston Churchill Award for Moral Integrity
Geostrategic Analysis of the Middle East: Panel Discussion
Speakers:
Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, U.S. Army (ret.) & Chairman of Stand Up America
Dr. Daniel Pipes, President of the Middle East Forum
Eitan Arusy, Intelligence Specialist & CEO of Global Impact Services LLC
Frank Gaffney, Founder & President of the Center for Security Policy
Q&A Session for Geostrategic Analysis of the Middle East Panel
The Security Threat from Iran & Hezbollah
Speakers:
Congressman Jeff Duncan, Chairman of Foreign Affairs’ Western Hemisphere Subcommittee
Dr. Harold Rhode, Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute
Joseph Humire, Executive Director at the Center for a Secure Free Society
Q & A Session for Security Threat from Iran & Hezbollah Panel
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Syria Fact Sheet
EMET’s Syria Fact Sheet
In its fifth year, the Syrian civil war has turned Syria into another failed state in the Middle East. There are essentially multiple, separate civil wars going on in Syria. These include: ISIS vs. Pro-Assad forces, Turks and their allies vs. Kurds and their allies, Sunni Arab groups vs. Sunni Arab groups, etc. There are also numerous outside players involved: Russia, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the other Gulf States, and the U.S.
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The Kurdish Case, Time for a New Policy
by Diliman Abdulkader, Research Associate at EMET
photo credit: AP/Khalid Mohammed
Kurdish presence is becoming ever more prevalent in recent news; it is not difficult to find updates on their battles against Daesh (Islamic State/ISIS/ISIL) in Syria, calling for an independent state in Iraq, or overcoming Turkish crackdown by the AKP government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Kurds have benefited since the appropriation of Mosul by Daesh in 2014 and they have taken advantage of Iraq’s weak army and Assad’s loss of grip in Syria. Despite these gains, the international community remains naïve. …
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