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SUMMARY:What is the Situation Today on Israel’s North?
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \nEver since October 8th\, the people in Israel’s north have endured approximately 8\,000 constant rocket\, missile\, and UAV attacks. Over 21\,000 acres of Israeli forests and farmland have been burned by Hezbollah missiles\, rockets\, and air strikes. Israeli citizens\, particularly in the north\, have been bracing themselves because of the elimination of Hezbollah leader Faud Shakir. Approximately 60\,000 to 80\,000 Israelis do not feel secure returning to their homes and have had to endure the feeling of being temporarily displaced persons within their own homeland. On August 25th\, Israeli intelligence learned that Hezbollah was about to launch a massive retaliatory strike for the elimination of Faud Shakir on Tel Aviv and central Israel\, including the Gilot base north of Tel Aviv\, which is home to the Mossad.  In this pre-emptive strike\, Israel was able to successfully take out scores of missile launchers and to successfully intercept Hezbollah’s incoming missiles. No Lebanese civilians were harmed in this IDF operation. \nOn top of this\, the United Nations just renewed the mandate for UNIFIL\, which has been in existence in southern Lebanon since March 1978. UNIFIL is supposed to rein in the presence of Hezbollah and to work in coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces\, a beneficiary of about $300\,000\,000 a year from the US taxpayer. \nHow effective is UNIFIL in preventing cross-border attacks? How effective has the Lebanese Armed Forces been? Just this week\, Hassan Nasrallah\, the Secretary General of Hezbollah has admitted that over 300 rockets this week\, were launched from southern Lebanon. These rockets have been launched from schools\, homes\, and mosques in communities in southern Lebanon\, just next to UNIFIL bases\, in clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. \nAre there tunnels reaching from southern Lebanon into northern Israel? Has the August 25th IDF operation prevented Hezbollah from launching more attacks on Israel? Why is the funding for UNIFIL constantly being renewed? Why\, as  Israel UN Ambassador Danny Dannon stated\, is the word “Hezbollah” missing from the UN resolution? Why is there no UN condemnation of Hezbollah? Is Lebanon working in coordination with Hezbollah? How is Hezbollah getting its massive weapons? Is Lebanon a real functioning state or simply a puppet state of Iran? \nAnd finally: What must Israel do to be able to restore calm and stability to Israel’s northern border and the Israeli citizens of the north? \nHere to answer these questions and more is Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zehavi of the Alma Center. \nAbout our Speaker: Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Sarit Zehavi is the founder and president of Alma – a nonprofit and an independent research and education center specializing in Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. Sarit has briefed hundreds of groups and forums\, ranging from US Senators\, Congressmen/women\, and politicians to senior journalists and visiting VIP groups in Israel and overseas. Sarit scripts numerous position papers and updates focusing on Lebanon\, Syria\, and Israel’s national security challenges. She served for 15 years in the Israeli Defense Forces\, specializing in Military Intelligence. Sarit holds an M.A. in Middle East Studies from Ben-Gurion University. Her unique achievements led her to be selected by the Jerusalem Post as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Global Jewish Personalities of 2021. \nSarit\, her husband Yaron\, and their children live in the Western Galilee.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/what-is-the-situation-today-on-israels-north/
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SUMMARY:Special 9/11 Anniversary Webinar: A Discussion of the Many Threats to U.S. National Security
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe transcript can be found here \nIn the wake of the Islamist terror attack on U.S. soil by al Qaeda on September 11\, 2001\, the U.S. government vowed that it would never happen again and implemented many intelligence and security changes including the formation of the Department of Homeland Security. Unfortunately\, in the past 23 years\, America faces far greater challenges to the continued well-being and safety of its citizens than ever before. Islamist groups not only have been spreading across the globe including the resurgence of al Qaeda\, various forms of ISIS\, and the Taliban which now once again controls Afghanistan since our disastrous withdrawal\, but Iran (and its numerous proxies which are not limited to Hamas\, Hezbollah and the Houthis) is on the cusp of becoming a nuclear-armed state sponsor of terrorism that threatens both our allies in the Middle East and our homeland with Israel on the front line. Our now open border which DHS has failed to control over the past 3 1/2 years has allowed untold numbers of terrorists and gang members into the country while we learn way too often of Chinese spies infiltrating US institutions and even our governments. The axis of Russia/China/Iran/North Korea seems to grow stronger every day while Latin and South American countries are falling to Communist and tyrannical dictators who are no friends of the United States. Even in Asia and Africa\, the U.S. is losing influence and control to countries that were once allies but are now becoming foes. Join us for an in depth look at the world since 9/11 and the dangers we now face as we discuss all of this with national security expert Gabriel Noronha. \nGabriel Noronha is a Fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) and the Executive Director of POLARIS National Security. He is a leading advisor to Congress on Iran policy\, and his research on Iran\, Russia\, and China has been cited by the Senate and House of Representatives in dozens of letters\, statements\, testimonies\, and pieces of bipartisan legislation. Gabriel previously testified to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on ensuring the efficacy of sanctions policy while promoting humanitarian outcomes\, and to the House Financial Services Committee on strengthening financial pressure on the Iranian regime and its terror proxies. He exposed a major $10 billion nuclear deal between Russia and Iran and worked with Congress to impose sanctions on the program. From 2019 to 2021\, Gabriel served as Special Advisor for the Iran Action Group at the U.S. Department of State\, where he directed the Department’s communications\, human rights policy\, and congressional affairs for Iran\, and helped coordinate the Maximum Pressure sanctions policy that deprived the Iranian regime of as much as $200 billion. From 2017-2019\, he worked as the Special Assistant for the Senate Armed Services Committee under Chairmen John McCain and Jim Inhofe\, helping write\, negotiate\, and pass the annual national security legislation\, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Gabriel also served as Executive Director of the Forum for American Leadership from 2021- 2022 and worked for U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte from 2015-2016. Gabriel speaks and conducts research in Russian\, Mandarin\, and Spanish.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/special-9-11-anniversary-webinar-a-discussion-of-the-many-threats-to-u-s-national-security/
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SUMMARY:Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n\n\n\nTranscript will be available here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhile America is preoccupied with electoral politics and Israel is bogged down in war with Iranian terrorist proxies\, it appears as if the Islamic Republic may be making a mad dash to complete its quest for nuclear weapons. Some intelligence officials believe that Iran is expediting its program and that the period between now and the inauguration of a new administration is the most critical in order to prevent a fait accompli. In response to this existential development\, Foundation for Defense of Democracies fellow Behnam Ben Taleblu\, along with his colleagues Bradley Bowman and Orde Kittrie\, developed a strategic plan setting forth extensive recommendations that our government should rapidly implement in order to hinder Iran’s completion of nuclear weapons development. Taleblu stated\, “The Islamic Republic did not invest billions of dollars and decades of time into a nuclear program because it is a science fair project. This is a quest for the ultimate weapon\, but one that is advanced opportunistically and with minimal exposure to risk. To that end\, as the presidential election nears and Washington looks inward\, Tehran may hope to advance its atomic agenda by presenting the world with a fait accompli. Fortunately\, Tehran’s hedging can be shaped and deterred by Washington\, should it decide to credibly and clearly signal resolve and bolster its deterrence.”\nJoin us for an important discussion of what the U.S. government could and should be doing to stop the Islamic Republic from forever changing the face of the Middle East and threatening the West with nuclear war.\n\nAbout this speaker: Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at FDD where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues. Behnam previously served as a research fellow and senior Iran analyst at FDD. Prior to his time at FDD\, Behnam worked on non-proliferation issues at an arms control think-tank in Washington. Leveraging his subject-matter expertise and native Farsi skills\, Behnam has closely tracked a wide range of Iran-related topics including: nuclear non-proliferation\, ballistic missiles\, sanctions\, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\, the foreign and security policy of the Islamic Republic\, and internal Iranian politics. Frequently called upon to brief journalists\, congressional staff\, and other Washington-audiences\, Behnam has also testified before the U.S. Congress and Canadian Parliament. \nHis analysis has been quoted in The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, Reuters\, Fox News\, The Associated Press\, and Agence France-Presse\, among others. Additionally\, he has contributed to or co-authored articles for Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, Fox News\, The Hill\, War on the Rocks\, The National Interest\, and U.S. News & World Report. Behnam has appeared on a variety of broadcast programs\, including BBC News\, Fox News\, CBS Interactive\, C-SPAN\, and Defense News. Behnam earned his MA in International Relations from The University of Chicago\, and his BA in International Affairs and Middle East Studies from The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. \n 
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/deterring-irans-dash-to-the-bomb/
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SUMMARY:Israel’s War on Multiple Fronts\, Including Judea and Samaria
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript can be found here \nAs I write this\, Israel is mounting a barrage of explosions across southern Lebanon\, home to a plethora of Hezbollah bases. This comes after Hezbollah experienced a clear and precisely executed attack from beepers and walkie-talkies\, killing dozens and injuring thousands of Hezbollah members\, including several high-ranking Radwan members. However\, the war in Hamas-controlled Gaza isn’t officially over. And from I\,086 miles\, the Houthis of Yemen have been trying to lay siege on Eilat\, and the shipping lanes of the Red Sea  In the meantime\, Iran has been smuggling weapons through Jordan into Judea and Samaria /the West Bank\, amidst increasing tension and several attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians. This aspect of the war has gotten very little press coverage. \nDue to the recent activities in the beqaa valley\, we will look at the scope of the entire war. Israel is now taking on a new chapter of the war\, and ensuring that the displaced people from the North can return to their homes in safety and security\, by taking on Hezbollah. \nDoes Israel have the military arsenal to be able to defend itself on these multiple fronts? Is the army and are the reservists prepared to be able to endure yet another long war? Is this the end of the long war in Gaza\, or just the beginning of the next stage against Hezbollah and radical forces within the territories? How is this long war affecting Israeli morale and the economy?  Do the Israeli people have the will to be able to endure yet another stage in this long\, existential war? \nHere to answer these questions and more is Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Hirsch. \nAbout our Speaker: Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch is the Director of the Palestinian Authority Accountability Initiative in the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. He served for 19 years in the IDF MAG. In his last position he served as Director of the Military Prosecution for Judea and Samaria. After retiring from the IDF\, Hirsch worked as the Head of Legal Strategies for Palestinian Media Watch\, as a Senior Military Consultant for NGO Monitor\, an advisor to the Ministry of Defense\, and head of an advisory committee in the Ministry of Interior. Hirsch was the architect of the Israeli law that strips citizenship from Israeli terrorists who have been convicted for terror offenses\, sentenced to a custodial sentence\, and receive a payment from the Palestinian Authority as a reward for their acts of terror.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/israels-war-on-multiple-fronts-including-judea-and-samaria/
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