January 11, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Incoming Israeli Government’s Policies and Challenges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8APYHzzVX9I As the new Israeli government begins its work, its challenges are as multiple as they are complex. Many critics outside of Israel have already threatened to cut off ties with the new government, even before they have assumed office. Before passing judgment on the incoming Israeli administration is essential to have an […]
January 18, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Why do we in the West, treat Qatar, the Icon of Evil, With Kid Gloves? https://youtu.be/rAQSIU-Bwa8 This is a very complex and sensitive issue. Qatar has very close relationships with Iran and is the chief funder of Hamas, as well as Palestinian Islamic Jihad. And yet, the United States maintains the Al Udeid Air Base, just west of Doha, NASA maintains relations with Doha, and Boeing has recently signed a […]
January 25, 2023 @ 1:00 PM When Will the Biden Administration Stop Funding Palestinian Terrorism https://youtu.be/8gTpGLc0VZ0 Last month, America First Legal filed a lawsuit against President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken for violating the Taylor Force Act, federal legislation that prohibits the government from providing funds to the Palestinian Authority until it stops supporting terrorism including its pay-for-slay program that financially rewards terrorists and their families for […]
February 2, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Failed State of Lebanon: The Challenge for the United States and Israel https://youtu.be/4ug-0zPg_X4 The late December murder of an Irish member of UNIFIL, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL has once again brought some attention to the failed state of Lebanon. UNIFIL was established in 1978 to temporarily maintain the peace between Israel and Hezbollah. Forty-five years after its formation, we are examining whether it is fulfilling […]
February 8, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Palestinian Authority: Guilty of Child Abuse https://youtu.be/MsIAQ1JP5qo Last weekend, a Palestinian child of merely 13 years of age, shot an Israeli father and son as they were eating in a Jerusalem restaurant. It is no wonder. Ever since the Oslo Accords were signed on September 13, 1993, many have thought of the Palestinian Authority as the reasonable partner, working in […]
February 15, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Israel’s Democracy is Just Fine https://youtu.be/LcPS7LnBoeI In his recent column, historian Gil Troy wrote, “Caricaturing the Israeli government as worse than it is, and Israeli democracy as more fragile than it is, is a gift to the bash-Israel-firsters in the media, the professoriate, Congress and the State Department, and the rabbinate, many of whom feel vindicated by the impression that […]
February 22, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Israel’s Dilemma in the Face of Deepening Russian and Iranian Ties https://youtu.be/60cMVfYeieI Read Transcript Here Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Iran and Russia have increased their military and economic cooperation. Late last year, Moscow reached an agreement with Tehran to open a manufacturing plant on Russian soil. Iran in turn is set to receive a number of Russian Sukhoi 35 fighter […]
March 1, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Are the Proposed Judicial Reforms a Death Knell to Israeli Democracy? https://youtu.be/GW7JK2HxCSY Read Transcript Here Many of us have looked on with horror as we see a highly polarized Israeli people torn apart by the proposed judicial reforms. As I write these words, the first set of bills of the proposed legislation was read before the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and the streets […]
March 15, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Is it Too Late to Stop Iran from Getting the Bomb? https://youtu.be/_-zsFNnvl00 Read Transcript Here Since this webinar had first been arranged the world had woken up, last Friday, to the surprise announcement that Beijing has brokered stronger ties between Riyadh and Tehran, radically upending the world order that we had known of, with the United States at the helm. This has reverberated around capitals […]
March 22, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Israel’s View of the Recent Warming of Ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia https://youtu.be/OSSST-s9XqE On March 10th, as plans were being quietly discussed for Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords and become a reliable partner with Israel against the threat of a nuclear Iran, Israelis woke up to the news that Beijing had forged an agreement between Riyadh and Tehran. How is this being received in Jerusalem? […]
March 29, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Combatting The Rapid Rise of Antisemitism in the United States https://youtu.be/JLQ-iRWyI9M Read Transcript Here As the ADL just reported on Thursday, 2022 was the worst year in US history for antisemitic incidents. They recorded 3,697 incidents-10 per day, (and those are the ones that they are aware of.) What is most disturbing is that 494 of these took place in kindergarten through 12th-grade […]
April 19, 2023 @ 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM The Multi-front War Against Israel https://youtu.be/m_kMFHMSa8Y Read Transcript Here On April 5th, the eve of Passover, Israel faced the most significant barrage of rocket attacks from Lebanon, 34, since the 2006 Lebanon War. On top of that, 6 rockets were fired from Syria, with 2 crossing the border into Israel. In addition to that, with the holidays […]
April 26, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Yom Ha’Atzmaut 2023: Commemorating the Significance of the Rebirth of Israel https://youtu.be/_mmHSYFVJKo Read Transcript Here During this special commemoration of Israel’s 75 years of existence, we will be discussing why there is a need for a sovereign, independent state of Israel; the sacrifices of thousands of soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces as well as that of thousands of victims of terrorism; and whether […]
May 3, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Clash of Civilizations within Modern Israel https://youtu.be/dYPHU9xu-6k Read Transcript Here As the state of Israel was established, diverse populations flooded its shores and carried within them conflicting visions of what this new, young nation-state would prioritize. Would it be fundamentally a Jewish state or a democracy? Was its nature forged from the Western enlightenment or from the yeshivot in […]
May 17, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Explaining the Recent Turkish Elections: How Will The Results Impact on Turkish Human Rights, and on Turkey’s International Relations? https://youtu.be/3fJnWPy16is Read Transcript Here On May 14th, after 5 years of a contentious presidency, and 20 years of AKP (The Justice and Development Party) rule, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will finally be facing some challenging opposition. Erdogan’s tenure as president has been marked by steadily eroding Turkish democracy and a tightening grip […]
May 23, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM U.S. — Supporting Congress’ passage of the Antisemitism Awareness Act — Ep. #92 https://youtu.be/AMnAZeXTszE Sarah Stern, founder and president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET), explains why the passage of this bill is so important for protecting Jewish college students on the NEVER AGAIN IS NOW Podcast
May 24, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM A Dangerous New World: The Challenges Resulting from the Changing Geopolitical Landscape under President Biden https://youtu.be/KzYow7Sp5xE Read Transcript Here When Barack Obama entered office, he promised to “fundamentally transform the United States of America.” What he didn’t mention was that his policies would also fundamentally transform the world and that such transformation would begin with the destruction of the Pax Americana that maintained relative stability and peace in […]
May 31, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The View From Israel Within the Perilous, Shifting Sands of the Middle East https://youtu.be/xcJs21ib4uk As Iran, according to IAEA Director Rafael Grossi, “is galloping toward a nuclear bomb”, we are watching a rapid realignment of loyalties within the Middle East. Beijing has brokered an agreement between Riyadh and Tehran, and many nations have renewed old alliances that we had thought, only a few short years ago, […]
June 28, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Palestinian Authority Antisemitism: A Fundamental and Lethal Component of PA Ideology https://youtu.be/ob3rKkfa8xc Read Transcript Here To what degree is antisemitism an inherent part of the ideology of the Palestinian Authority? Is the Palestinian antisemitism that we hear so frequently about coming from isolated, random remarks, or is it propagated from the top down? Is it only found in the Islamist fundamentalist groups such as […]
July 5, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Are We Perilously Close to a Deal with Iran and What Can We Do About It? https://youtu.be/bP6N75KiAMU Read Transcript Here Numerous reports have been leaking out for several weeks now, that the administration is perilously close to agreeing to a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and that Seoul and Washington have been working together to release approximately 7 billion dollars in Iranian assets, in the event […]
July 12, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Israel vs. Iran: The Biden Administration’s Dangerous Mideast Policy that Confuses Friend from Foe Now that it has leaked that the Biden administration is pursuing a secret “deal” with Iran, as Richard Goldberg discussed on EMET’s last webinar, many questions arise. How did we get here? What motivated President Obama to sign the previous Iran deal (the JCPOA) and what is motivating President Biden to spend two-plus years working […]
July 19, 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Israel and the UN Human Rights Council https://youtu.be/tPxDK1tEkic Read Transcript Here The relationship between Israel and the United Nations has a long and complicated history. In the days of the founding of Israel, the UN served as a great platform for Zionism to obtain wide recognition of the Jewish people's right to self-determination. Yet, with time, various bodies of the […]
July 25, 2023 @ 12:00 PM Russia’s Current Role in the Middle East https://youtu.be/x4Yft-85NJw Read Transcript Here Join us for an engaging EMET webinar as we explore Russia's Role in the Middle East with the esteemed Dr. Stephen Blank. In this enlightening discussion, we will delve into the current status of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the region. Dr. Blank will shed […]
August 2, 2023 @ 12:00 PM The Two State Solution: What the Average Israeli Knows, but the Average American Refuses to Acknowledge https://youtu.be/N9vHxMDl9xs Read Transcript Here Going back almost 30 years, on September 13, 1993, there was a tremendous amount of excitement in both the Israeli and the American Jewish populations. In a ceremony replete with lofty, inspiring speeches and the Marine Corps band band, Yasser Arafat, the grand-daddy of twentieth-century terrorism, airplane and bus […]
August 9, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Judicial Reform Movement in Israel: Facts vs. Hyperbole https://youtu.be/sJJ9vcguCq0 Read Transcript here As Israeli streets continue to erupt in protest over proposed judicial reforms and the passage of a new law addressing the Supreme Court’s “reasonableness” standard, the Israeli and American left, including former Israeli Prime Ministers leading the protests, Democrats in Congress, American Jewish organizations, and international media are united […]
August 16, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Complicated and Dangerous Russia, China, Iran Alliance https://youtu.be/rvU8WKw4rYg Read Transcript Here As geopolitical changes take place across the globe, in great part due to ambiguous and weakened U.S. foreign policy, dangerous alliances are forming that are beginning to upend not just regional balances of power, but America’s superpower status and U.S. national security more generally. Not only are the virulently […]
August 23, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Israel’s relations with Europe https://youtu.be/McjfdcCa8VE Read Transcript Here The war in Ukraine signaled major transformations in Europe's strategic thinking, security needs, and energy market. Overnight, Putin forced European governments to face the imperatives to diversify their energy sources, lessen their dependency on Russian gas, and rethink their international position. Until recently, Israel's relations with Europe were […]
September 6, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM What Does it Mean to be “Free as a Jew” in the U.S. in the 21st century? https://youtu.be/3awd4FTXaeo Read Transcript Here This webinar is co-sponsored by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East. In the beautifully written Free As A Jew: A Personal Memoir of National Self-Liberation, the always brilliant and insightful Ruth Wisse chronicled her dynamic and intellectually fulfilling life’s experiences, revealing her growth as both an authoritative and […]
September 13, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Israeli Victory and the Failure of the Oslo Accords https://youtu.be/PpS28QNh6V8 Read Transcript Here On this, the 30th anniversary of the Declaration of Principles signed on the White House Lawn, the highly esteemed scholar Daniel Pipes will talk about the colossal failure of the Oslo Accords, and what Israel finally needs to redeem its place among the nations. During this webinar, Daniel will […]
September 20, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Biden’s Policy on Lebanon Risks War on Israel’s Northern Border Read Transcript Here In the face of increased aggression by Hezbollah along Israel’s northern border, the Biden administration is urging restraint and concessions from Israel in the hopes of preventing war. In actuality, Biden’s policies in the region, singularly focused on propping up Iran – Hezbollah’s patron, may very well make war inevitable. […]
September 27, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Iran, Hezbollah, and other threats to our national security from Latin America https://youtu.be/z-i3QMhVZmE Read Transcript Here Perhaps beginning with the 1994 bombing of the Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, the world was put on notice that Iran and its proxy Hezbollah had infiltrated the Western Hemisphere. Unfortunately, their presence doesn’t begin and end in Argentina as Hezbollah has expanded its operations throughout Latin America from […]
October 5, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Azerbaijan-Israel-Turkey Axis in the Wake of Karabakh https://youtu.be/Dn93Zc35-Vg <p data-pm-slice="1 1 Last week, the South Caucasus captured the world's attention when the Republic of Azerbaijan launched a military offensive to completely retake the separatist enclave of Karabakh. The conflict over Karabakh, itself the cause of three decades of ethnic conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, has had large regional implications. Unlikely pacts have […]
October 11, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM How the Hamas War U.S./Israel/Saudi Relations: A Normalization Agreement and a Joint Defense Treaty are on the Table https://youtu.be/eStRIytw6xQ <p data-pm-slice="1 1 There are very interesting developments occurring in the Middle East involving negotiations among the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia. While an Israeli-Saudi Arabia normalization agreement was, according to at least one leading expert, “on the two-yard line” prior to President Trump’s departure from office, President Biden put it on hold as […]
October 12, 2023 @ 3:00 PM Live Israel update with Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi https://youtu.be/3bOQ0A5UF70 <p data-pm-slice="1 1 In a recent and deeply tragic turn of events, a harrowing assault orchestrated by Hamas on Israel during the weekend left an overwhelming toll in its wake. Over 1,000 precious Israeli lives were lost, with an additional 3,418 individuals suffering injuries, as per the official report from the Israeli Embassy in […]
October 18, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Iranian Influence Operations in the U.S. from the State Department to Congress https://youtu.be/ZguoQb6Xo3k <p data-pm-slice="1 1 Several weeks ago a report published at the Semafor website, written by former Wall Street Journal reporter Jay Solomon, revealed that senior U.S. government officials and former top advisors were part of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s “Iran Experts Initiative.” Soloman’s article was based on materials gathered by Iran International that […]
October 19, 2023 @ 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Further Israel update with Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi https://youtu.be/HmpSrOStPK8 <p data-pm-slice="1 1 In this upcoming webinar, we invite you to gain critical insights from Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi as he offers on-the-ground updates amidst the dynamic developments in Gaza, in light of the impending Israeli offensive. Discover key information regarding evacuations, casualties, hostage situations, the U.S. response, and escalating tensions along […]
October 25, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The View From Jerusalem https://youtu.be/unqZ5tcu4MU?si=XZZ6iC7Erht7a_nN <p data-pm-slice="1 1 Please join us for a frank and candid discussion with the brilliant Middle East analysis, Alex Traiman, who spoke about Israel’s reasons for why they must fight, the objectives and the endgame of this current conflict, the roles of Iran and Qatar, whether or not Hezbollah will get involved, whether or […]
November 1, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM An Analysis of U.S. Policy Before and After October 7th’s Hamas Massacre https://youtu.be/FpJXctiHouk <p data-pm-slice="1 1 While many people are focusing on Israeli intelligence failures that helped lead to the massacre of 1400 Israeli Jews and the kidnapping of over 200 hostages by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists, Iranian-funded and enabled terror proxies have been preparing and planning their invasion of Israel for quite some time, […]
November 7, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Hamas Strategy: Islamic-Nazism and the Three Stage Project of Annihilating the Jewish People https://youtu.be/pf3i4ibqDm0 <p data-pm-slice="1 1 Cynthia Farahat, author of the monumental “The Secret Apparatus: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Industry of Death”, columnist and counter-terrorism expert, and fellow at the Middle East Forum will address the true intentions of the Muslim Brotherhood, one arm of which is Hamas in Gaza. She will be discussing the etiology of the […]
November 15, 2023 @ 3:00 PM The Hamas War: A Historical Perspective of Potential Implications and Lessons Learned https://youtu.be/yrBaJmb73-w <p data-pm-slice="1 1 In his recent essay published in Mosaic Magazine, The Hidden Calculation Behind the Yom Kippur War, historian and foreign policy expert Michael Doran provides an in-depth analysis of mistakes made not just by the Israeli government but also by U.S. policy that led to Golda Meir’s fateful decision to not conduct […]
November 22, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Is Israel’s Northern Border Heating Up? https://youtu.be/369bkUZ30is <p data-pm-slice="1 1 This webinar was generously sponsored by Donna Gary in loving memory of her husband Stuart Hunter Gary Sheik Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah recently made a lengthy, laconic speech, that has been open to much analysis concerning whether or not the north of Israel will be yet another front in this existential […]
November 29, 2023 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Israel at War! <p data-pm-slice="1 1 This webinar was generously sponsored by Donna Gary in loving memory of her husband Stuart Hunter Gary After the sadistic, savage Hamas attacks of October 7th, Israel has had little option but to respond with force against Hamas-controlled Gaza. Is the war that Israel is engaged in against Hamas simply another Israel-Palestinian […]
December 7, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM The Concept of “Proportionality” in International Law and the Laws of Armed Conflict https://youtu.be/jmMQF7U7-sQ <p data-pm-slice="1 1 This webinar was generously sponsored by Donna Gary in loving memory of David Arthur Cohen As the days of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have come to a close, some serious questions will be asked about the IDF by many critics of the state of Israel. First and foremost: Is […]
December 14, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Students for Justice in Palestine – Unmasked https://youtu.be/Wp9tlRXgeX0 This webinar was generously sponsored by Donna Gary in loving memory of Beverly Gary On October 7th, Israel experienced the most barbaric display of sadistic savagery since the days of the Holocaust, resulting in the death of at least 1200 people and the hostage-taking of 240 innocent civilians. Yet, by October 8th […]
December 20, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Why Calls for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza War Becomes a Strategic Liability for the United States https://youtu.be/oNj5SkvTAuo This webinar was generously sponsored in loving memory of Pola Ann and M. David Kuppermann, Z’L While many in the international community view the Hamas war on Israel strictly in narrow terms, as just another Israeli-Palestinian war, this war is different. This war is all about the Iranian axis of terror, […]
December 27, 2023 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Update on the War Facing the State of Israel on Several Fronts https://youtu.be/dpGqzBFs3C8 After approximately 80 days of intense fighting in Gaza, Brigadier General Amir Avivi of the IDF (ret.) will explain the many hardships young IDF soldiers have to overcome in an environment of urban warfare, where there is approximately a 300-mile “metro” system of deep, underground tunnels for Hamas rulers to live […]
January 3 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Iran Steps Up Its Proxy War Against Israel and the U.S. https://youtu.be/tB047rry64g Iran has been at war with Israel and the U.S. for decades but October 7th began a multifront escalation that appears to be a turning point in its willingness to fund, train, and weaponize regional terrorism at an alarming rate and level. Iranian-backed terrorists across the region - Hamas and Palestinian Islamic […]