May 7 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Druze Question in Ahmad al Sharaa’s Syria https://youtu.be/SHLx_gvZJyo?si=rfRI6sv25dzsNQ4k The transcript will be available here On Friday morning, Israeli warplanes struck at an area next to the Syrian capital in Damascus. This strike came after days of clashes from the pro-Syrian government of Ahmad al-Sharaa, attacking the Druze community near Damascus, leaving dozens of people dead or wounded. On Thursday, Syria’s Druze spiritual […]
May 14 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM What are the moral, humanitarian and legal obligations of an attacked people to provide humanitarian aid and support to their enemies? https://youtu.be/90iKIiRWS7E?si=YzWAuPWbLUf5O-R- The transcript will be available here As we all know, on October 7, 2023, the Jewish people and the state of Israel endured the most difficult day of its existence since the Holocaust. We are all haunted to this day by the searing images of Jewish children being burned in ovens in front […]
May 14 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM What are the moral, humanitarian and legal obligations of an attacked people to provide humanitarian aid and support to their enemies? https://youtu.be/90iKIiRWS7E?si=YzWAuPWbLUf5O-R- The transcript will be available here As we all know, on October 7, 2023, the Jewish people and the state of Israel endured the most difficult day of its existence since the Holocaust. We are all haunted to this day by the searing images of Jewish children being burned in ovens in front […]
May 21 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM President Trump’s Middle East Trip and the National Security Implications for the State of Israel https://youtu.be/Ik-o8nmNYVc?si=PaG6JnK0Feers-tg The transcript will be available here As President Trump concluded his Middle East Trip, he was gifted with a $400 million plane from the Qataris to replace Air Force One, a defense deal from the Qataris that with investment pledges to the United States worth over two trillion dollars from the Saudis and […]
May 28 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Iran: From 1979 to Today: Appeasement or Realpolitik? https://youtu.be/2jM5BzaBqw4?si=XVXgC_n-L5X68DmL The transcript will be available here On November 4, 1979, Iranian followers of Ruhollah Khomeini seized the American Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage, and keeping 52 of them hostage for 444 days, until January 20, 1981. Before that, President Jimmy Carter had praised the "late shah of Iran," referring to Mohammad Reza […]
June 4 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Antisemitism: How We Arrived Here & Where To Go Now https://youtu.be/uPGK3DVoZ6Y?si=9TPSnFHFrkceIEjr The transcript will be available here Why are Jews hated? What are the elements of Jew hatred today? Why does this hate persist, now reaching record highs? What should we do about it? These central questions are addressed in the presentation “Antisemitism and the Nature of Jew Hate,“ from the Confronting Antisemitism […]
June 11 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Colonel Richard Kemp and the Morality of the War https://youtu.be/CgoxCEMbWG0?si=5nkCFowaFWNQz336 The transcript will be available here Ever since October 7th, Colonel Richard Kemp has been on the ground in Israel, in Gaza, and in the terror tunnels throughout Lebanon. He, undoubtedly, has been one of Israel’s strongest advocates within the international community. How do the actions of Israel during this long war stack […]
June 18 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The State of the Relationship Between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump https://youtu.be/mxzpgPz390k?si=7m_YWBNORKIFhyKl The transcript will be available here As all of you are aware by now, Israel has embarked upon “Operation Rising Lion”, striking out against the heart of the Iranian nuclear threat against Israel. As Secretary of State Marco Rubio has declared, "We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is […]
June 25 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Behnam Ben Taleblu Looking at Iran from the Outside In https://youtu.be/iP38IO9qj2Q?si=4ne3syanPeWiCyxa The transcript will be available here. Come watch as The Director of FDD’s Iran program Behnam Ben Taleblu gives us a fresh perspective on the recent developments in Iran since Israel has embarked on “Operation Rising Lion.” About Our Speaker: Behnam Ben Taleblu is senior director of FDD’s Iran Program, where he […]
July 2 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Alex Traiman and the Cost Benefit Analysis of the War with Iran https://youtu.be/jJLZc-EfqPY?si=Y7OfnyjugbMnvqtz The transcript will be available here Since the 12 Day War with Iran has paused with a ceasefire many questions have evolved regarding the success of the war. Why is Khameini still in power? What has happened to the stockpiles of highly enriched uranium? How long will it take for the regime […]
July 9 @ 1:00 PM Brigadier General Amir Avivi and What Was Accomplished by the War with Iran https://youtu.be/bmsOgRLyk2U?si=RKOmcuFMj_LQXfcK The transcript will be available here. What was accomplished during the 12-day war with Iran, and how far back have the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions been set? What is on the agenda between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald J. Trump? Will Hamas return the hostages for a 60-day period of […]
July 16 @ 1:00 PM Looking North with Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zehavi of the Alma Center https://youtu.be/f7uRHyobIAk?si=fHef0e2vFHhgCXOb The transcript will be available here Why has Lebanese President Joseph Aoun rejected peace with Israel, now that so much of Hezbollah has been decimated by the Israelis? Who is actually in control of Lebanon? Why did Hezbollah refrain from joining in the war against Israel in Operation Rising Lion? What is […]