BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EMET | Endowment for Middle East Truth - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:EMET | Endowment for Middle East Truth X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://emetonline.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for EMET | Endowment for Middle East Truth REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20241104T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T011820Z UID:17894-1730894400-1730898000@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Updates from Israel's Northern Front with Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zehavi DESCRIPTION:Transcript will be available here \nEver since the barbaric attacks of October 7\, 2023\, the Iranian proxy Hezbollah has been itching to show solidarity with Hamas and get into the war. \nDuring this current war\, Hezbollah has lobbied over 10\,000 missiles into Israel\, causing at least 60\,000 to 70\,000 Israelis to become internally displaced refugees in their own homeland. Thousands of acres of farmland and forests have been destroyed by Hezbollah projectiles coming into Israel. \nIn mid-September\, Israel stunned the world by having scores of Hezbollah’s pagers and walkie-talkies exploding in their very hands. Shortly after that\, Israeli ground troops entered the northern front. \nAlthough the IDF has been successful in eliminating a great deal of the Radwan Force\, the IDF recently uncovered a tunnel system housing a Hezbollah underground command center replete with approximately a half-ton of explosives including Kalashnikovs\, hand grenades\, RPG’S\, and underground exploding devices\, and projectiles\, all beneath “innocent” communities and homes in southern Lebanon. \nAlthough some Israel national security advisors have stated that the IDF has eliminated at least 70 percent of the 150\,000 weapons from Hezbollah\, at least 30\,000 weapons remain. That can do a significant amount of damage. \nMeanwhile\, the United States has sent a special envoy\, Amos Hochstein into the region\, who has come back\, once again\, empty-handed. \nAmong the issues we will be discussing are the recent IDF discovery of a massive underground tunnel and what it means for the out some of the war. How many are there like this?  How the recent US plan\, conveyed by Amos Hochstein is any different from UN Security Council Resolution 1701. What kind of international force\, if any\, would be acceptable to Israel to enforce 1701? The significance of the recent capture of a Hezbollah sea captain by Israel. What might Israel be looking for?  UNIFIL “claimed” that Israeli troops have attacked it. What is the actual truth behind this story? Can ALMA explain UNIFIL’s reluctance to obey the IDF’s orders? \nHow ALMA might envision the end of the war on the northern front and whether Hezbollah or some other incarnation of it\, regroup. And whether there can be an independent Lebanon\, not dominated by Hezbollah How might that government look like? What can the US and other world powers do to ensure that will happen? \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/updates-from-israels-northern-front-with-lieutenant-colonel-sarit-zehavi/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Copy-of-7324-Webinar-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20241110T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T190100Z UID:17904-1731499200-1731502800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:India\, Israel\, and the Middle East DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe transcript will be available here \nAs global dynamics change\, India has emerged more and more as a leading global power. But what does the rise of India mean for the Middle East and Israel in particular? And how does India view the region? Here to discuss the history and current state of Indian-Israeli relations is Ratnadeep Chakraborty. \n   About our Speaker: Ratnadeep Chakraborty is the author of “The Evolution of Israel’s National Security Doctrine: A Journey from Ben-Gurion to Netanyahu” and the co-founder of “The Honest Critique”\, an independent media organization offering in-depth analysis of global affairs. He contributes regularly to prominent media platforms in India and hosts the popular podcast “Indian Eye on Israel\,” where he delves into Israel’s politics\, society\, and its role on the global stage. He specializes in strategic affairs and terrorism in the Middle East region\, uniquely decoding Israel’s complex political and security landscape through an Indian lens. He holds two master’s degrees in international relations and history as well as a bachelor’s degree in journalism. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/india-israel-and-the-middle-east/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/10224-Webinar-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20241201T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T203244Z UID:17919-1733313600-1733317200@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Behnam Ben Taleblu on the Iranian Nuclear Program and Its Return to a Policy of “Murder for Hire” DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \nSince the October 25th Israeli attack on an Iranian nuclear research facility in Parchin\, how significant is the damage done to the Islamic Republic’s ability to strike out against Israel?  Does the Islamic Republic want to engage with the state of Israel and perhaps her allies in a nuclear war? How damaged has the nuclear research facility become? How long will it take them to replicate it? \nWill it continue to simply use its terror proxies “until the last Arab”? \nWe know that Iran had attempted to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump\, Ambassador John Bolton\, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo\, and Former Assistant Secretary of State Brian Hook\, as well as Masih Alinejad.  Since the recent confirmation that  three Uzbek nationals allegedly hired by Iran murdered  Rabbi Tzvi Kogan\, an Israeli Chabad Rabbi\, in the UAE\, is Iran simply returning to its policy of “murder for hire?” \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. Before 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. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/behnam-ben-taleblu-on-the-iranian-nuclear-program-and-its-return-to-a-policy-of-murder-for-hire/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Copy-of-71024-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20241202T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T180107Z UID:18013-1733400000-1733403600@emetonline.org SUMMARY:SPECIAL WEBINAR: Navigating through the Syrian Complexity DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe transcript will be available here. \nThe Syrian situation is not as facile as many in the United States would like to believe. Although the evolution of the rebel movement began with a few innocent children writing on the wall in the beginning of the Arab Spring of 2011\, that “Assad must go”\, by now elements of ISIS\, Al Qaeda  and the HTS\, which is on the US list of terrorist organizations\, have joined in with the Sunni rebels. We know that on one side is Iranian and Russian backed Bashar Assad. Who is actually the good guy here\, or are there none? \nHere to help walk us through this situation is Hazem Alghabra. \nAbout Our Speaker: \nHazem Alghabra\, born in Damascus Syria\, is the founder and president of Frontiers Consultants\, a Washington DC-based consultancy firm that provides public relations and crisis management solutions with a focus on the Middle East and the United States. Prior to starting his firm\, Alghabra held multiple positions with the U.S. Department of State including senior advisor for public affairs at the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Alghabra provides daily insight and analysis as a commentator on a vast array of television stations including i24\, Keshet\, Alarabyia\, Sky News\, BBC\, and Alsharq-Bloomberg. Alghabra is also the North America partner for the Israel-based Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.  URL:https://emetonline.org/event/special-webinar-navigating-through-the-syrian-complexity/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/12524-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20231209T122430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T205010Z UID:18055-1733918400-1733922000@emetonline.org SUMMARY:The Battle for the Jewish State DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nOn October 7th\, 2023\, Israel was ambushed by the Palestinian terrorist organization\, Hamas. The attack\, underwritten by the Islamic Republic of Iran\, unleashed unspeakable terrors on the Israeli population\, however\, a legion of figures in academia\, the media\, international governmental and non-governmental organizations including the United Nations\, and the United States nonetheless declared support for Palestine\, the perpetrator of the atrocities. In The Battle for the Jewish State\, Victoria Coates explains why Israel exists\, why it is worthy of remaining a critical ally of the United States\, and why critical race theorists identified Israel and the U.S. as the most pernicious examples of “settler colonialism” while explaining how the current conflict in Israel is not a regional issue to be resolved through an interminable diplomatic peace process. Rather\, it is a broader military and cultural war that must be won for the sake not only of Israel\, but of the United States as well. Joining us to discuss her book as well as regional issues surrounding the Israel/Palestinian conflict and Islamic Republic’s multi-front war on Israel is Middle East expert Victoria Coates. \nAbout the Speaker: Victoria Coates is Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation. Coates is an academic and policy maker with senior experience across the U.S. government in the Congress\, White House\, and Department of Energy. She previously served as a Senior Fellow in international relations and national security in Heritage’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom\, where she focused on the Middle East and North Africa\, U.S. energy security and strategy\, and countering the threat from the People’s Republic of China. \nCoates served as the Director of Research in (former) Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s personal office\, joined (then) Governor of Texas Rick Perry’s primary campaign for President in 2011 as a Senior Advisor\, and continued as a consultant to Governor Perry on foreign policy until 2013\, when she accepted the position of Senior Advisor for National Security in Senator Ted Cruz’s office. \nCoates joined (then) President Elect Donald J. Trump’s transition team for the National Security Council staff in 2016\, and following the Inauguration\, she was appointed to the NSC as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Communications. Coates subsequently served as Senior Director for International Negotiations and for Middle Eastern Affairs\, before being named Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs in 2019. \nAfter moving to the Middle Eastern Affairs Directorate in 2018\, Coates developed the concept of the Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA)\, designed to unite Saudi Arabia\, UAE\, Oman\, Bahrain\, Qatar\, Kuwait\, Jordan\, and Egypt in security\, economic and energy cooperation under U.S. leadership to expand U.S. regional influence and increase burden sharing. She maximized the historic U.S. investment in Israel\, collaborating with Congress and the State Department to relocate the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and opposing attempts by malign actors to marginalize the Jewish state while working to integrate Israel into the Middle East\, which culminated in the Abraham Accords with UAE and Bahrain. \nCoates also took the NSC lead on the imposition of unprecedented U.S. economic sanctions on Iran in 2018\, working across the U.S. government and with regional partners to ensure the effectiveness of the sanctions\, and partnering with Saudi Arabia to ensure increased U.S. and Saudi oil production would replace supply impacted by the sanctions\, which successfully mitigated projected spikes in energy markets. \nIn early 2020\, Coates transferred to the Department of Energy to advise Secretary Brouillette on national security issues and act as his personal representative in the Middle East and North Africa. In the course of this work\, she promoted the United States as an energy superpower\, broadly advocated for U.S. industry as the partner of choice for up and downstream projects Africa during extended travel in Saudi Arabia and UAE\, coordinated with Congress and DoE in the aftermath of the energy market crisis in April 2020 to promote stability and recovery\, and supported U.S. observer status in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum. \nIn addition\, Coates prioritized protection of U.S. energy industry security and intellectual property across the Middle East\, working with regional partners to establish mechanisms curtailing investment of untrusted vendors\, primarily Chinese state-owned entities\, that would impact future collaboration with the U.S. Coates also engaged regional partners on critical infrastructure security\, encouraging cooperation between Dragos and Saudi Arabia on cyber-security platforms supported by the Department of Energy\, and overseeing collaboration between the Idaho National Lab and UAE on cyber-security for the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant. \nAt the conclusion of the Trump administration\, Coates became the Director of Middle Eastern Programs at the Center for Security Policy\, then a Distinguished Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. In the course of this work\, Coates has published on a broad range of national security topics in outlets such as Bloomberg\, The Daily Mail\, The Federalist\, FoxNews.com\, The Hill\, The Jerusalem Post\, National Review\, The New York Post\, Newsweek\, The Washington Post\, The Washington Times\, and The Wall Street Journal. She also appears regularly on the BBC\, Fox News\, the Fox Business Network\, and Newsmax. \nCoates is the author and presenter of dozens of publications and conference papers worldwide on the intersections of art and history\, including David’s Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art (Encounter Books\, 2016) and the forthcoming Seeing the Light: A History of Christianity in Twelve Works of Art (under contract with Encounter Books)\, which are part of a projected trilogy on the key tenets of Western Civilization: democracy\, the Judeo-Christian moral code\, and the primacy of the individual. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/the-battle-for-the-jewish-state/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/81623-Webinar-Template-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20231212T122430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T183140Z UID:18067-1734350400-1734354000@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Assad’s Downfall and Its Impact on Iran\, Russia and Turkey DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \nAssad’s Downfall and Its Impact on Iran\, Russia and Turkey \nFeaturing: Professor Stephen Blank \nPlease note change of date: Monday\, December 16\, 2024 \nTime: 12 noon \nAfter over 52 years of the reign of the House of Assad in Syria\,  and a 13-year civil war\, the Iranian and Russian backed regime has collapsed. What exactly does this mean for the Islamic Republic of Iran\, for Putin’s Russia and for Erdogan’s Turkey?  Who are the real winners and losers in this high-stake game of three dimensional chess? What does this mean  for the survival of the Christians\, the Kurds and other minority groups? What role should the United States play in all of this\, if any? What role should Israel play\, if any? \nHere to discuss this is Professor Stephen Blank \nAbout Our Speaker: Dr. Stephen J. Blank is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at The Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program. He has published over 900 articles and monographs on Soviet/Russian\, U.S.\, Asian\, and European military and foreign policies\, testified frequently before Congress on Russia\, China\, and Central Asia\, consulted for the Central Intelligence Agency\, major think tanks and foundations\, chaired major international conferences in the U.S. and in Florence; Prague; and London\, and has been a commentator on foreign affairs in the media in the U.S. and abroad. He has also advised major corporations on investing in Russia and is a consultant for the Gerson Lehrmann Group. He has published or edited 15 books\, most recently Russo-Chinese Energy Relations: Politics in Command (London: Global Markets Briefing\, 2006). He has also published Natural Allies? Regional Security in Asia and Prospects for Indo-American Strategic Cooperation (Carlisle\, PA: Strategic Studies Institute\, U.S. Army War College\, 2005). He is currently completing a book entitled Light From the East: Russia’s Quest for Great Power Status in Asia to be published in 2014 by Ashgate. Dr. Blank is also the author of The Sorcerer as Apprentice: Stalin’s Commissariat of Nationalities (Greenwood\, 1994); and the co-editor of The Soviet Military and the Future (Greenwood\, 1992). URL:https://emetonline.org/event/assads-downfall-and-its-impact-on-iran-russia-and-turkey/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/22824-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241223T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241223T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20241219T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241223T192643Z UID:18077-1734955200-1734958800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:How Has the Syrian Revolution and the Hezbollah Ceasefire Impacted the Lives of Israel’s Northern Communities? DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \nHow have the lightning rapid speed of the Syrian revolution and the fragile ceasefire with Hezbollah impacted the lives of the residents of Israel’s northern communities? Why has it been necessary for Israel to take over the Syrian part of Mt. Harmon and to destroy Assad’s weapons depots\, and it’s military and strategic assets? Is it necessary for Israel to take over several villages in Syria\, despite the reaction of the international community?  Turning to Lebanon\, there has been a continuation of the IDF discovering missile launchers\, KPGs\, and rockets. What are the goals of the IDF in Lebanon? What impact have all of these changes in Israel’s north had on the ability of the residents of the north to return home? Is Hezbollah in Lebanon undeterred? How trustworthy is Mohamad al Jolani (Ahmad al-Sharaa)\, in his declarations? What are the roots of Hyatt Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)\, and are his words simply an example of Takiya? \nHere to answer these questions and more it Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zehavi. \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\, holds an M.A. in Middle East Studies from Ben-Gurion University\, and is also a member of Forum Devora\, promoting the equal representation of women in key decision-making positions in the fields of national security and foreign policy. Her unique achievements led her to be selected by the Jerusalem Post as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021. \nSarit lives in the Western Galilee. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/how-has-the-syrian-revolution-and-the-hezbollah-ceasefire-impacted-the-lives-of-israels-northern-communities/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Copy-of-7324-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250102T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250102T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20240102T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T185317Z UID:18096-1735819200-1735822800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:How is the Kurdish Minority Being Treated in Syria Under Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \nHow is the Kurdish Minority Being Treated in Syria Under Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? \nHayat Tahrir al-Sham began during the 2011 Syrian civil war. It was previously known as Jabhat al-Nusra\, an affiliate of Al-Qaeda\, which was designated by the US Department of State as a terrorist organization in May of 2018. Currently Mohammad al-Jolani\, also known as Ahamd al Sharaa\,  has been conducting interviews\, such as the one given to the BBC\, saying “Now\, after all that has happened\, sanctions must be lifted because they were targeted at the old regime. The victim and the oppressor should not be treated in the same way.” \nHowever\, there are some real victims of Hayat Tahrir al Sham. What is happening to the Kurdish minority that is living in Syria? What about the Christians\, Armenians\, the Turkmen and the Circassians? What about the women? Will they be given the same rights as men living in Syria? How safe is America\, Israel and the West with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in power? \nAbout Our Speaker: Diliman Abdulkader is the founder of American Friends of Kurdistan (AFK)\, an advocacy and education organization established to strengthen\, protect and promote U.S.-Kurdish relations. AFK supports policies that advance the national security and prosperity of Americans\, Kurds\, and our other allies. Diliman comes from a foreign policy\, national security background where he invests his time on Capitol Hill\, educating lawmakers and staffers on the plight of the Kurds. Diliman received his M.A. at the American University in Washington\, D.C.\, in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/how-is-the-kurdish-minority-being-treated-in-syria-under-abu-mohammad-al-jolani-and-hayat-tahrir-al-sham/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Copy-of-Copy-of-7324-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250108T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250108T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20240105T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T181128Z UID:18103-1736334000-1736334000@emetonline.org SUMMARY:The Tectonic Shifts in the Middle East As President Trump Assumes Power DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \nAs the forces of the IDF have decisively crippled Hezbollah in Lebanon\, and as Damascus falls from the Iranian-backed regime of Bashar al-Assad to the Turkish-backed forces of Mohammad al-Jolani\, with his background in Jabhat al-Nusra\, (Al Qaeda in the Levant) and ISIS\, how will Iran respond? How is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responding to this new Syria? What are his new ambitions? Is Iran\, which has met with major defeats on their proxy battlefields\, lurching toward nuclear breakout? What could Israel do to prevent this? What should the United States and the West do? What sort of protection can the United States offer Israel against protection from the Iranian-backed Houthis? After 15 months\, does Israel have the manpower and military capability to fight so many battles on so many fronts\, and if need be\, alone? \nHere to answer these questions and more is David Wurmser. \nAbout our Speaker: Dr. David Wurmser is a senior fellow and director of the Project on Global Anti- Semitism and the US-Israel Relationship at the Center for Security Policy\, as well as being a senior fellow at the Kohelet Policy Forum. He also is the executive and founding member of the Delphi Global Analysis Group\, LLC – a firm specializing in geopolitical risk analysis and mitigation for infrastructure\, high-tech\, defense and financial firms from the United States\, Japan and India navigating in Israel – – since its founding in 2007. From December 2018 until September 2019\, Dr. Wurmser also served as senior advisor to the U.S. National Security Advisor\, Ambassador John Bolton. \n\n\n\nPrior to this\, Dr. Wurmser was the senior advisor from 2003-2007 to the U.S. Vice President Cheney on Middle East\, proliferation and strategic affairs. Before becoming the senior advisor for the Vice President in 2003\, Dr. Wurmser was the senior advisor to Under Secretary of State John Bolton at the State Department. \nImmediately following the 9/11 attacks\, Dr. Wurmser consulted until January 2002 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the U.S. Department of Defense on a war‐related classified project on understanding the nature and strategic significance of terrorist group networks and their interactions with states. \nBefore entering government\, Dr. Wurmser founded the Middle East studies program at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in 1996. While at AEI Dr. Wurmser\, published Tyranny’s Ally: America’s Failure to Defeat Saddam Hussein. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/the-tectonic-shifts-in-the-middle-east-as-president-trump-assumes-power/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1825-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20240109T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T220045Z UID:18111-1736942400-1736946000@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Understanding the Pandemic of Modern Antisemitism DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nTracing over two decades of data\,  including that of the ADL\, Dr. Andrew Bostom has proven that the most widespread form of antisemitism confronting Jews today emanates from outside of the Muslim world. Dr. Bostom also ascertains the etiologies of both Sunni and Shiite Islam\, and delineates the explosion of global as well as domestic Muslim antisemitism since October 7\, 2023. \nAbout our Speaker: \nAndrew G. Bostom\, MD\, MS\, is the author of The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims\, The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History\, Sharia versus Freedom: The Legacy of Islamic Totalitarianism and other books and essays on Islam. His research focus has been on the impact of Islamic conquest\, colonization\, and governance on non-Muslims. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/understanding-the-pandemic-of-modern-antisemitism/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11525-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20240119T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T201919Z UID:18122-1737547200-1737550800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:The Collective Trauma and Resilience of the People of the State of Israel DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe transcript will be available here.  \nRomi Gonen\, age 23; Emily Damari age 28\, and Doron Steinbrecher\, age 31 have finally been liberated from the nightmarish hell of Hamas captivity and safely returned to Israel to be reunited with their families\, after enduring 471 days of horrific torture and torment inside Gaza. \nWhat sort of brutal sexual\, physical\, and emotional suffering have these three women had to endure? Where have the feminist groups been? How does one find the strength and resilience to recover after witnessing and experiencing such gruesome atrocities? \nHere to discuss this is Meredith Jacobs\, CEO of Jewish Women International an award-winning journalist. Since assuming the role of CEO in 2020\, Jacobs has shepherded the development of numerous JWI initiatives\, including the National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community; the Women’s Financial Empowerment Institute; the Jewish Communal Women’s Leadership Project; Men As Allies: Leading Equitable Workplaces; and the international expansion of Young Women’s Leadership Network. She works closely with JWI’s philanthropic partners\, Sigma Delta Tau national sorority and Zeta Beta Tau national fraternity\, developing initiatives like Green Light\, Go! that was awarded a Laurel Wreath for outstanding programming in the fraternal world. Learn more here: https://www.jwi.org/ibelieveisraeliwomen  \nA sought-after speaker\, moderator\, and writer\, her opinion pieces appear frequently in outlets such as JTA\, eJewishPhilanthropy\, and the Forward. She was named one of the 50 Most Influential Jews of 2020 by The Jerusalem Post. \nJacobs earned an MSB from Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School and a BA from Haverford College. She is also the author of The Modern Jewish Mom’s Guide to Shabbat (HarperCollins) and co-author\, with her daughter Sofie\, of the bestselling series of interactive journals\, Just Between Us (Chronicle Books). Prior to joining JWI\, she founded ModernJewishMom.com\, the first Jewish parenting website (now part of Kveller)\, and was the host of the WYPR radio show\, Connecting Family and The Jewish Channel television holiday specials\, Modern Jewish Mom. \nAlso present to discuss his book “Extreme Trauma: October 7 as an Outlier in the Range of Human Potential”\, is Moshe Kaplan\, MD. Dr. Moshe Kaplan has compiled  a team of experts to discuss the extreme trauma of October 7th and the residual effects on the nation and people of Israel\, but also the message of profound resilience and of hope. \nMoshe Kaplan M.D. is a trained psychoimmunologist\, using mind\, body and soul integration for optimal health and healing and is a cofounder of Wellness Medical Clinics applying wellness concepts to practical reality. Following medical school with Naomi Remen\, M.D. ofStanford Medical School\, he\, under a grant\nfrom the National Institute of Mental Health\, wrote a curriculum for medical schools to use as a model for an ideal medical system integrating professionals\, paraprofessionals and lay people. He is the compiler of A Wholly Life (Targum Press). Currently\, he is a medical director of Magen David Adom in Jerusalem where he resides with his family. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/the-collective-trauma-and-resilience-of-the-people-of-the-state-of-israel/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/22824-Webinar-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250123T143030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T140330Z UID:18135-1738152000-1738155600@emetonline.org SUMMARY:What Are the Ramifications and The National Security Implications of the Israeli Hostage Deal? DESCRIPTION:The transcript will be available here \nWhile many of us are still feeling a sense of unbridled euphoria to see last Sunday’s release of Romi Gonen\, 24\, Emily Damari\, 28\, and Doron Steinbrecher\, 31\,  and the return into the arms of their loved ones\, we all have lingering concerns regarding the national security implications of this deal. \nHow many hostages will be released over the next 42 days\, and in what condition\, and in exchange for whom? Precisely which terrorists\, exactly\,  will be released from Israeli prisons in exchange for the Israeli hostages? What was the nature of their crimes?  How will this effect Iran\, and all of their terrorist proxies? Will this simply encourage the abduction of more innocent people\, in Israel and around the globe? Does Hamas regard the asymmetrical balance as a victory for their cause? How much of Hamas is left\, and will Israel be able to control the Netzarim crossing and the Philadelphi corridor? If there is a remnant of Hamas left that inspires other young Palestinians\, should this be\, in reality\, construed as a victory for the state of Israel? How will this effect the ongoing instability in Judea and Samaria? \nBrigadier General Amir Avivi is here to answer these questions and more. \nAbout our Speaker: \nAmir Avivi (born 16 April 1969) is a retired Israeli Brigadier General  at Israeli Defense Forces. He served as a military lieutenant at the Defense Establishment Comptroller Unit\, he is the commander of Sagi Brigade and the chief of Israeli general and politician Moshe Ya’alon. \nHe is a very well sought out speaker and expert\, who has appeared regularly on international news outlets. His outlook has made a great impression on policy makers around the globe. \nIn 2020\, he founded the NPO “Habithonistim” (הביטחוניסטים) which consists of mainly high-ranking members of the Israeli security forces\, and has been its leader ever since. In May 2023\, Avivi’s book We Will Not Go Back: How We Will Guarantee Israel’s Security for Generations (לא נשוב אחור: כיצד נבטיח את ביטחון ישראל לדורות) was published. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/what-are-the-ramifications-and-the-national-security-implications-of-the-israeli-hostage-deal/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/125-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250131T122430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T200203Z UID:18146-1738756800-1738760400@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Fighting Antisemitism on College Campuses DESCRIPTION:The transcript will be available here \n  \nAs bad as the state of affairs appeared on college campuses prior to the October 7th massacre of Israelis by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s terror proxy Hamas that included BDS resolutions and interrupting Jewish speakers at campus events\, the situation has gotten exponentially worse as antisemitism has exploded in ways many could never have imagined since that tragic day. The pathetic response – or lack thereof – by college presidents and other university administrators and boards of trustees\, as well as the Biden administration that opted not to enforce President Trump’s first term executive order intended to protect Jews on campus\, has in many ways greenlighted the terrorism supporters who seemingly have free rein to intimidate\, harass\, and assault Jewish students and faculty with little to no repercussions. With Trump back in office already signing new executive orders aimed at addressing this serious situation\, there is hope that serious changes will be taking place to protect the civil rights\, safety and security of Jews on campus.  Ken Marcus has been on the frontlines of civil rights matters addressing rising antisemitism on college campuses for much of his professional career including serving as the Assistant Secretary of Education for its Office of Civil Rights in Trump’s first term. Please join us for an in-depth conversation with Ken Marcus discussing the status of the fight against antisemitism on college campuses including through lawfare\, the filing of civil rights claims by victims with governmental agencies\, threats to pull federal funds\, the passage of the Antisemitism Awareness Act\, and the enforcement of rules and regulations that have been ignored to date. \nAbout the Speaker: \nKenneth L. Marcus is founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law; Professional Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School; Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Center for Liberty & Law at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School; and author of The Definition of Anti-Semitism (Oxford University Press) and Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America (Cambridge University Press). \nDuring his public service career\, Marcus served as Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education for Civil Rights; Staff Director at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; and General Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. \nIn academia\, he formerly held the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Chair in Equality and Justice in America at the City University of New York’s Bernard M. Baruch College School of Public Affairs and served as Visiting Research Professor of Political Science at Yeshiva University. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism and previously served as Associate Editor of the Journal for the Study of Anti-Semitism. \nEarlier in his career\, Mr. Marcus was a litigation partner in two major law firms\, where he conducted complex commercial and constitutional litigation. He also currently chairs the Executive Committee of the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Civil Rights Practice Group. \nHe has published widely in academic journals as well as in more popular venues such as The Wall Street Journal\, Washington Post\, Newsweek\, USA Today\, and Politico.  Mr. Marcus is a graduate of Williams College\, magna cum laude\, and the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/fighting-antisemitism-on-college-campuses/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Copy-of-2525-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20240226T152430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T184726Z UID:18158-1739275200-1739278800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Breaking the Paradigm in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nPresident Donald Trump’s recent statements alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have introduced a dramatic shift in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Trump called for the resettlement of nearly 2 million Palestinians outside of Gaza. This proposal would mark a significant departure from previous diplomatic efforts\, effectively dismantling the two-state solution and cementing Israeli control over disputed territories\, including Judea and Samaria. Trump’s remarks suggest that America may soon recognize Israeli sovereignty in these areas\, further upending decades of negotiations based on the Oslo Accords. His approach builds upon his previous diplomatic breakthroughs\, such as the Abraham Accords\, and positions Israel as having secured a definitive victory against its adversaries\, including Hamas\, Hezbollah\, and Iranian-backed forces. \nThe implications of Trump’s proposal are far-reaching. If Palestinian resettlement occurs\, it would permanently alter the demographic and political landscape of the region\, strengthening Israel’s position. However\, questions remain about where displaced Palestinians would go and how neighboring Arab nations would react. While Netanyahu and Trump emphasize strength as the pathway to peace\, resistance from the international community and regional actors could complicate the plan. \nWhere do we go from here? If resettlement becomes the new reality\, how will the logistics be managed\, and which countries will accept large numbers of Palestinians? Will the U.S. and Israel provide economic incentives for resettlement\, and if so\, how will those be structured? If Arab nations reject the plan\, what alternatives exist for ensuring stability in the region? And ultimately\, will this approach lead to lasting peace\, or will it create new sources of conflict? \nAbout our Speaker: Alex Traiman is the CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate and host of Jerusalem Minute. A seasoned Israeli journalist\, documentary filmmaker\, and startup consultant\, he is an expert on Israeli politics and U.S.-Israel relations. He has interviewed top political figures\, including Israeli leaders\, U.S. senators\, and national security officials\, with insights featured on major networks like BBC\, Bloomberg\, CBS\, NBC\, Fox\, and Newsmax. A former NCAA champion fencer and Yeshiva University Sports Hall of Fame member\, he made aliyah in 2004 and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and five children. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/breaking-the-paradigm-in-the-middle-east/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-102324-Webinar-Template.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250216T152430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T205137Z UID:18189-1739966400-1739970000@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Voices from Gaza and from Syria DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \nAs Israel has fought to dismantle much of Hamas’ infrastructure in Gaza\, and the international community is evaluating President Trump’s plan\, many in the foreign policy world have been wondering what the population itself in Gaza believes.  Although the totalitarian terrorist regime of Hamas\, which remains in control of the population\, has placed a sealed blockage of communication around the true feelings of the inhabitants\, Ahed and Hadeel work for an organization that has been able to send people into Gaza and document their actual feelings. They have created a platform for voices that otherwise would have been silenced\, and unknown to the outside world. \n\n\nBeyond that\, both Ahed and Hadeel are Syrian refugees who were imprisoned and tortured by the Bashar al-Assad regime for founding a secular\, anti-regime student organization. Come and hear their firsthand accounts of their experiences under Assad’s rule\, as well as their assessments of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the administration of Ahmed al-Sharaa (Mohammad al-Jolani). \nAhed is a senior fellow at the Center for Peace Communications\, has written for Foreign Affairs\, and has worked with Advancing Human Rights and the Extremist Watch Desk at Voice of America. \nHadeel Oueis is the director of Arabic Communications at the Center for Peace Communications. She majored in law and\, in 2011\, at the age of 18\, was arrested by the Assad regime for her key role in the early days of the Syrian protests. In 2012\, a U.S. delegation in Geneva met with Oueis and facilitated her relocation to the United States. She now analyzes U.S. policies in the Middle East for major Arabic networks and has reported extensively on the Jews of the Middle East for various Arabic publications. \nThe founder and President of the Center for Peace Communications\, Joseph Braude\, is an expert on the nexus of culture and politics in Arab societies and an active presence in the region’s media and policy debates. He studied Near Eastern languages at Yale and Arabic and Islamic history at Princeton. He developed his Arabic to broadcast quality over a seven-year stint on Moroccan national radio and added Persian to his Arabic and Hebrew as a graduate student at the University of Tehran. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/voices-from-gaza-and-from-syria/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Copy-of-2525-Webinar-3-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250223T152430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T211558Z UID:18204-1740571200-1740574800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Israel’s Economic Resilience: Sustaining Growth While Fighting on Seven Fronts DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nHow has Israel managed to fight on seven fronts\, and maintain a thriving economy? Has the displacement of so many Israelis from their homes in the north and in the south had an impact on Israel’s economy? How have the demands of so many people being called int0 the reserves effected Israel’s commerce? How long can Israel sustain itself\, economically\, with so many demands on its budget? \nHere to answer these questions is Minister Noach Hacker. Minister Hacker leads the Economic Mission for the Ministry of Finance at the Israeli Embassy in the United States. The Economic Mission in Washington DC represents Israel’s Ministry of Finance in the US. It supports Israel’s economic relationship with the US government\, DC-based international institutions\, and strengthens Israel’s ties with US business and the American Jewish community. The Economics Mission informs policymaking in Israel by keeping abreast of relevant economic and financial developments in the US. \nMinister Hacker’s perspective and comments are informed by his experience as Vice-President of a major Israeli telecommunications firm\, former Deputy Director of the Budget Department for the Israeli Ministry of Finance\, and experience in overseeing bilateral economic relations for the Israeli Ministry of Finance. \nLearn more about the Israeli economy and US-Israel economic relations. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/israels-economic-resilience-sustaining-growth-while-fighting-on-seven-fronts/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/22425-Webinar-Template-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250227T062430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T184812Z UID:18215-1741176000-1741179600@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Gaza: Ethnic and Sovereignty Questions Answered DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nGaza: Ethnic and Sovereignty Questions Answered. Edwin shares with EMET the historical realities and future options for Gaza\, offering a deep dive into the region’s complex past and potential paths forward. He also tackles other tough questions on Jewish and Israeli history\, addressing common misconceptions and key geopolitical challenges. What are the historical claims to Gaza\, and how have they evolved over time? How do international law and regional politics shape the possibilities for Gaza’s future? What predictions does Edwin have for Egypt and Jordan\, and other key players in the region? \nAbout our speaker: \nEdwin Black is a New York Times bestselling author of IBM and the Holocaust\, Nazi Nexus\, The Farhud\, and War Against the Weak; host of The Edwin Black Show. Winner: International Human Rights Award\, Moral Compass Award\, Justice for All Award\, Moral Courage Award\, Drum Major for Justice Award\, a DLA Human Rights Award\, and a Michigan State Legislative Human Rights Tribute. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/gaza-ethnic-and-sovereignty-questions-answered/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3525-Webinar-Template.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250308T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T200240Z UID:18224-1741780800-1741784400@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Brigadier General Amir Avivi (Res.) and Creative Solutions to the Palestinian Conflict DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nFor decades\, the same old\, failed paradigm of “land for peace” has been offered to the Palestinians. We have seen that every piece of Israeli land ceded to the Palestinians has been used as a launching pad for further attacks against Israelis\, Jews\, and foreigners. It is time for some new\, strategic thinking. We are delighted that President Trump has dismantled the conventional foreign policy establishment’s thinking and is opening the door to some new “out of the box” formulations. Brigadier General Avivi has come up with some creative solutions to ensure that Israel and her neighbors can survive and thrive for generations to come. \nSarah Stern will be interviewing Brigadier-General Amir Avivi\, Chairman and Founder of the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF) on March 12\, 2025 at 10 a.m. Israel time. This event will be pre-recorded\, and brought to you at 12 noon on Wednesday\, March 12th\, 9 a.m. Pacific time\, and 7 p.m. Israel time. \nAbout our Speaker: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi is the founder and chairman of IDSF. \nDuring his service\, Amir held a series of senior roles in the IDF\, including Deputy Comptroller of the Security Forces\, Director of the Office of the Chief of Staff\, Deputy Commander of the Gaza Division\, Commander of the Sagi Division\, Commander of Batallion 605 and Commander of the School of Combat Engineering. \nIDSF represents a group of 35\,000 reserve officers and operatives from all branches of the Israeli security forces dedicated to guiding the narrative of Israel’s national security needs and ensuring that Israel’s security in the homeland of the Jewish people is never taken for granted. \nAt the core of IDSF lies the belief that Israel’s security must be anchored in its ability to protect itself\, by itself\, while actively thwarting threats to its safety. The authoritative voices of well-known military veterans\, media personalities and national security experts\, are key in disseminating our security strategy for the State of Israel. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/brigadier-general-amir-avivi-res-and-creative-solutions-to-the-palestinian-conflict/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/125-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250317T132430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T172532Z UID:18235-1742299200-1742302800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:The Middle East Shake Up Since the Inauguration of President Donald Trump DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \nSince the inauguration of President Donald Trump\, spheres of influence within the Middle East have changed radically. What sort of influence does Iran still have within the Middle East? How important is Turkey’s role? What is taking place in Qatar\, in Iraq\, in Syria\, in Lebanon and in Judea and Samaria/the West Bank? \nHow is the Trump plan regarding Gaza being played out in the Muslim and Arab world? How is it being played out in the foreign policy establishment? \nHow are the American polls reflecting their attitudes towards Hamas\, towards Palestinians\, and towards Iran’s nuclear program? And all importantly: 17 months of warfare\, how are the Israelis and how is the IDF holding up? \nAbout our Speaker: \nDr. Eric Mandel is the Director of MEPIN\, the Middle East Political Information Network\, the Senior Security Editor for the Jerusalem Report\, and a regular contributor to The Hill and the Jerusalem Post.  He regularly briefs members of Congress\, their foreign policy aides\, and the State Department. He is also the Director of Mandel Strategies\, a consulting and advising firm for business and government officials in the Middle East. \nSince Oct 7\, Dr. Mandel has been on the frontlines with the IDF six times and was a firsthand witness to the massacre on Oct 7 in Sderot.  \nDr. Mandel regularly meets with Israeli intelligence\, defense\, and political leaders in and out of government. Since October\, he has spoken to twelve universities about the Middle East and anti-Semitism on American college campuses. For ten years\, he was the chair and co-chair of StandWithUs in the Northeast\, an international organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism. \nHe is a regular analyst on i24TV and has been published in National Interest\, JNS\, Must Reads-Foundation for Democracies\, RealClearWorld\, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights\, National Cyber Security News\, Media Line\, YNET\, SRN\, MSN\, the Forward\, Rudow (Iraq)\, the NY Sun\, Moment Magazine\, the Times of Israel\, Jewish Week\, Kurdistan24\, IsraelNationalNews\, JTA\, Algemeiner\, Israel Unwired\, WorldJewishNews\, Israel Hayom\, Thinc. (The Hague Inst. for International Cooperation)\, Defense News\, and other publications. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/the-middle-east-shake-up-since-the-inauguration-of-president-donald-trump/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/31725-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250321T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T202710Z UID:18245-1742990400-1742994000@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Battleground Israel - Domestic troubles & the renewed fight against Iran's terror proxies DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \nTo the average viewer\, the Middle East is now at a very serious juncture. On October 19\, 2023\, the Yeminis Houthis began to strike ships in the Red Sea\, and on December  4\, 2023\, they began to strike commercial shipping lanes in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait of the Gulf of Eden\, striking United States warships over 170 times. They have also re-initiated launching missiles at Israel. The United States\, under President Trump\, had decided to strike back with “overwhelming lethal force.” \nAfter failing to respond to the next stage of negotiations offered by President Trump’s envoy\,  Steve Witkoff\, including the failure to release the American hostage\, Eden Alexander\, (along with the remaining live and dead hostages)\, the  Israelis have initiated renewed strikes on Hamas in Gaza. Was there something else Israeli military intelligence knew to cause it to strike at Gaza now\, or has Israel finally reached a limit in allowing Gaza to be governed by Hamas? And is  Israel’s plan now to give up on the remaining 60 or so hostages languishing in Hamas’ terror tunnels? \nWhat is Trump’s response to the Arab plan initiated in Cairo? \nWhat about Hezbollah on the northern front? Will they hold their fire\, as the Israeli military is being occupied in Gaza? What is happening in Judea and Samaria? How is Israel responding to Ahmed al Sharaa and  the Hyatt Tahrir al Shams takeover of Syria? \nWhat is happening with judicial reform? Why is the Shin Bet Chief\, Ronen Bar\, being fired? Is there an internal Israeli progressive attempt to undermine the Trump-Netanyahu relationship? \nMost importantly: What is happening on the Iranian nuclear front? Will the United States finally assist Israel in removing this threat? \nAnd finally: How is the Trump era of foreign policy different from those of his predecessors? What are realistic diplomatic and strategic goals for Israel to set in the era of Donald Trump? \nHere to answer these questions and more is Alex Traiman\, CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate. \nAbout our speaker: Alex Traiman is CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate. A veteran Israeli journalist\, radio-show host\, documentary filmmaker and startup consultant\, he writes on Israeli politics and U.S.-Israel relations. He has conducted one-on-one interviews with Israeli officials\, among them Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\, whose recent speech to a joint session Congress he attended and covered. Other key figures include members of the Knesset\, government and War Cabinet. He has also interviewed U.S. senators\, congressmen\, ambassadors\, former CIA heads and national security advisers. He interviewed then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on an official visit to Jerusalem. He has appeared on the BBC\, Bloomberg\, CBS\, NBC\, FOX\, News Nation and Newsmax\, and is a frequent guest on WABC and CBS radio. An NCAA champion fencer in the Yeshiva University sports hall of fame\, he moved to Israel in 2004\, and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and five children. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/battleground-israel-domestic-troubles-the-renewed-fight-against-irans-terror-proxies/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Copy-of-Copy-of-102324-Webinar-Template.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250330T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T195051Z UID:18255-1743595200-1743598800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Qatar’s Growing Influence in the United States DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nThe tiny gas-rich nation of Qatar has deftly exerted its influence on the education of our children stemming from our children’s education from kindergarten through 12th grade\,  to  our university campuses\, where billions in Qatari foreign funding have flown into our nation’s universities\, including  in particular\, to  Georgetown\, Harvard\, Cornell\, Northwestern\, University of Michigan\, Texas A and M and Carnegie Mellon. It has also exerted an oversized influence on our nation’s think tanks and policy makers\, and on our Western media. Qatar tailors its media arm\, Al Jazeera\, in English to appeal to a Western audience\, while Al Jazeera in Arabic serves as a mouthpiece for Hamas.  As Qatar exerts its influence on our nation’s Middle East Studies programs\, it simultaneously funds\, supports\, trains\, and hosts the leaders of Hamas in Doha. It has transferred more than 1.8 billion dollars to Hamas over the years. It uses a completely autocratic system\, run by Sunni Sharia law. Qatar has also been involved in brandishing its name\, utilizing well-paid lobbyists in Washington by hosting US influencers and trying to conceal their payment to their  lobbyists. \nQatar is also home to the Al Udeid air base\, where the US has more than 40\,000 military personnel. \nAbout our Speaker: Clare M. Lopez\, a regular online blog contributor at Newsmax as well as on-air with One America News\, Al-Hurra & Sky News\, is Founder/President of Lopez Liberty LLC\, w/a mission to alert Americans to national security threats\, both international & from the Islamic Movement/Muslim Brotherhood & their Marxist collaborators in this country. She supported former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan & Tom Trento at Defend the Border/The United West & was an instructor for John Guandolo’s Understanding the Threat “Into Action” program & its online National Security Academy. In mid-2023\, Lopez offered expertise as national security advisor to U.S. Presidential candidate Bishop E.W. Jackson. She is also senior advisory board member & Director of U.S. Geostrategic Security Issues for Near East Center for Strategic Engagement. She served as advisor/mentor to Special Forces students in a fall 2020 DoD course. From 2014-2020\, Lopez served as VP for Research & Analysis at the Center for Security Policy. In 2016\, she was named to Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign national security advisory team. \n\n\n\nFrom 2013-2016\, Lopez served as a member of the Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi & continues as a member of the Citizens’ Commission on National Security. Formerly VP of the Intelligence Summit\, she was a career operations officer with the CIA\, professor at Centre for Counterintelligence & Security Studies\, Executive Director of the Iran Policy Committee from 2005-2006 & has served as a consultant\, instructor\, intelligence analyst & researcher for a variety of defense firms. She was named a 2011 Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute. \nIn Feb 2012\, Ms. Lopez was named a member of the Congressional Task Force on National & Homeland Security\, which focuses on the Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) threat & serves as its Director for Counterterrorism. She has served as a member of the Boards of Advisors/Directors for the Center for Democracy & Human Rights in Saudi Arabia\, the United West & Voice of the Copts. She has been a Visiting Researcher & guest lecturer on counterterrorism\, national defense & international relations at Georgetown University. Ms. Lopez is a regular contributor to a range of media on China\, Russia\, Iran & the Middle East. She is the co-author of two published books on Iran\, author of multiple book chapters plus numerous articles on China & its civilian-military fusion Biological Weapons program. She is the author of The Rise of the Iran Lobby & co- author/editor of CSP’s Team B II study\, Shariah: The Threat to America as well as The Tiger Team’s The Secure Freedom Strategy: A Plan for Victory Over the Global Jihad Movement. She co-authored Gulen & the Gulenist Movement w/CSP’s VP for Outreach\, Christopher Holton\, See No Shariah: ‘Countering Violent Extremism & the Disarming of America’s First Line of Defense with Frank Gaffney\, CSP’s past President & is both editor & co-author of the Center’s Ally No More: Erdogan’s New Turkish Caliphate & the Rising Jihadist Threat to the West. She has contributed chapters to “Barack Obama’s True Legacy”\, edited by Jamie Glazov & Elizabeth Sabbaditsch Wolff’s 2019 book\, “The Truth is No Defense”. \nLopez received a B.A. in Communications & French from Notre Dame College of Ohio & an M.A. in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. She completed Marine Corps Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Quantico\, Virginia before declining a military commission to join the CIA. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/qatars-growing-influence-in-the-united-states/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/33025-Webinar-Template.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250411T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T002637Z UID:18274-1745409600-1745413200@emetonline.org SUMMARY:October 7th and the Holocaust DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nBased on Dr. Rafael Medoff’s forthcoming book: The Road to October 7\, Hamas\, the Holocaust\, and the Eternal War Against the Jews. The Road to October 7 explores the conditions and ideologies that led to the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7\, 2023\, and its aftermath. It documents the rise of Hamas\, the indoctrination of Palestinian Arab children to hate and kill\, diplomatic decisions that enabled the assault\, and the spread of anti-Israel and antisemitic narratives across global institutions and media. It also analyzes how the Hamas massacre echoed earlier chapters of antisemitic violence—from medieval pogroms to Czarist Russia\, Ukraine\, the Holocaust\, and a century of Palestinian Arab terrorism. It draws connections between the universities in the United States that fostered ties with Nazi Germany in the 1930s and those that tolerated or supported pro-Hamas activism after October 7. The narrative sheds light on antisemitic education in Palestinian Arab society\, the emergence of pro-Hamas groups on U.S. campuses\, the failures of women’s and human rights organizations to respond to mass sexual violence\, and the global misinformation about Israel’s conduct in the ensuing war. October 7 is presented not as an isolated event\, but as a pivotal moment in the century-long Palestinian Arab war against Israel—and in the broader\, centuries-old international war against the Jewish people. \nAbout Our Speaker: Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and the author of more than 20 books about the Holocaust\, Zionism\, and Jewish history. Medoff received his PhD from Yeshiva University in New York City in 1991. Medoff has taught Jewish history at Ohio State University\, Purchase College of the State University of New York\, and elsewhere. Medoff has served on the editorial boards of American Jewish History\, Southern Jewish History\, Shofar and Menorah Review. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/october-7th-and-the-holocaust/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Copy-of-3525-Webinar-Template.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250424T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T193839Z UID:18281-1746100800-1746104400@emetonline.org SUMMARY:A Special Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration In Honor of Israel’s 77th Birthday DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nAbout Our Speaker: \nProfessor Gil Troy is an inspirational Zionist thinker and writer\, and is the author of more than 12 books\, the editor of two and  the author of scores upon scores of scholarly articles. He is a professor of history at McGill University\, and writes a column for The Daily Beast and The Jerusalem Post. \nGil received his Bachelor’s\, Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. \nGil  has written numerous articles on the presidency and presidential elections that have appeared in The New York Times\, The Wilson Quarterly\, and other newspapers\, magazines and journals. He has served as visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center and on the advisory board of the History News Network. The History News Network designated him one of the first “top young historians\, ” and Maclean’s Magazine has repeatedly identified him as one of McGill’s “popular Profs.” URL:https://emetonline.org/event/a-special-yom-haatzmaut-celebration-in-honor-of-israels-77th-birthday/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Copy-of-Copy-of-3525-Webinar-Template.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250505T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T190311Z UID:18296-1746619200-1746622800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:The Druze Question in Ahmad al Sharaa’s Syria DESCRIPTION:The transcript will be available here \nOn 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. \nOn Thursday\, Syria’s Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri harshly criticized Syria’s government for what he called an “unjustified genocidal attack” on the minority community. Yet\, others withing the Druze community are issuing calls not to break away from the nation of Syria. \nWhy is Israel coming in to support the Druze community? What are the pros and cons of this move? Will this trigger a counter-reaction among the Druze or the Syriam population as a whole? Will this be opening up another front of the war? \nAbout Our Speaker \nLt.-Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar is a distinguished professor of  Arabic & Middle East literature and culture at Israel’s Bar Ilan University and a research associate at the University’s Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies.  Dr. Kedar is a 25-year veteran of IDF Military Intelligence. \nDr. Kedar is a sought-after lecturer in Israel and abroad and his extensive experience on intelligence\, counterterrorism and Arab and Middle East affairs coupled with his charisma and intelligence makes every encounter fascinating and his geo-strategic analysis captivating. Dr. Kedar has frequently appeared on Israel’s television news networks as well as the Arabic-language Al Jazeera television network. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/the-druze-question-in-ahmad-al-sharaas-syria/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Copy-of-5525.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250512T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T142430Z UID:18315-1747224000-1747227600@emetonline.org SUMMARY:What are the moral\, humanitarian and legal obligations of an attacked people to provide humanitarian aid and support to their enemies? DESCRIPTION:The transcript will be available here \n  \nAs 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 of their parents; of parents tied to chairs and slaughtered in front of their children; of women and men being murdered or physically raped and tortured and paraded in front of cheering crowds in Gaza. Meanwhile\, 51 hostages remain in captivity in Gaza. No one knows exactly who is alive and what sort of hell-like conditions they have had to endure. \nOn Monday\, May 5th\, Israel’s Cabinet approved a new plan for the distribution of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.  We have seen\, over the last 19 months\, how Hamas has commandeered and looted the food aid delivery and how the United Nations and the International Red Cross has not visited our hostages\, even once. \nWhat are the moral and legal obligations of an attacked people towards their attackers?  What does International Law say is advisable in such a situation? What are the moral\, the legal and in the humanitarian obligations of the Jewish nation toward their enemies? \nAbout our Speaker: \nHere to discuss this is Moshe Jaffee. Moshe received his LLM from Columbia University Law School\, and is working on his doctorate at the University of Michigan Law School. He teaches a class on Constitutional and International Law at Cardoza University School of Law\, and at The Academic Center for Law and Science in Israel and has lectured at Harvard University Law School and at West Point.  Moshe is a member of the IDF’s Advocate General Corps. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/what-are-the-moral-humanitarian-and-legal-obligations-of-an-attacked-people-to-provide-humanitarian-aid-and-support-to-their-enemies-3/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Moshe-Jaffee-LLM-Columbia-University.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250512T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T190446Z UID:18305-1747224000-1747227600@emetonline.org SUMMARY:What are the moral\, humanitarian and legal obligations of an attacked people to provide humanitarian aid and support to their enemies? DESCRIPTION:The transcript will be available here \n  \nAs 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 of their parents; of parents tied to chairs and slaughtered in front of their children; of women and men being murdered or physically raped and tortured and paraded in front of cheering crowds in Gaza. Meanwhile\, 51 hostages remain in captivity in Gaza. No one knows exactly who is alive and what sort of hell-like conditions they have had to endure. \nOn Monday\, May 5th\, Israel’s Cabinet approved a new plan for the distribution of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.  We have seen\, over the last 19 months\, how Hamas has commandeered and looted the food aid delivery and how the United Nations and the International Red Cross has not visited our hostages\, even once. \nWhat are the moral and legal obligations of an attacked people towards their attackers?  What does International Law say is advisable in such a situation? What are the moral\, the legal and in the humanitarian obligations of the Jewish nation toward their enemies? \nAbout our Speaker: \nHere to discuss this is Moshe Jaffee. Moshe received his LLM from Columbia University Law School\, and is working on his doctorate at the University of Michigan Law School. He teaches a class on Constitutional and International Law at Cardoza University School of Law\, and at The Academic Center for Law and Science in Israel and has lectured at Harvard University Law School and at West Point.  Moshe is a member of the IDF’s Advocate General Corps. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/what-are-the-moral-humanitarian-and-legal-obligations-of-an-attacked-people-to-provide-humanitarian-aid-and-support-to-their-enemies/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Moshe-Jaffee-LLM-Columbia-University.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250518T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T200315Z UID:18314-1747828800-1747832400@emetonline.org SUMMARY:President Trump’s Middle East Trip and the National Security Implications for the State of Israel DESCRIPTION:The transcript will be available here \n  \nAs 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 the United Arab Emirates\, as well as the Qataris. The Qatari military will be purchasing billions in US armaments\, including 210 state-of the-art Boeing jets\, the UAE purchasing state of the art AI intelligence\, and the Saudis have purchase over $1trillion worth of deals\, plus the possibility of helping Saudi Arabia build a nuclear reactor. \n On top of that\, he has met with the former Al Qaeda and ISIS jihadist now in charge of Syria\, Ahmed al-Sharaa\, lifting sanctions\, and stating that this “would give Syria a fresh start.” Up until December\, Ahmed al-Sharaa had a $10 million bounty on his head. \nTrump has also just removed the CAATSA sanctions on Turkey and has promised  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he will unlock a $23 billion F-16 deal\, with Turkey’s aspirations for joining the F-35 program. On top of this\, without any prior discussion with Israeli Prime Netanyahu\, he has secured the release of dual American-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander. \nEven more troubling\, President Trump’s administration is engaged in high level nuclear talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 2018\, President Trump withdrew from the JCPOA. Now\, he is saying\, “We are getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran.” \nHere to make some sense of these recent developments is Dr. Emmanuel Navon. \nAbout Our Speaker: \nDr. Emmanuel Navon is an International Relations scholar and author. He lectures International Relations at Tel Aviv University (He was awarded the “Best Professor of the Year” prize by the Faculty of Social Sciences in 2022)\, is a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS)\, and a foreign affairs analyst for i24news. He has also taught at Reichman University and at the IDF’s National Security College. \nDr. Navon has authored four books and dozens of articles that have appeared in prestigious journals such as the Review of International Studies and the Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs\, and in world-class newspapers such as Le Monde and Newsweek. His book The Star and the Scepter: A Diplomatic History of Israel (Jewish Publication Society/University of Nebraska Press\, 2020) is an academic reference\, which has been translated so far to Hebrew\, Chinese\, Japanese\, French\, and Italian. \nA sought-after public speaker\, Navon has addressed the American Enterprise Institute\, AIPAC\, the Jewish Federations of North America\, as well as leading universities such as Georgetown\, Columbia\, and Rice. Navon is a frequent guest for American\, French\, and Israeli media\, and he has appeared on Voice of America\, on France 24\, and on the Knesset Channel. \nPreviously\, Navon served as CEO of ELNET-Israel (the Israel office\, and central hub\, of the largest pro-Israel organization in Europe); as head of the Political Science and Communication Department at the Jerusalem Haredi College (affiliated to Bar-Ilan University); as founding partner of the Navon-Levy Group (a consultancy that promoted Israeli agricultural and energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa); as CEO of BNIC (an NGO that trained Israeli business leaders in diplomatic advocacy); and as consultant with ARTTIC (a leading European consulting firm specialized in R&D funding). \nDr. Navon was born in Paris\, France\, in 1971 and went to a bilingual (French/English) school. He graduated in public administration from Sciences-Po\, one of Europe’s most prestigious universities. In 1993 he moved to Israel\, enrolled in the IDF\, and earned a Ph.D. in international relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is equally and perfectly fluent in English\, French\, and Hebrew\, and is conversant in German and Italian. He is a husband\, father\, grandfather\, and an active triathlete. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/president-trumps-middle-east-trip-and-the-national-security-implications-for-the-state-of-israel/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Copy-of-Moshe-Jaffee-LLM-Columbia-University.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250528T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T234015Z UID:18349-1749038400-1749042000@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Antisemitism: How We Arrived Here & Where To Go Now DESCRIPTION:  \nThe transcript will be available here \n  \nWhy 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? \nThese central questions are addressed in the presentation “Antisemitism and the Nature of Jew Hate\,“ from the Confronting Antisemitism Network (CAN). It is designed to educate and open minds to understanding the world’s oldest hate\, in the belief that we can’t hope to stop it if we don’t understand it first. \nCAN’s presentation is unlike traditional presentations on this subject. It’s not about the Holocaust\, or ancient history. It offers both a model of how hate evolves as well as practical steps to sanction hateful acts in order to modify the haters’ behaviors and get them to stop. \nThrough addressing hard questions\, CAN works to empower people everywhere to recognize and push against hate when they encounter it. \nAbout our Speakers:  \n\nTony Katz is a Jewish civil rights activist and advocate. During his 45 year career\, he supported causes and issues in Washington DC and New York City at the executive leadership levels in the strategic communications and reputation management industry – for respected client institutions\, industry trade associations\, and Fortune 500 companies. In 2020 he founded CAN to help in the fight against antisemitism. \nAvi Goldwasser is a social activist and film producer. He is a cofounder of both the David Project supporting Jewish students on college campuses and the Jewish leadership project\, working to develop strong Jewish leaders. He was a member of the Boston Board of Directors of the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Community Relations Council. He was also a financial executive in the high-tech industry\, serving as CFO for NYSE companies. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/antisemitism-how-we-arrived-here-where-to-go-now/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/6425-Webinar-Template-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250605T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T232852Z UID:18362-1749643200-1749646800@emetonline.org SUMMARY:Colonel Richard Kemp and the Morality of the War DESCRIPTION:The transcript will be available here \n  \nEver 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 up against those of other nations who have been attacked and are forced to fight within an urban combat setting? \nHow is Israel able to achieve its war goals\, with members of the international community parroting Hamas’ numbers and their exaggerated humanitarian claims? After 20 months\, will the Israeli people still have the will to continue to fight its war on seven fronts? Can we defeat a radical terrorist ideology? How important is the success of this war to the defeat of antisemitism? \nAnd finally: How would he advise the government of Israel while facing down the existential threat of an Iranan nuclear bomb? \nAbout Colonel Richard Kemp \n Colonel Richard Kemp has spent most his life fighting terrorism and insurgency\, commanding British troops on the front line of some of the world’s toughest hotspots\, including Afghanistan\, Iraq\, the Balkans and Northern Ireland. He is now a writer\, a prolific journalist\, media commentator and motivational speaker. He provides strategic consultancy services on leadership\, security\, intelligence\, counter-terrorism and defense. \nRichard was sent to Kabul\, Afghanistan in 2003 to take command of British Forces in Afghanistan. Realizing that there was an increasing terrorist threat\, but no resources or plans in place to deal with it\, he immediately put together an unconventional force of British troops and US Marines. They begged\, borrowed and stole equipment to gain intelligence and launch covert surveillance. Writing about Richard\, the Canadian general commanding international forces at the time said: “His efforts led directly to the most successful offensive counter-terrorist operations in Kabul\, with several key terrorist leaders now under arrest\, significantly setting back the enemy campaign.” Along the way\, Richard helped to disarm local warlords\, trained the fledgling Afghan army and police and even played a part in preventing a coup d’état against President Hamid Karzai. \nRichard joined the British Army the day after he left school\, and spent the next 30 years in some of the world’s most notorious trouble spots.  In 1993 he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen for intelligence work in Northern Ireland. Most of the last five years of Richard’s military career were spent in Downing Street as head of the international terrorism team at the Joint Intelligence Committee\, where he was responsible for producing assessments on the growing global terrorist problem for the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. \nColonel Kemp is a frequent contributor to television and print media\, and is the author of Attack State Red\,  with Chris Hughes\, and account of the Afghanistan campaign undertaken by the Royal Anglican Regiment.  Colonel Kemp is Chairman of the UK Friends of the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel’s Soldiers (UK-AWIS)\, the UK branch of AWIS\, an Israeli organization managed by the Israel Defense Forces and headed by General Yoram Yair. Colonel Richard Kemp was a 2017 recipient of EMET’s coveted “Speaker of the Truth Award.” URL:https://emetonline.org/event/colonel-richard-kemp-and-the-morality-of-the-war/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/52924-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T071347 CREATED:20250605T142430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T003812Z UID:18378-1750248000-1750251600@emetonline.org SUMMARY:The State of the Relationship Between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump DESCRIPTION:The transcript will be available here \nAs 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 protecting American forces in the region. Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense.”  He also said on Thursday night\, “Tonight\, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region.” \nHowever\, President Trump did declare on Friday morning that “The United States will defend Israel\, if attacked.” \nThe United States was certainly made aware of what was about to occur. They had enough time on Thursday to remove non-essential employees  and diplomatic families from the Middle East. \nAs well all are aware \, since the Islamic Revolution of 1979\, The Islamic Republic of Iran has described Israel as “The Minor Satan” and the United States as “The Great Satan.” There certainly is evidence that the Islamic Republic has been working on intercontinental ballistic missiles.  However\, Israel had acted totally on its own\, on Thursday evening\, and we\, in Israel have been advised to stay close to our shelters\, and are in for a long\, hard campaign. \nIsrael is fighting an existential war today\, but Iran could try to strike at the United States tomorrow. Israel destroyed the Natanz nuclear facility\, and eliminated its top IRGC Commanders\, unaware in their homes\, as well as its top nuclear scientists. \nWhat has happened to the strength of the relationship between the United States and Israel? Is the United States simply relying on Israel to protect its national security interests\, and those of the entire civilized\, free world? \nAre reports of a chilling of relations accurate? What about the reports of the President’s relationship with isolationist influencers\, such as Tucker Carlson\, Candace Owens and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene? \nAnd finally: Israel is fighting an existential war on 7 fronts\,  but the “head of the snake” has always been Tehran. Recent reports from the IAEA say that Iran has enough highly enriched uranium for at least  9 to10  nuclear bombs. Israel does not have the strategic depth to absorb even one bomb.  Does the United States understand that Israel is simply the appetizer\, and that Iran is working on intercontinental ballistic missiles to reach its main course\, the United States\, as well as certain American military installations in the Middle East? Will the United States run out of patience with Iran and assist Israel in its existential struggle? And finally:  Will this US administration provide Israel with the weapons they need to succeed against Iran? \nAbout Our Speaker: Ruthie Blum\, a former adviser at the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\, is an award-winning columnist and a senior contributing editor at JNS\, and a former features editor of the Jerusalem Post\, and the acclaimed author of “To Hell in a Handbasket: Carter\, Obama and the Arab Spring.” Ruthie is a co-host with Ambassador Mark Regev of the JNS-TV podcast “Israel Undiplomatic.” She often writes on Israeli politics and U.S.-Israel relations. Originally from New York\, she moved to Israel in 1977. She is a regular guest on national and international media outlets\, including Fox\, Sky News\, i24News\, Scripps\, ILTV\, WION and Newsmax. URL:https://emetonline.org/event/the-state-of-the-relationship-between-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-and-president-donald-trump/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://emetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Copy-of-52924-Webinar-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR