April 26, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Yom Ha’Atzmaut 2023: Commemorating the Significance of the Rebirth of Israel https://youtu.be/_mmHSYFVJKo Read Transcript Here During this special commemoration of Israel’s 75 years of existence, we will be discussing why there is a need for a sovereign, independent state of Israel; the sacrifices of thousands of soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces as well as that of thousands of victims of terrorism; and whether […]
May 3, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Clash of Civilizations within Modern Israel https://youtu.be/dYPHU9xu-6k Read Transcript Here As the state of Israel was established, diverse populations flooded its shores and carried within them conflicting visions of what this new, young nation-state would prioritize. Would it be fundamentally a Jewish state or a democracy? Was its nature forged from the Western enlightenment or from the yeshivot in […]
May 17, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Explaining the Recent Turkish Elections: How Will The Results Impact on Turkish Human Rights, and on Turkey’s International Relations? https://youtu.be/3fJnWPy16is Read Transcript Here On May 14th, after 5 years of a contentious presidency, and 20 years of AKP (The Justice and Development Party) rule, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will finally be facing some challenging opposition. Erdogan’s tenure as president has been marked by steadily eroding Turkish democracy and a tightening grip […]
May 23, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM U.S. — Supporting Congress’ passage of the Antisemitism Awareness Act — Ep. #92 https://youtu.be/AMnAZeXTszE Sarah Stern, founder and president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET), explains why the passage of this bill is so important for protecting Jewish college students on the NEVER AGAIN IS NOW Podcast
May 24, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM A Dangerous New World: The Challenges Resulting from the Changing Geopolitical Landscape under President Biden https://youtu.be/KzYow7Sp5xE Read Transcript Here When Barack Obama entered office, he promised to “fundamentally transform the United States of America.” What he didn’t mention was that his policies would also fundamentally transform the world and that such transformation would begin with the destruction of the Pax Americana that maintained relative stability and peace in […]
May 31, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The View From Israel Within the Perilous, Shifting Sands of the Middle East https://youtu.be/xcJs21ib4uk As Iran, according to IAEA Director Rafael Grossi, “is galloping toward a nuclear bomb”, we are watching a rapid realignment of loyalties within the Middle East. Beijing has brokered an agreement between Riyadh and Tehran, and many nations have renewed old alliances that we had thought, only a few short years ago, […]
June 28, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Palestinian Authority Antisemitism: A Fundamental and Lethal Component of PA Ideology https://youtu.be/ob3rKkfa8xc Read Transcript Here To what degree is antisemitism an inherent part of the ideology of the Palestinian Authority? Is the Palestinian antisemitism that we hear so frequently about coming from isolated, random remarks, or is it propagated from the top down? Is it only found in the Islamist fundamentalist groups such as […]
July 5, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Are We Perilously Close to a Deal with Iran and What Can We Do About It? https://youtu.be/bP6N75KiAMU Read Transcript Here Numerous reports have been leaking out for several weeks now, that the administration is perilously close to agreeing to a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and that Seoul and Washington have been working together to release approximately 7 billion dollars in Iranian assets, in the event […]
July 12, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Israel vs. Iran: The Biden Administration’s Dangerous Mideast Policy that Confuses Friend from Foe Now that it has leaked that the Biden administration is pursuing a secret “deal” with Iran, as Richard Goldberg discussed on EMET’s last webinar, many questions arise. How did we get here? What motivated President Obama to sign the previous Iran deal (the JCPOA) and what is motivating President Biden to spend two-plus years working […]
July 19, 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Israel and the UN Human Rights Council https://youtu.be/tPxDK1tEkic Read Transcript Here The relationship between Israel and the United Nations has a long and complicated history. In the days of the founding of Israel, the UN served as a great platform for Zionism to obtain wide recognition of the Jewish people's right to self-determination. Yet, with time, various bodies of the […]
July 25, 2023 @ 12:00 PM Russia’s Current Role in the Middle East https://youtu.be/x4Yft-85NJw Read Transcript Here Join us for an engaging EMET webinar as we explore Russia's Role in the Middle East with the esteemed Dr. Stephen Blank. In this enlightening discussion, we will delve into the current status of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the region. Dr. Blank will shed […]