Webinars

View from the Homefront: A Briefing with Brigadier General (Res.) Amir Avivi

https://youtu.be/gLB22TNvsso?si=NQoeUpUJ78fDsiKo   READ TRANSCRIPT HERE As I write these words, Israelis are busy preparing their bomb shelters and sealed rooms for war. The assassination of Hamas chief political leader Ismael Haniyah in Tehran, of Hamas military leader Mohammad Deif in Khan Younis Gaza, of Hezbollah commander Faud Shakr, as well as the air strikes over […]

Iran’s Ring of Fire Surrounds Israel

https://youtu.be/znKI5klt4pw?si=IqVNuxJTvKhXzFnD READ TRANSCRIPT HERE While the Biden administration and international community mistakenly view Israel’s current war with Hamas as one limited and simply about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, historian Gadi Taub correctly recognizes it as just the prologue to a much larger conflict between Israel and Iran with Israel on the frontlines of the battle against […]

Perspectives from within: Iranian intellectuals on potential strikes against Israel

https://youtu.be/D8hApdhv1LU?si=XLXf_9w2IQzHOgTW   READ TRANSCRIPT HERE Ever since Israel took out Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh, the world has been waiting for Iran to retaliate. Iranian officials have threatened and blustered, with a lack of follow through. The United States and foreign mediators are maintaining pressure on Iran to delay an attack targeting Israel, by threatening Iran. […]

Iran’s Strategy for Attacking Israel and the United States

https://youtu.be/p_26l3A68zA?si=a3AqXPIxZjieDMsr     The transcript will be available here.  Early Sunday morning, the Iranian proxy Hezbollah attempted once more to attack the state of Israel with scores of rockets and missiles aimed at Tel Aviv and central Israel. Since October 8th, there have been more than 7,500 rocket, drone and missile attacks against the state […]

What is the Situation Today on Israel’s North?

https://youtu.be/2Nq1mBKsrqg   The transcript will be available here Ever since October 8th, the people in Israel’s north have endured approximately 8,000 constant rocket, missile, and UAV attacks. Over 21,000 acres of Israeli forests and farmland have been burned by Hezbollah missiles, rockets, and air strikes. Israeli citizens, particularly in the north, have been bracing themselves […]

Special 9/11 Anniversary Webinar: A Discussion of the Many Threats to U.S. National Security

https://youtu.be/G5xDmNV3Llo?si=r5am-lTXDCInKR1P     The transcript can be found here In the wake of the Islamist terror attack on U.S. soil by al Qaeda on September 11, 2001, the U.S. government vowed that it would never happen again and implemented many intelligence and security changes including the formation of the Department of Homeland Security. Unfortunately, in […]

Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb

https://youtu.be/5h4hJjachog?si=rWJerVoka0cAG7cL     Transcript will be available here While America is preoccupied with electoral politics and Israel is bogged down in war with Iranian terrorist proxies, it appears as if the Islamic Republic may be making a mad dash to complete its quest for nuclear weapons. Some intelligence officials believe that Iran is expediting its […]

Israel’s War on Multiple Fronts, Including Judea and Samaria

https://youtu.be/Qqsw0UASXFA?si=YuMwA78vw39XH_2c   The transcript can be found here As I write this, Israel is mounting a barrage of explosions across southern Lebanon, home to a plethora of Hezbollah bases. This comes after Hezbollah experienced a clear and precisely executed attack from beepers and walkie-talkies, killing dozens and injuring thousands of Hezbollah members, including several high-ranking […]

The View from Lebanon

https://youtu.be/R5eJ5juu-tg?si=wcvfoWWrOD1Dcs6P The transcript is available here In light of the recent dramatic events within Lebanon, our webinar with Ratnadeep Chakraborty has been postponed until further notice. Tomorrow’s webinar will now feature Dr. Walid Phares, an American scholar born in Beirut, and a Middle East expert. Dr. Phares will tell us what the view is from […]

Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Beyond: Looking at 5785 with Clear Eyes

https://youtu.be/GNT9AWuVluA?si=wjRjVbm5AYCBj9vv Transcript is available here. This past year has seen the longest war in Israel’s history. We have watched as Israel has tried to pick the pieces up from the tremendous and horrific devastation of October 7th. We marvel at the courage, determination, and resilience of the Israeli people, and especially of the brave men […]

U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges in a Dangerous World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zng2KAeYFtY The transcript will be available here Just eight days before Hamas' brutal invasion of Israel which resulted in 1200 Israelis butchered and 250 kidnapped to Gaza, U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan ignorantly stated, "The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades now." Had Sullivan been speaking during […]

The Media, Academia, and International Community’s Cognitive War on Israel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNR4kcDkix0   Transcript will be available here   The anti-Israel bias in the mainstream media, at the UN and other international organizations, and in academia is nothing new. What is, however, shocking, is the portrayal of Israel and demonization of a country trying to survive after a barbaric invasion of its homeland that resulted in […]