Webinars

Why Must Israel Continue to Fight in Gaza

  https://youtu.be/G8XV8BMIhQE     Israel has faced mounting pressure from the international community as well as from the Biden administration not to finish the job it has begun in Gaza. On Thursday, while speaking over the phone with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Biden said that “an immediate ceasefire is necessary to protect innocent civilians.” An […]

Emergency Briefing on Iran’s Attack on Israel

https://youtu.be/dH6jSPftNtk <p data-pm-slice="1 1 About the Speaker: Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues. Behnam previously served as a research fellow and senior Iran analyst at FDD. Prior to his time at FDD, Behnam worked on non-proliferation issues at an arms […]

Russian Meddling in the Middle East: A View from Jerusalem

https://youtu.be/aBfJnYyuzps     Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the evolving dynamics of the Middle East conflict and its geopolitical implications. In this engaging session, we will delve into the shifting landscape of regional confrontations, moving beyond the traditional Arab-Israeli paradigm to a broader Western versus Iranian blocs confrontation. The recent Israeli military operations […]

The View from Israel: An Interview with Member of the Knesset Ohad Tal

https://youtu.be/_-z8DSdX3aU     Since its founding, Israel has been fighting enemies who have continually sought its annihilation but today’s wars – military, cognitive, and diplomatic – are presenting an existential threat unlike anything it has confronted since perhaps 1973. While the Islamic Republic of Iran has unleashed not just proxies in the form of Hamas’ […]

Special Yom HaShoah Conversation with Holocaust Historian, Rafael Medoff

https://youtu.be/WZalSEXQdgc     As antisemitism spirals out of control across the globe including on the streets of cities across the U.S., and college campuses are overrun with students and faculty shouting for the annihilation of Israel and the expulsion of Jews from the country, it is difficult not to recognize frightening parallels with Germany in […]

Normalization of Support for Terrorism

  https://youtu.be/aVSQFrpJ32U     Join us for an insightful webinar as we delve into one of the most controversial and complex issues in contemporary legal and political discourse: the decriminalization of support for terrorism. In recent years, there has been a growing debate surrounding the effectiveness of existing anti-terrorism laws, particularly in how they handle […]

What is Next for the Islamic Republic of Iran?

  https://youtu.be/FL-lVJSS6dM Sarah: Good afternoon, and welcome to yet another topical and timely EMET webinar. On Sunday, a helicopter crashed in the densely forested, mountainous terrain over northern Iran. Inside this helicopter were Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and six others. All are confirmed dead. As you are aware, Iran has […]

Colonel Richard Kemp and the Current Challenges Facing the State of Israel

Why is it that Israel, which was brutally attacked on October 7th by Hamas terrorist forces, has been put on the defensive? Would any other country that had endured such sadistic barbarism not respond to defend its civilian population? Why have the streets of London, Paris, and New York erupted in anti-Israel rallies? Why has […]

The Significance of Jerusalem Day

https://youtu.be/YOamvhNZQ7w READ TRANSCRIPT HERE Throughout the ages, many people have laid claim to the holy city of Jerusalem. However, for the Jewish people Jerusalem has played the central role for thousands of years as it's sole spiritual home. Come learn why the reunification of Jerusalem during the 6 Day War has a very special and […]

Israel Alone: The International Community’s Use of Lawfare Against the Jewish Homeland

https://youtu.be/rjiEOdjQy7s?si=rO-UED0j-3CiOxfs READ TRANSCRIPT HERE As the United Nations, International Criminal Court, and International Court of Justice focus their efforts on demonizing Israel’s defensive efforts to protect its citizens in the wake of the 10/7 massacre, the Biden administration has either been complicit (in refusing to exercise its veto at the UN General Assembly and in […]

National Security Implications of America’s Open Border Crisis

https://youtu.be/dPm5KTtPZyg?si=w4V5pdbCuOZCbPd3 READ TRANSCRIPT HERE America is facing an unprecedented crisis of illegal immigration due to President Biden’s open border policies and failure to enforce our country’s immigration laws with potentially catastrophic consequences to our national security. America has never faced such a mass migration crisis in which quite likely more than 10 million migrants have […]

Mosab Hassan Yousef, The son of one of the founders of Hamas, Sheik Hassan Yousef

https://youtu.be/s5zCxHr1a8w READ TRANSCRIPT HERE If anyone understands the mentality of Hamas, and all of the Islamic resistance groups, it is the son of one of the seven founders of Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef. Otherwise known as “The Green Prince”, EMET has developed a very close personal relationship with Mosab, since we honored him in 2010. […]

Confronting the Inevitability of War with Hezbollah

https://youtu.be/_jONvUEeHGc?si=-WNIHo1GDI4s-RLB READ TRANSCRIPT HERE Since October 8th, the people of northern Israel have been subjected to thousands of rockets, missiles and drones, often directly targeting Israeli homes, schools and civilians. This has left approximately 80,000 Israelis displaced. Entire families have been living in hotel rooms and temporary housing since October. The residents of northern Israel […]

Behnam Ben Taleblu on the Elections in Iran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jXh5v9kliQ READ TRANSCRIPT HERE On Friday, the people of Iran went to the polls and elected the “moderate reformer” candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, defeating Ayatollah Khamenei’s favored candidate, Saeed Jalili, in a race to replace former President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19th.  The election saw a surge in turnout, with […]

Campus Antisemitism

https://youtu.be/s4uYxC3KEVA?si=92TV_Gtnh9-YhtPG READ TRANSCRIPT HERE   As the fall 2024 semester approaches, it’s not clear what we can expect from student protestors, outside agitators, faculty instigators, and college administrators. Numerous lawsuits have been filed and either settled or are moving through the courts while, at the same time, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights […]

Israel Victory: How Zionists Win Acceptance and Palestinians Get Liberated

https://youtu.be/oSSkw-272SY READ TRANSCRIPT HERE   "The Palestinian-Israeli conflict will come to an acceptable conclusion only with a Palestinian sense of defeat.” So says, historian Daniel Pipes who has spent his career studying, educating, and writing about the Middle East, Islam and foreign policy. He started the Israel Victory Project many years ago as a means […]

Is there an Inevitability of War with Lebanon?

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qb8hjKeQf0 READ TRANSCRIPT HERE Iran has vowed to take revenge on Israel for the killing of Ismael Haniya, in Tehran. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Sayyed Ali Khameini has vowed to attack Israel saying, “Following the bitter, tragic event which took place within our borders of the Islamic Republic, it is our duty to take revenge.” […]

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 […]