August 9, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Judicial Reform Movement in Israel: Facts vs. Hyperbole https://youtu.be/sJJ9vcguCq0 Read Transcript here As Israeli streets continue to erupt in protest over proposed judicial reforms and the passage of a new law addressing the Supreme Court’s “reasonableness” standard, the Israeli and American left, including former Israeli Prime Ministers leading the protests, Democrats in Congress, American Jewish organizations, and international media are united […]
August 16, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Complicated and Dangerous Russia, China, Iran Alliance https://youtu.be/rvU8WKw4rYg Read Transcript Here As geopolitical changes take place across the globe, in great part due to ambiguous and weakened U.S. foreign policy, dangerous alliances are forming that are beginning to upend not just regional balances of power, but America’s superpower status and U.S. national security more generally. Not only are the virulently […]
August 23, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Israel’s relations with Europe https://youtu.be/McjfdcCa8VE Read Transcript Here The war in Ukraine signaled major transformations in Europe's strategic thinking, security needs, and energy market. Overnight, Putin forced European governments to face the imperatives to diversify their energy sources, lessen their dependency on Russian gas, and rethink their international position. Until recently, Israel's relations with Europe were […]
September 6, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM What Does it Mean to be “Free as a Jew” in the U.S. in the 21st century? https://youtu.be/3awd4FTXaeo Read Transcript Here This webinar is co-sponsored by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East. In the beautifully written Free As A Jew: A Personal Memoir of National Self-Liberation, the always brilliant and insightful Ruth Wisse chronicled her dynamic and intellectually fulfilling life’s experiences, revealing her growth as both an authoritative and […]
September 13, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Israeli Victory and the Failure of the Oslo Accords https://youtu.be/PpS28QNh6V8 Read Transcript Here On this, the 30th anniversary of the Declaration of Principles signed on the White House Lawn, the highly esteemed scholar Daniel Pipes will talk about the colossal failure of the Oslo Accords, and what Israel finally needs to redeem its place among the nations. During this webinar, Daniel will […]
September 20, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Biden’s Policy on Lebanon Risks War on Israel’s Northern Border Read Transcript Here In the face of increased aggression by Hezbollah along Israel’s northern border, the Biden administration is urging restraint and concessions from Israel in the hopes of preventing war. In actuality, Biden’s policies in the region, singularly focused on propping up Iran – Hezbollah’s patron, may very well make war inevitable. […]
September 27, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Iran, Hezbollah, and other threats to our national security from Latin America https://youtu.be/z-i3QMhVZmE Read Transcript Here Perhaps beginning with the 1994 bombing of the Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, the world was put on notice that Iran and its proxy Hezbollah had infiltrated the Western Hemisphere. Unfortunately, their presence doesn’t begin and end in Argentina as Hezbollah has expanded its operations throughout Latin America from […]
October 5, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Azerbaijan-Israel-Turkey Axis in the Wake of Karabakh https://youtu.be/Dn93Zc35-Vg <p data-pm-slice="1 1 Last week, the South Caucasus captured the world's attention when the Republic of Azerbaijan launched a military offensive to completely retake the separatist enclave of Karabakh. The conflict over Karabakh, itself the cause of three decades of ethnic conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, has had large regional implications. Unlikely pacts have […]
October 11, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM How the Hamas War U.S./Israel/Saudi Relations: A Normalization Agreement and a Joint Defense Treaty are on the Table https://youtu.be/eStRIytw6xQ <p data-pm-slice="1 1 There are very interesting developments occurring in the Middle East involving negotiations among the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia. While an Israeli-Saudi Arabia normalization agreement was, according to at least one leading expert, “on the two-yard line” prior to President Trump’s departure from office, President Biden put it on hold as […]
October 12, 2023 @ 3:00 PM Live Israel update with Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi https://youtu.be/3bOQ0A5UF70 <p data-pm-slice="1 1 In a recent and deeply tragic turn of events, a harrowing assault orchestrated by Hamas on Israel during the weekend left an overwhelming toll in its wake. Over 1,000 precious Israeli lives were lost, with an additional 3,418 individuals suffering injuries, as per the official report from the Israeli Embassy in […]
October 18, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Iranian Influence Operations in the U.S. from the State Department to Congress https://youtu.be/ZguoQb6Xo3k <p data-pm-slice="1 1 Several weeks ago a report published at the Semafor website, written by former Wall Street Journal reporter Jay Solomon, revealed that senior U.S. government officials and former top advisors were part of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s “Iran Experts Initiative.” Soloman’s article was based on materials gathered by Iran International that […]
October 19, 2023 @ 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Further Israel update with Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi https://youtu.be/HmpSrOStPK8 <p data-pm-slice="1 1 In this upcoming webinar, we invite you to gain critical insights from Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi as he offers on-the-ground updates amidst the dynamic developments in Gaza, in light of the impending Israeli offensive. Discover key information regarding evacuations, casualties, hostage situations, the U.S. response, and escalating tensions along […]
October 25, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The View From Jerusalem https://youtu.be/unqZ5tcu4MU?si=XZZ6iC7Erht7a_nN <p data-pm-slice="1 1 Please join us for a frank and candid discussion with the brilliant Middle East analysis, Alex Traiman, who spoke about Israel’s reasons for why they must fight, the objectives and the endgame of this current conflict, the roles of Iran and Qatar, whether or not Hezbollah will get involved, whether or […]
November 1, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM An Analysis of U.S. Policy Before and After October 7th’s Hamas Massacre https://youtu.be/FpJXctiHouk <p data-pm-slice="1 1 While many people are focusing on Israeli intelligence failures that helped lead to the massacre of 1400 Israeli Jews and the kidnapping of over 200 hostages by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists, Iranian-funded and enabled terror proxies have been preparing and planning their invasion of Israel for quite some time, […]
November 7, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Hamas Strategy: Islamic-Nazism and the Three Stage Project of Annihilating the Jewish People https://youtu.be/pf3i4ibqDm0 <p data-pm-slice="1 1 Cynthia Farahat, author of the monumental “The Secret Apparatus: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Industry of Death”, columnist and counter-terrorism expert, and fellow at the Middle East Forum will address the true intentions of the Muslim Brotherhood, one arm of which is Hamas in Gaza. She will be discussing the etiology of the […]
November 15, 2023 @ 3:00 PM The Hamas War: A Historical Perspective of Potential Implications and Lessons Learned https://youtu.be/yrBaJmb73-w <p data-pm-slice="1 1 In his recent essay published in Mosaic Magazine, The Hidden Calculation Behind the Yom Kippur War, historian and foreign policy expert Michael Doran provides an in-depth analysis of mistakes made not just by the Israeli government but also by U.S. policy that led to Golda Meir’s fateful decision to not conduct […]
November 22, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Is Israel’s Northern Border Heating Up? https://youtu.be/369bkUZ30is <p data-pm-slice="1 1 This webinar was generously sponsored by Donna Gary in loving memory of her husband Stuart Hunter Gary Sheik Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah recently made a lengthy, laconic speech, that has been open to much analysis concerning whether or not the north of Israel will be yet another front in this existential […]
November 29, 2023 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Israel at War! <p data-pm-slice="1 1 This webinar was generously sponsored by Donna Gary in loving memory of her husband Stuart Hunter Gary After the sadistic, savage Hamas attacks of October 7th, Israel has had little option but to respond with force against Hamas-controlled Gaza. Is the war that Israel is engaged in against Hamas simply another Israel-Palestinian […]
December 7, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM The Concept of “Proportionality” in International Law and the Laws of Armed Conflict https://youtu.be/jmMQF7U7-sQ <p data-pm-slice="1 1 This webinar was generously sponsored by Donna Gary in loving memory of David Arthur Cohen As the days of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have come to a close, some serious questions will be asked about the IDF by many critics of the state of Israel. First and foremost: Is […]
December 14, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Students for Justice in Palestine – Unmasked https://youtu.be/Wp9tlRXgeX0 This webinar was generously sponsored by Donna Gary in loving memory of Beverly Gary On October 7th, Israel experienced the most barbaric display of sadistic savagery since the days of the Holocaust, resulting in the death of at least 1200 people and the hostage-taking of 240 innocent civilians. Yet, by October 8th […]
December 20, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Why Calls for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza War Becomes a Strategic Liability for the United States https://youtu.be/oNj5SkvTAuo This webinar was generously sponsored in loving memory of Pola Ann and M. David Kuppermann, Z’L While many in the international community view the Hamas war on Israel strictly in narrow terms, as just another Israeli-Palestinian war, this war is different. This war is all about the Iranian axis of terror, […]
December 27, 2023 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Update on the War Facing the State of Israel on Several Fronts https://youtu.be/dpGqzBFs3C8 After approximately 80 days of intense fighting in Gaza, Brigadier General Amir Avivi of the IDF (ret.) will explain the many hardships young IDF soldiers have to overcome in an environment of urban warfare, where there is approximately a 300-mile “metro” system of deep, underground tunnels for Hamas rulers to live […]
January 3 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Iran Steps Up Its Proxy War Against Israel and the U.S. https://youtu.be/tB047rry64g Iran has been at war with Israel and the U.S. for decades but October 7th began a multifront escalation that appears to be a turning point in its willingness to fund, train, and weaponize regional terrorism at an alarming rate and level. Iranian-backed terrorists across the region - Hamas and Palestinian Islamic […]
January 10 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Antisemitism in Academia https://youtu.be/nMcIhJnQF7I This webinar was generously sponsored by Lorraine Pelosof While pervasive antisemitism on America’s college campuses is nothing new, the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th unleashed a storm of Jew-hatred not seen since Germany in the 1920s and 30s. The aggressive and violent encounters by Jewish students and faculty members on […]
January 17 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM What Must Not Happen in Gaza, After the War https://youtu.be/s0yiVvtAvE0 From US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Director of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, to South African lawyer Adila Hassim, who is arguing before a panel of judges in the International Court of Justice in the Hague, many people are coming up with all sorts of notions about what […]
January 24 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Turning the Victim into the Perpetrator: South Africa’s Case Against Israel https://youtu.be/C0nJLF_lXDY On December 29, 2023, South Africa brought charges against Israel to the International Court of Justice in the Hague for alleged violations of the Genocide Convention in its current military operations against Hamas. Following the barbaric attack on Israel by over 2,000 Hamas terrorists on October 7th, in which over 1,200 Israelis […]
January 31 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Documenting the Enablers of Hamas War Crimes-UN agencies, NGO’s, and Governments https://youtu.be/JR6FuBdEy78 International attention has now been placed on UNRWA, because of the complicity and activities of many UNRWA employees during the October 7th massacre. However, UNRWA is just one of many so-called “humanitarian organizations” and UN agencies who have aided and abetted Hamas, diverting funding to its terrorist activities, providing indoctrination and […]
February 7 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM What They Are Actually Teaching Kids in UNRWA Schools and Summer Camps https://youtu.be/Q8qgoGMa78k The precursors for the October 7th massacres began 75 years ago. Beginning with approximately 700,000 Palestinian refugees from the original War of Independence of the state of Israel, refugee status has been passed down from generation to generation. Not only has this status been bequeathed, along with the “right of return” to […]
February 14 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Uncertain Fate of Israel’s Northern Border https://youtu.be/cc4BmPjH8e0 Following the October 7th barbaric attacks on Israel, Hezbollah, the Iranian proxy that sits on Israel’s northern border, had begun lobbing Katusha rockets, mortar rockets, drones, and anti-tank missiles on Israel’s northern border. The Israeli government has evacuated 43 communities from Israel’s north, leaving approximately 61,000 Israelis as “internally displaced refugees.” Many […]
February 21 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM A Failure to Learn from Past Mistakes: The State Department’s Continuous Insistence on a Palestinian State https://youtu.be/DT2AEfEDLSg As this is being written, the State Department is busy submitting plans for a Palestinian State, to be erected after the war. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan has spoken about a contiguous Palestinian state, stretching from Gaza through Judea and Samaria, (the West Bank). He has also spoken about a “revamped and […]
February 21 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Russia, Israel, and the War with Hamas https://youtu.be/MeHdOuz6SGw The relationship between Moscow and Jerusalem has gone through many permutations. The Kremlin had initially allied itself with Yasser Arafat and other revolutionary groups, and during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Russia allied itself with the Arab states, with some Sovietologists even arguing that Moscow had encouraged and escalated tensions helping to provoke […]
March 6 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM A Potential Palestinian State: Will It Be an Ally or Enemy of the United States? https://youtu.be/jfaVn8uuHK0 After the worst massacre of Jews on a single day since the Holocaust, many members of the international community have arrived at a single-factor conclusion of how to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, combined with grandiose plans of how to finally bring peace to the Middle East: the rewarding of this violence with […]
March 13 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Iran as the Most Destabilizing Influence in the Middle East and Fundamental Human Rights Abuser https://youtu.be/K6u1V8ks2vY As all eyes have been set on Gaza, the Islamic Republic of Iran has not only been responsible for funding and training Hamas but the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria. In the meantime, experts from the Institute for Science and International Security, based on data from the International […]
March 20 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The Israel/Hamas War: Regional and Domestic Implications and What it Means to Achieve Victory Israeli diplomat Eitan Na’eh joins us for an in-depth discussion of the implications of the Israel/Hamas war on Israel’s relationships with the Abraham Accords countries and the Gulf nations more broadly including a potential normalization deal with Saudi Arabia. We will also discuss the impact of October 7th on Israel’s civil society and what it […]
March 27 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Iranian Dominance Over the Middle East https://youtu.be/0pyfEsYWL6E As the international perspective of the world has focused primarily on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, many have neglected to address the actual root cause of this war: The Islamic Republic of Iran. We know that Iran lacks the courage to directly engage itself in any conflict. Instead, it uses its […]
April 3 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM A World Without the Islamic Republic of Iran https://youtu.be/BLg8K-nTEfA While much of the international community focuses its attention on the Israel/Hamas war and the Houthis disruption of maritime traffic in the Red Sea, the head of the snake that is terrorizing the world, the Islamic Republic of Iran, is being ignored at the world’s peril. In a recent Middle East Forum […]
April 8 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
April 16 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
April 25 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
April 30 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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’ […]
May 8 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
May 15 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
May 22 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
May 29 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
June 5 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
June 10 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 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 […]
June 19 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
June 26 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 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. […]
July 3 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
July 10 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
July 17 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
July 24 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
August 1 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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.” […]
August 7 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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 […]
August 14 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Iran’s Ring of Fire Surrounds Israel https://youtu.be/znKI5klt4pw?si=IqVNuxJTvKhXzFnD TRANSCRIPT WILL BE AVAILABLE 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 […]