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SUMMARY:"An Analysis of the Upsurge of Terrorism in Israel"
DESCRIPTION:An Analysis of the Upsurge of Terrorism in Israel \n  \n \nYaron Gamburg \nTuesday\, October 20\, 2015\n12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Eastern Time)\nRayburn House Office Building\nRoom 2255  \nRSVP to: dheffernan@emetonline.org\nPlease Include Subject Line: “Terror in Israel” \n Dietary laws observed. \nIsrael is under attack: this month Palestinian terrorists launched a vicious and systematic terror campaign against innocent Israelis living all over the country\, including in Tel-Aviv\, Jerusalem\, Ra’anana\, and other major cities. Terrorist stabbings\, car-rammings\, and rock throwing have resulted in the deaths of nine innocent Israelis\, and dozens wounded\, many very seriously. These attacks are encouraged and supported by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas. \n\nAbbas has been inciting violence through outright lies; in a speech on October 14th Abbas made outrageous claims of “Israeli executions of children” and stated\, “It is our right to continue our peaceful struggle in order to achieve our independence\, and our victory will come.” Abbas and the PA have been supporting Palestinian terrorism against Israel for the last two decades since the Oslo Accords\, with Palestinian state media regularly applauding suicide bombers\, and calling on children to become martyrs.\n\nWhat are the precursors to this most recent escalation of terror in Israel? What is Israel doing to attempt to ameliorate the situation\, and what are some of the root causes of the violence that need to be addressed?  Please join us as we hear from Yaron Gamburg on these questions\, and more.\n\n\n\n\nYaron Gamburg is a career diplomat who joined the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1999. He assumed the position of counselor for Academic and Public Affairs in the Embassy of Israel to the USA as of August 2015.\n\nPrior to arriving in Washington\, Mr. Gamburg served as the Director of Diplomatic Strategy Department in the Policy Planning Division. In this capacity\, Gamburg was responsible for analytical study of new global agendas\, for identifying gaps in the existing policies and providing policy recommendations.  His overseas assignments include: spokesperson of the Embassy of Israel in Moscow\, Russia (2000-2003)\, Deputy Consul General in the Consulate of Israel in Los Angeles\, California (2005-2008) and  spokesperson and media advisor in the Embassy of Israel in Paris\, France (2010-2014).  When working in the Ministry’s HQ in Jerusalem\, Mr. Gamburg served in Eurasian Affairs Division\, as well as in the Public Diplomacy and Economic Affairs Division. He spent three years in the Training Department of the Ministry\, where he served as the Head of the Diplomatic Cadet Training Program and the Deputy Director of the Department responsible for new media training and other programs.\n\nBefore joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, Mr. Gamburg worked in the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption where he was responsible for diverse educational projects for students immigrating to Israel. For his military service\, Mr. Gamburg served in the Investigation department of the Military Police.  Mr. Gamburg was born in 1972\, in Zhytomir\, Ukraine\, and immigrated to Israel in 1990. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science and Master’s degree in Political Science from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.\nMr. Gamburg is married to Delphine\, who immigrated to Israel from France and also joined Foreign Ministry in 1998.  They have three children.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/an-analysis-of-the-upsurge-of-terrorism-in-israel/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T090000
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SUMMARY:9/11 Memorial Seminar & Lessons Learned
DESCRIPTION:EMET is Pleased to Invite You to a Seminar:\nFeaturing: \n               \n Michael Pregent         The Honorable Peter Hoekstra     Emilio Dabul \n9/11 Memorial Seminar & Lessons Learned  \nThursday September 10\, 2015 \n9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Eastern Time)\nRayburn House Office Building\nRoom B338  \nRSVP to: lschneider@emetonline.org\nPlease Include Subject Line: “9/11 Memorial Seminar” \nBreakfast to be served. Dietary laws observed. \nOn the fourteenth anniversary of the horrific events of September 11\, 2001\, the United States and the Western world face the same threat by genocidal Islamic terrorists that were responsible for the death of the nearly 3\,000 Americans on U.S. soil.\n\n“The jihadist threat in the U.S. homeland is high and has escalated dramatically this year\,” according to the September 2015 Terror Threat Snapshot produced by the House Committee on Homeland Security Majority staff. “There have been more U.S.-based jihadist terror cases in 2015 than in any full year since 9/11\,” the document also says.\n\nWhile many people are beginning to believe the Saudis are our moderate allies\, it is important to keep in mind that it is still Saudi Wahabbism that has funded a great deal of extremists mosques around the world that breed Islamists and terrorists. Indeed\, ISIS\, or the so called Islamic State\, is an offshoot of Saudi Wahhabism.  ISIS\, has brutally murdered thousands of innocent civilians\, and has extended its reach into Iraq\, Syria\, the Sinai Peninsula\, and Libya. More than 20\,000 foreigners have flocked to join the ranks of ISIS\, including thousands from the Western world.\n\nAnd as the US Congress prepares for a vote on the Iranian nuclear deal\, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism\, Iran\, continues to vow to defeat America\, the “Great Satan\,” and annihilate the State of Israel\, the “Little Satan.”\n\nA recent government report states that Iran spends billions of dollars to pay the salaries of terrorists fighting in the Middle East\, including Syria\, Yemen\, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.  Iran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah has been responsible for the deaths of more Americans than other terrorist organization prior to 9/11. Iran continues to provide Hezbollah with $100-200 million per year\, a figure that will certainly increase with the current Iranian nuclear deal.\n\nWhat are the critical lessons that the U.S. should take from the 9/11 attacks? What should the United States do to safeguard our homeland and prevent future attacks on U.S. soil? And how can the U.S. limit the influence of Wahhabism and curb Iranian terrorism to protect not only our allies in the Middle East\, but the people of the United States of America?\n\nPlease join us as we explore these questions and more with national security experts\, while commemorating the lives of the nearly 3\,000 Americans taken 14 years ago.\n\n\nMichael P. Pregent is executive director of Veterans Against the Deal\, a new group formed to oppose the Iran deal.  Pregent served for 20 years in the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions as a Middle East intelligence officer\, and seven years in the Defense Intelligence Agency as an expert on Iranian influence in Iraq. Pregent has served in three wars: the first Gulf War\, Afghanistan\, and Iraq.  In 2001 Pregent was a counter-insurgency intelligence officer at CENTCOM. From 2002-2003 he was a company commander in Afghanistan. From 2005-2006\, he was embedded with the Peshmerga in Mosul\, Iraq. From 2007-2010 he was based at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad working on Iranian malign influence in Iraq for Generals Odierno and Petraeus\, and serving as an advisor to Iraq’s security and intelligence services. From 2011-2013 he was an extremism and foreign fighter analyst at CENTCOM.  Pregent holds a Masters in Strategic Public Relations from The George Washington University and is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Defense Language Institute in Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Dialect.  He has written for Foreign Affairs\, The Wall Street Journal\, Foreign Policy\, the Long War Journal\, Daily Beast\, CNN\, and Business Insider\, and has appeared on the BBC\, CNN\, and Fox News.\n\nThe Honorable Peter Hoekstra stands among the few former U.S. Congressmen with experience as a Fortune 500 business executive. Pete brings a unique blend of expertise and perspective to the intersection of global markets and public policy. His specialties include national security\, international relations\, countering global Islamist terror and cyber security. Pete is active in a number of areas. He serves as the Shillman Senior Fellow at the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)\, the world’s most comprehensive data center on radical Islamist terror. Pete also serves on the Board of Directors of Gentex\, Inc. and West Michigan Community Bank\, as well as the Advisory Boards of Newsmax Media\, Inc. and TransCertain.  Pete served in Congress for 18 years\, representing Michigan’s Second Congressional District from 1993 to 2011. Prior to his election\, he worked for 15 years at office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller Inc.\, where he rose through the ranks to become Vice President of Marketing.  Congressional leadership appointed Pete as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2004 through January 2007\, and as the top Republican on the Committee until January 2011. He was responsible for leading Congressional oversight of U.S. Intelligence during its modernization to confront the threats of the 21st Century such as global Islamist terror and cyber warfare\, including restructuring the intelligence community with landmark legislation following the 9-11 Commission report.\n\nEmilio Dabul’s cultural background and life experience make him uniquely suited to be a commentator on Middle East issues and culture. He is of Syrian heritage on his father’s side\, English and Irish on his mother’s. His religious upbringing included the basic tenets of Islam as well as Christianity. This was the beginning of his journey into the varieties of religious and political experience\, which continues up to the present day. His wife\, who is Jewish\, has family in Israel and a cousin who is a female rabbi in Jerusalem. Across the border in Damascus\, Dabul has an uncle who was an assistant to the first President Assad.  Dabul’s opinion pieces have appeared in various national newspapers\, including the Wall Street Journal\, New York Post\, the New York Daily News\, and have confronted Islamist terrorists and addressed the need for true dialogue on a host of Middle East related issues. He runs his own PR firm and has media trained many clients as well as appeared many times himself on national radio and TV broadcasts.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/911-memorial-seminar-lessons-learned/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Amb. John Bolton on the Iranian Nuclear Negotiations
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 20th\, 2015\n11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Eastern Time)\nUS Capitol Visitor’s Center\nRoom SVC 212-10 \nLunch to be served (All dietary laws observed) \nRSVP to: dheffernan@emetonline.org \nRSVP REQUIRED \n(Entrance cannot be guaranteed without RSVP) \nIn January of 2014\, an interim deal was signed between the P5+1 nations and Iran. The results of the P5+1 talks have thus far failed to find a solution to the Iranian nuclear threat\, and negotiations have been extended twice\, with the next deadline at the end of this month.  The repeated extensions have enabled the Iranian Regime to receive billions in sanctions relief\, and continue building its nuclear program\, including its weakest parts – bomb technology and the ballistic missiles. Iran can still produce enough nuclear material to fuel a bomb in as little as two months\, reports show.  In addition to the frequent Iranian threats issued against the U.S.\, the Iranians are currently working on long-range ballistic missile systems that would only be necessary against Europe and the United States. \nWe are honored to hear from Ambassador John Bolton on the implications the Iranian nuclear negotiations have on U.S. national security and the security of our allies in the Middle East\, as Iran continues to build its nuclear arsenal and act aggressively in the region. \nAmbassador John Bolton was appointed as United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations on August 1\, 2005 and served until his resignation in December 2006. Prior to his appointment\, Bolton served as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security from May 2001 to May 2005.  Throughout his distinguished career\, Bolton has been a staunch defender of American interests. While Under Secretary\, he repeatedly advocated tough measures against the nuclear weapons programs of both Iran and North Korea\, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction generally. He led negotiations for America to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty so that the Bush Administration could proceed with a national missile-defense program.  During his tenure at the United Nations\, he was a leading voice on the need for the Security Council to take strong and meaningful action against international proliferation and terrorism. Along with France’s ambassador\, Bolton led the Security Council to approve a unanimous resolution to end the summer 2006 Hezbollah war on Israel\, to authorize U.N. peacekeepers and to create an arms embargo against Hezbollah. He also assembled an international coalition that blocked the bid of Hugo Chavez\, Venezuela’s Marxist strongman\, to join the Security Council.Bolton was also an advocate for human rights while serving at the UN. He arranged the Security Council’s first deliberations on Burma’s human rights abuses. He invited actor George Clooney and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel to brief the Security Council in September 2006 on the Khartoum regime’s mass-murder of non-Arabs in Darfur\, Sudan. “Every day we delay only adds to the suffering of the Sudanese people and extends the genocide\,” Bolton said. He engineered the Security Council’s approval of 22\,500 U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur. Bolton worked to pressure Sudan’s government to accept these personnel atop the 7\,000 African Union soldiers already on site. Bolton has spent many years of his career in public service. Previous positions he has held include assistant secretary for International Organization Affairs at the Department of State\, 1989-1993; assistant attorney general\, Department of Justice\, 1985-1989; assistant administrator for Program and Policy Coordination\, U.S. Agency for International Development\, 1982-1983 and general counsel\, U.S. Agency for International Development\, 1981-1982. Bolton is also an attorney. Currently\, he is of counsel at Kirkland &am p; Ellis LLC with a focus on counseling clients on domestic and international issues in complex corporate\, litigation\, internal investigations\, regulatory and competition matters. From 1974-1981\, he was an associate at the Washington office of Covington & Burling\, where he returned as a partner in the firm from 1983-1985. Bolton is the author of Surrender is Not an Option: Defending America at the U.N. and Abroad\, published by Simon and Shuster(November 2007) and How Barack Obama is Endangering Our National Sovereignty\, published by Encounter Books (April 2010). Bolton currently serves as a foreign policy senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)\, a contributor to FOX News Channel and his op-ed articles are regularly featured in The Wall Street Journal\, The New York Times and The Washington Times.   Bolton was born in Baltimore\, MD. He graduated with a B.A.\, summa cum laude\, Phi Beta Kappa\, from Yale University and received his J.D. in 1974. He currently resides in Maryland with his wife\, Gretchen. They have one daughter\, Jennifer Sarah\, who received her MBA and SM degrees from MIT in 2014 and currently works in manufacturing in Mississippi.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/amb-john-bolton-on-the-iranian-nuclear-negotiations/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:"First Steps in Defeating Islamic Terror" with Dr. Mordechai Kedar
DESCRIPTION:RSVP to: dheffernan@emetonline.org\,\nPlease Include Subject Line: “Mordechai Kedar”\nFrom ISIS’s beheadings\, to the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris last month\, including the Charlie Hebdo shootings leaving 13 innocent dead\, and the slaughter of four Jews at a Kosher supermarket for the mere fact that they were Jewish\, the Western world has been left shocked by an enemy it does not know how to defeat. The Islamic State’s campaign of genocide and crimes against humanity has taken on a new level of horror with the recent murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassebeh\, who was burned alive by the radical Islamic terror group. The U.S.’s greatest ally in the Middle East\, the State of Israel\, was subject to Hamas’ launch of 4\,000 rockets into many of its major cities\, and the State has to fight terrorists\, including those from Hamas the Palestinian Authority and Hezbollah\, on a daily basis to protect its citizens. \nPlease join us as we hear insights from Dr. Mordechai Kedar on why Islamic terrorists are targeting the free world\, and what we need to know about the Muslim and Arab world to win the war on terror.  \nDr. Mordechai Kedar is an Israeli scholar of Arabic literature and a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University. He holds the Ph.D. from Bar-Ilan University.  Kedar is an academic expert on the Israeli Arab population. He served for twenty-five years in IDF Military Intelligence\, where he specialized in Islamic groups\, the political discourse of Arab countries\, the Arabic press and mass media\, and the Syrian domestic arena.  He is a highly published author who has consulted with both the United States Armed Forces as well as Israeli forces. The Los Angeles Times‘ Edmund Sanders described Dr. Kedar as “one of the few Arabic-speaking Israeli pundits seen on Arabic satellite channels defending Israel.”
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/first-steps-defeating-islamic-terror-dr-mordechai-kedar/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Rise of Jihadist Attacks and the Fallacy of the "Lone Wolf" Terrorist
DESCRIPTION:Rayburn House Building \nRoom B-369 \nLunch to Be Served \n(Dietary Laws Observed) \nRSVP to: dheffernan@emetonline.org\,\nPlease Include Subject Line: “Patrick Poole” \nThis week’s tragic events in Paris have been a disturbing climax to a consistent trend of violent attacks from radical Islamic terrorists. Preceding the events in Paris was a string of violent actions in just the past few months which included the murder of a soldier in Canada\, the hostage situation in Australia\, and the beheading of a woman in Nebraska. The media and several counter-terror experts have since coined the term ‘lone wolf’ in reference to the supposed random and independent nature of these attacks. In October 2014\, Patrick Poole in turn coined the term ‘known wolf’ to describe these attackers\, pointing out the fact that many of them have been known by authorities to have ties to terror organizations and criminal behavior. Please join us as we host Mr. Poole for a seminar in which he explains why the perpetrators of these attacks are in fact ‘known wolves\,’ and why it is important to change the way in which we think about these kinds of perpetrators. \nPatrick Poole is a counter-terrorism and national security consultant. He is an internationally recognized subject matter expert on domestic terrorism and the global jihadist movement\, and he has been actively involved in and served as a consultant on numerous terrorism cases.  Mr. Poole regularly briefs members of Congress and congressional staff\, he has conducted lectures and training for numerous federal\, state and local law enforcement agencies\, and he has taught classes at the U.S. Army War College and the U.S. Air Force Staff and Command College. His peer-reviewed research articles have appeared in the Middle East Review of International Affairs\, the Journal of International Security Affairs and Middle East Quarterly. He also is a correspondent for PJMedia. A graduate of The Ohio State University\, Mr. Poole splits his time between Ohio and Washington D.C. \nStatement from Sarah Stern\, President of EMET: EMET expresses our deepest sympathies to the victims and their families of the Charlie Hebdo attack and the related Hypercacher attack.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/seminar-patrick-poole-known-wolf/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Screening of "Beneath the Helmet" - An inspiring coming-of-age story of five Israeli soldiers
DESCRIPTION:EMET & The Israel Forever Foundation are pleased to invite you to a screening on Capitol Hill: \n“Beneath the Helmet” – An inspiring coming-of-age story about five Israeli soldiers\nJoin us as we honor IDF soldiers and hear personal stories of inspiration from Aviv Regev\, a soldier featured in the film. \nWhere: Rayburn House Building\, 2168 The Gold Room\nKindly RSVP by Clicking Here \nLunch will be served. Dietary restrictions will be observed. \nContact Deanne Heffernan at dheffernan@emetonline.org with any questions
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/screening-beneath-helmet-inspiring-coming-age-story-five-israeli-soldiers/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Discussion on the Iranian Nuclear Threat
DESCRIPTION:Rayburn House Building \nRoom B369   \nLunch to Be Served \n(Dietary Laws Observed) \nRSVP to: dheffernan@emetonline.org\,\nPlease Include Subject Line: “Iran Seminar” \nFeaturing:\nDr. Michael Ledeen\, Manda Zand Ervin\, and Clare Lopez\nThe deadline for the Administration to strike a deal with the Iranian Regime on its nuclear development is quickly approaching.  In late October\, President Obama reportedly sent a secret letter to Iranian leader Ali Khamenei offering cooperation against ISIS if a nuclear deal is signed by Nov. 24th. Any treaty negotiated between the U.S. and Iran will inevitably have tremendous consequences for the U.S.\, and the world. If the Iranian regime produces nuclear weapons\, all other nations in the Middle East\, Europe\, and the U.S. may be in jeopardy.   \nSince the first extension of the deal in July\, the Iranian regime continued to develop ICBMs capable of carrying nuclear warheads; attacked a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier; failed to provide information regarding past possible military dimensions; missed deadlines to address five areas of concern outlined by the IAEA; and continued ferment aggression against the US. And Iran has reportedly been given access to at least $15B of frozen assets and up to $20B of sanctions relief since November 2013.\n\nWill the Iranians bargain for an extension of the current interim agreement to continue developing their nuclear warheads? Will Congress be able to use its lawful right to review any final agreement with Iran? And if the President strikes a deal with the brutal\, terror-sponsoring Regime\, what type of value will it have? Please join us as we discuss these questions and more with a panel of national security and Iranian experts.\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\nDr. Michael Ledeen is an internationally renowned scholar\, whose ideas and insights on the workings of the Iranian government have been a critical part of the policy discussion for decades. He is a highly regarded expert on Iran’s Green Movement and maintains close ties to opposition groups inside Iran. His scholarship on Iraq\, terrorism and international security have been sought after by those in and out of government and the intelligence community\, the media and policy influencers.  He is a contributor to The Hill and a contributing editor at National Review Online. Previously\, Dr. Ledeen served as a consultant to the National Security Council\, the State Department\, and the Defense Department.  He has also served as a special adviser to the Secretary of State. He holds a Ph.D. in modern European history and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin\, and has taught at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Rome.  Dr. Ledeen is the author of more than 20 books. Dr. Ledeen regularly appears on cable news talk shows as well as a variety of talk radio programs as an expert contributor. He has a significant following on his blog\, “Faster Please!\,” hosted by PJMedia\, which supports Iran’s democracy movement.  In addition\, Dr. Ledeen also blogs at The Huffington Post.\n\n\nManda Zand Ervin came to United States as a political refugee on June 17th\, 1980\, became a citizen two years later\, and began her fight for human rights in Iran. She is the founder and president of the Alliance of Iranian Women\, a group which has deep connections within the Iranian diaspora and within Iran.  As the head of the Alliance of Iranian Women\, Mrs. Ervin works to bring the West’s attention to the plight of Iranian women under Islamic Sharia laws.  On September of 2009 she was invited to the G-8 International Conference on Violence Against Women\, at the Italian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Rome\, Italy\, where she was the featured speaker on Iran. She almost single-handedly gathered the support to pass a 2003 U.S. Senate Resolution on the human rights of the women of Iran. Mrs. Ervin is frequently consulted by Members of Congress considering resolutions and legislation on Iran policy and human rights.  She has testified at Congressional hearings and briefings\, the Helsinki Commission\, and spoke at the United Nations. In February of 2008\, Mrs. Ervin was appointed by the President of the United States as the United States’ Delegate to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women. On December 10th\, 2013 she was invited to speak at the UN conference on Violence Against Women\, where Mrs. Banki Moon also spoke.  Mrs. Ervin writes and is published in online political magazines\, speaks on TV and radio programs\, nationally and internationally\, and at universities and conferences on American-Iranian relations\, among other topics.\n\nClare M. Lopez is a strategic policy and intelligence expert with a focus on Middle East\, national defense\, WMD\, and counterterrorism issues. Specific areas of expertise include Islam and Iran. Lopez began her career as an operations officer with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)\, serving domestically and abroad for 20 years in a variety of assignments\, and acquiring extensive expertise in counterintelligence\, counternarcotics\, and counterproliferation issues with a career regional focus on the former Soviet Union\, Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. She has served in or visited over two dozen nations worldwide\, and speaks several languages\, including Spanish\, Bulgarian\, French\, German\, and Russian\, and currently is studying Farsi.  Now a private consultant\, Lopez also serves as Vice President of the non-profit forum\, The Intelligence Summit\, and is a Professor at the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies (CI Centre)\, where she teaches courses on the Iranian Intelligence Services\, and the expanding influence of Jihad and Sharia in Europe and the U.S. She is affiliated on a consultant basis with DoD contractors that provide clandestine operations training to military intelligence personnel. Lopez was Executive Director of the Iran Policy Committee\, a Washington\, DC think tank\, from 2005-2006. She has served as a Senior Scientific Researcher at the Battelle Memorial Institute; a Senior Intelligence Analyst\, Subject Matter Expert\, and Program Manager at HawkEye Systems\, LLC.; and previously produced Technical Threat Assessments for U.S. Embassies at the Department of State\, Bureau of Diplomatic Security\, where she worked as a Senior Intelligence Analyst for Chugach Systems Integration.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/discussion-iranian-nuclear-threat/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Israel: A Safe Haven for Christians in the Middle East\, Featuring Father Naddaf
DESCRIPTION:Hors d’oeuvres and Wine to Be Served \n(Dietary Laws Observed) \nRSVP to: dheffernan@emetonline.org\,\nPlease Include Subject Line: “Father Naddaf”\n \nThe Israel Forever Foundation and EMET are pleased to invite you to a discussion with Father Gabriel Naddaf from Israel\, and Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO)\, on the plight of Christians in the Middle East and the freedoms they enjoy in Israel. Thousands of Christians throughout the Middle East are persecuted\, slaughtered\, and raped on a daily basis\, because of their faith. Christians who refuse to convert to Islam are targets of radical Islamists and terrorists\, and have been robbed of their basic liberties and freedom of worship. Christian communities that have lived in parts of the Middle East and Central Africa in peace for decades are rapidly decreasing.  There is only one country in the Middle East where Christians are safe and have freedom of expression and worship – Israel. \n\nFather Gabriel Naddaf is the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in the town of Yafia\, near Nazareth in the North of Israel.  He also serves as the spiritual leader of the Israeli Christian Recruitment Forum\, a growing movement that empowers local Christians to volunteer for Israeli army service and fully integrate into mainstream Israeli society. Father Naddaf is a strong public voice of support for Israel and against the persecution of Christians in the Middle East. Father Naddaf’s activities have made him a controversial figure\, drawing criticism from Arab MKs as well as threats against his family and attacks on himself from extreme anti-Israel communities.  Last month Father Naddaf appeared before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss the plight of Middle Eastern Christians. 
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/israel-safe-haven-christians-middle-east-featuring-father-naddaf/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Briefing on the Pursuit of Justice for American Victims of Palestinian Terrorism
DESCRIPTION:To watch the recording of this event please click here. \nDid You Know that Naftali Frenkel\, who was one of the three teenage boys kidnapped and brutally murdered along with Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach\, was an American citizen? Did you know that the U.S. has an anti-terrorism law that says that anywhere an American is murdered around the globe\, we have the right to bring that suspect to these shores to be charged\, prosecuted and punished? Did you know that we have a specific office in the Department of Justice whose primary function is to ensure that American families who have had loved ones who have been the victims of terrorism overseas obtain the swift justice they deserve? Did you know that at least 58 Americans have been killed since the signing of the Oslo Accords by Palestinian terrorists and that none of these terrorists have been brought to justice on our shores? \nPlease join us for a special briefing as we hear from family members of American victims of Palestinian terrorism\, currently living in Israel. \nBackground:\n\nThe Koby Mandell Act\, signed into law in December 2004\, created the Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism (OJVOT) within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The responsibility of the office is to ensure that all US citizens harmed overseas receive equal treatment by the US government\, regardless of the terrorists’ country of origin\, and to ensure that all terrorists involved in such attacks are pursued and prosecuted; however the Justice Department sorely violated its legislative intent.\n\nUpon the opening of the office in the Justice Department in May 2005\, then-Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales stated that “this new office guarantees a voice for victims and their families in the investigation and prosecution of terrorists who prey on Americans overseas.” Gonzales added that “our commitment to these victims is as strong as our dedication to bringing those terrorist attackers to justice.”\n\nHowever\, since the signing of the Oslo Accords\, there have more than 71 cases of Palestinian terrorist attacks resulting in American casualties in and around Israel. The number of American victims of attacks in Israel stands at more than 58 killed and 83 wounded. American law gives the DOJ the legal tools to prosecute these terrorists with the Anti-Terrorism Act passed in 1990\, which requires the prosecution and punishment\, in US courts\, of individuals who murder or maim American citizens in acts of international terrorism\, and the Koby Mandell Act. Yet the DOJ never indicted\, extradited\, or prosecuted a single Palestinian terrorist who has harmed an American within Israel or the Palestinian territories.\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n\n\nSherri Mandell \nSherri Mandell founded the Koby Mandell Foundation which runs programs for bereaved families in Israel\, along with her husband\, Rabbi Seth Mandell.  Sherri Mandell’s book\, “The Blessing of a Broken Heart\,” won a National Jewish Book Award in 2004. Mandell’s son\, Koby Mandell\, was a U.S. citizen brutally murdered at age 13 by Palestinian terrorists near his home in May\, 2001. Sherri Mandell was born in New York and writes for numerous magazines and journals\, including The Washington Post\, The Denver Post\, The Jerusalem Post\, The Times of Israel\, as well as Hadassah Magazine.\n\nDr. Alan Bauer\nDr. Alan Bauer\, an American citizen living in Israel\, and his young son were seriously injured in 2002 by a Palestinian suicide bomber in Jerusalem. Bauer and his son Jonathan were walking on King George Street in downtown Jerusalem on March 21\, 2002\, when a terrorist from Arafat’s Fatah movement blew himself up. His explosive device was packed with metal spikes and nails\, in order to inflict the maximum amount of pain and destruction and the defenseless Israeli civilians walking by. Three passersby were killed\, 87 were wounded. Dr. Bauer and Jonathan were hit by multiple metal projectiles. Two of the metal spikes penetrated little Jonathan’s brain. Dr. Alan Bauer\, a Harvard educated biologist\, has been seeking justice ever since the attack.\n\nSarah Stern\nSarah Stern\, the founder and president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET). EMET educates members of Congress and their staffers through monthly seminars about the Middle East. Sarah has more than 30 years of experience on Capitol Hill\, and has helped to draft and pass many pieces of legislation\, speeches and congressional resolution including the Koby Mandell Act which resulted in the opening of an office in the Department of Justice entitled the Office for Justice of Victims of Overseas Terrorism which is supposed to be an advocacy group within the Department of Justice for Americans who have been killed and wounded abroad; the Syria Accountability Act; and a Resolution in support of Israel’s right to build a security fence and defend her citizens the way they deem appropriate. Her work has appeared in The New Republic\, The Middle East Quarterly\, Israel Today\, Frontpagemag.com; Breitbart\, InFocus\, The American Thinker\, The Jerusalem Post and the Washington Jewish Week. She has appeared on television and radio\, and has spoken throughout the country\, in Israel and on Al Hurrah which is carried throughout the Middle East\, on The Middle East\, terrorism\, Post Zionism\, Israel\, and related issues.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/briefing-pursuit-justice-american-victims-palestinian-terrorism/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:July 9th Symposium: 10 Years and Counting...
DESCRIPTION:To hear Ambassador Ron Dermer’s speech\, please click here. \nTo hear Sarah Stern’s speech\, please click here. \nTo hear William Daroff’s speech\, please click here. \nEMET is a proud co-sponsor of the July 9th Symposium: 10 Years & Counting…\nAssessing 10 years since the unjust advisory opinon by The International Court of Justice on the Construction of Israel’s Terrorism Prevention Security Fence.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/july-9th-symposium-10-years-counting/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:UNRWA-Part of the Problem or the Solution? with David Bedein
DESCRIPTION:To watch the recording of this event\, please click here. \nThe United nations Relief and works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)\, created nearly 65 years ago\, is one of the largest programs of the United Nations. Unfortunately\, it appears that the work of UNRWA has become highly politicized during the past few decades; UNRWA contributes to the spread of anti-Israel propaganda and hate among Palestinians. There are UNRWA-controlled schools and summer camps where Palestinian children receive military training\, are taught to praise suicide bombers\, and learn the value of “jihad.” UNRWA camps in countries including Lebanon\, Syria\, Jordan\, and the West Bank and Gaza have served as recruitment ground for new terrorists as well. Yet the Agency has taken very few steps\, if any at all\, to end the spread of hate and even prevent members of terrorist organizations from joining its staff. EMET is proud to bring David Bedein\, Bureau of Chief of the Israel Resource News Agency\, to shed light on this very important issue\, and expose what really goes on in UNRWA facilities. David Bedein\, who grew up on Philadelphia and moved to Israel in 1970 at the age of 20\, is an MSW community organizer by profession and an experienced investigative journalist. In 1987 he established the Israel Resource News Agency\, with offices at the Beit Agron Int’l Press Center in Jerusalem\, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Near East Policy Research. In 1991\, Bedein was the special CNN Middle East radio correspondent. Since 2001\, Bedein has contributed features to the newspaper Makor Rishon. In 2006\, Bedein became the foreign correspondent for the Philadelphia Bulletin\, writing 1\,062 articles until the newspaper ceased operation in 2010 He is the author of “Where Has ALl The Flour Gone: The Whims And Waste Of UNRWA Arab Refugee Policy\,” and the director and producer of the movie\, “Palestinian Refugee Policy: From Despair to Hope.”
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/unrwa-part-problem-solution-david-bedein/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:What Works in Washington With Cal Thomas
DESCRIPTION:To watch the recording of this event\, please click here. \nLunch to Be Served\n(Dietary Laws Observed) \nRSVP to: dheffernan@emetonline.org\,\nPlease Include Subject Line: “Cal Thomas Event” \nWhy is it that\, despite repeated failures\, U.S. foreign policy continues to be mired in the same mistaken assumptions? Whether its trusting dictators to bind themselves to signed treaties\, remaining slavishly devoted to failed paradigms regarding the importance of the “peace process\,” or the wisdom of disarmament in the face of aggression\, it seems that Washington routinely fails to learn the lessons of history. \nEMET is proud to bring 2008 Speaker of the Truth Award recipient Cal Thomas to Capitol Hill to discuss his new book\, “What Works: Common Sense Solutions for a Stronger America”. Subtitled “It’s Groundhog’s Day In Washington\,” Cal examines why failed policies and mistaken assumptions continuely rear their head in government\, even when an objective examination reveals their flaws. \nCal Thomas is one of the most popular syndicated columnists in the country\, appearing in hundreds of newspapers. He also writes the Common Ground column (with his liberal Democrat friend Bob Beckel) and regularly appears on Fox News. He began his career in radio\, TV\, and print at the age of sixteen. 2014 marks the thirtieth anniversary of his syndicated column. \nDIRECTIONS: The main entrance to the Capitol Visitor Center is located on First Street between Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue\, across the street from the U.S. Supreme Court\, down the stairs. \nClosest metro station: Capitol South (orange/blue line) OR Union Station (red line)\nClosest public parking: Union Station OR any available metered spots on the Hill. \nSecurity: PLEASE NOTE you will have to go through security to enter the premises. We still plan to open room doors for lunch at 11:30am\, but please allow yourself at least an extra fifteen minutes to clear security. To expedite the process\, please remember to remove any electronic or metallic devices from your person. \nALSO PLEASE NOTE that you may NOT bring in any food from outside or liquids of any kind (bottled water\, perfume\, etc.) into the building.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/what-works-in-washington-with-cal-thomas/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Luncheon Seminar on: "The Myth of the Palestinian Demographic Crisis" and "What to Do About an Iranian Nuclear Bomb?"
DESCRIPTION:President Barack Obama recently spoke with the Atlantic’s Jeffery Goldberg in wide ranging interview covering a number of Middle East topics. Among them\, President Obama referred to a “change in demographics” as part of the “closing window” for the Israelis to make peace with their Palestinian neighbors. Certainly the President is not the first to trot out reports that Israel faces threats to either the Jewish or the democratic nature of its state if it does not relinquish control over Judea and Samaria to the Palestinians. But how accurate are such claims? \nAmbassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger will address those statements with a concise and factual examination of what the real demographics of the region actually suggest. \nAdditionally\, Amb. Ettinger will discuss the threat posed by an Iranian nuclear bomb. Is there still a credible “military option” as President Obama indicated in his interview with Goldberg? With the current administration fixated on diplomacy with an interim agreement that many experts believe has left Iran “open for business” and its nuclear program still churning\, will Israel have to “go it alone?” If so what kind of assistance will it need from the United States\, and from Pro-Israel Americans? \nMarch 25th\, 2014\n12 Noon- 2:00 PM (Eastern Time) \nLunch to be Served (Dietary Laws Observed)\nRSVP: To info@emetonline.org\,\nSubject Line: “March 25th Ettinger Event” \nFeaturing: Ambassador Yoram Ettinger \nAmbassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger\, is an insider on US-Israel relations\, Mideast politics and overseas investments in Israel’s high tech.  He is a member of the American-Israel Demographic Research Group (AIDRG)\, which has documented dramatic flaws behind demographic fatalism on one hand and a Jewish demographic momentum on the other hand. He serves as a consultant to members of Israel’s Cabinet and Knesset\, and regularly briefs US legislators and their staff on Israel’s contribution to vital US interests\, on the root causes of international terrorism and on other issues of bilateral concern. Ambassador (ret.) Ettinger served as Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel’s Embassy in Washington (with a rank of an ambassador)\, Israel’s Consul General in Houston and Director of Israel’s Government Press Office.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/luncheon-seminar-myth-palestinian-demographic-crisis-iranian-nuclear-bomb/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Politicizing Education: Title VI of the Higher Education Act
DESCRIPTION:The original legislative intent of Title VI of the Higher Education Act (HEA) was to establish foreign language and area studies programs at our college campuses in order to develop graduates with the expertise to meet the national security needs of our nation. Unfortunately Title VI has been turned on its head; and instead the funds allocated for it are used to advance highly politicized educational programs at universities across the country.  A significant number of Title VI National Resource Centers feature professors that are apologetic for radical Islam and terrorism\, and promote an anti-American and anti-Israel agenda.  In 2003\, the U.S. House of Representatives conducted a hearing to “examine questions of bias in international and foreign language programs.” The HEA was reauthorized as the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) in 2008\, with several amendments to Title VI\, including that activities funded by Title VI grants “will reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views\,” but the new law neglected to include measures for oversight\, grievance procedures\, and accountability. \nTitle VI enables professors particularly belonging to Middle East Centers at universities across the country\, including many Ivy League schools\, to promote their personal agendas while excluding scholars with other perspectives and stifling academic debate. These centers are also required to conduct “public outreach\,” directed to students on campuses and the general public\, including training K-12 teachers on the Middle East.  A variety of Saudi-funded foundations have directed millions of dollars to the centers as well as created the curricula used for K-12 education.  Under Title VI\, our U.S. tax payer dollars are providing our children\, teenagers\, and young adults with education that promotes Islam\, frowns on Judaism and Christianity\, and in many cases\, is anti-American and anti-Semitic. \nCampuses across the U.S. have recently witnessed “Israeli Apartheid Week\,” a series of events that seek to delegitimize Israel and disseminate lies about the State\, such as by making the absurd comparison between a vibrant democracy that has to protect its civilian population from being blown up by terrorists and a society based on racial discrimination and prejudice.  Events of Israeli Apartheid Week also aim to support the BDS (Boycott\, Divestment and Sanctions) movement – supported by some professors at the federally funded Middle Eastern Studies Center—and often containing anti-Semitic messages. \n  \nFeaturing: \nSarah Stern is the founder and president of EMET\, a pro-Israel and pro-American think tank in Washington\, DC.  Sarah’s work resulted in the establishment in the Department of Justice the Office for Victims of Overseas Terrorism to ensure equal justice under the law for American victims of Palestinian terrorism\, the passage of the Syrian Accountability Act\, the passage of a resolution in defense of Israel’s right to build a security fence\, and the passage of the HEOA in 2008\, calling for a more balanced curriculum in Middle Eastern Studies Departments throughout America. She regularly appears in radio and TV media.  Sarah has written numerous articles published in several journals including The New Republic\, Israel Today\, Frontpage Magazine\, Breitbart\, American Thinker\, In Focus\, The Jerusalem Post and is the author of Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Terrorist Network ​and the novel\, “Cherished Illusions.” \nStanley Kurtz is a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Kurtz has helped lead the campaign to reform federal subsidies to academic programs of “area studies” under Title VI of the Higher Education Act\, and testified before the House of Representatives on the issue in 2003.  Kurtz is a contributing editor to National Review Online\, and published two influential books on President Obama’s political history and policy agenda: Radical-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American Socialism (Threshold) and Spreading the Wealth: How Obama is Robbing the Suburbs to Pay for the Cities (Sentinel).  Kurtz received his undergraduate degree from Haverford College and his Ph.D. in social anthropology from Harvard University. He later taught at Harvard\, winning several teaching awards for his work in a Great Books Program. He was also Dewey Prize Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Chicago. \nKenneth L. Marcus is President and General Counsel of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and author of the award-winning Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America (New York: Cambridge University Press: 2010).  Marcus founded the Brandeis Center in 2011 to combat the resurgence of anti-Semitism in American higher education. During his public service career\, Marcus served as Staff Director at the United States Commission on Civil Rights and was delegated the authority of Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights and Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.  For his work in government\, Marcus was named the first recipient of the Justice and Ethics Award for Outstanding Work in the Field of Civil Rights.  Before entering public service\, Mr. Marcus was a litigation partner in two major law firms\, where he conducted complex commercial and constitutional litigation. \nWinfield Myers is Director of Academic Affairs for the Middle East Forum (MEF). Before joining MEF\, he was managing editor of The American Enterprise magazine\, a publication of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington\, D.C. The co-founder and former CEO of Democracy Project\, Inc.\, he earlier served as senior editor and communications director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He has longstanding interests in higher education\, American politics and culture\, and foreign policy. Principal author and editor of a college guide\, Choosing the Right College\, with an introduction by William Bennett (Eerdmans\, 1998; 2001)\, Myers is also founding editor of the ISI Study Guides to the Liberal Arts. He was formerly senior editor of the Intercollegiate Review and Campus Magazine and is author of a widely distributed pamphlet\, “Asking the Right Questions in Choosing a College.”  Myers’s writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal\, National Review Online\, the Weekly Standard\, and the Washington Times\, among other publications.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/politicizing-education-title-vi-higher-education-act/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Global Reach of Hezbollah
DESCRIPTION:Even while much of the world’s attention has been focused on the threat posed by Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons\, Iran’s earliest\, and most successful efforts to target its western enemies has been primarily through the use of its chief proxy Hezbollah. While Hezbollah routinely makes news due to its involvement in the Syrian civil war and the threat its Lebanese-based missile arsenal poses to Israel\, Hezbollah was formed to serve as a terrorist action arm of Iran’s global Islamic revolution\, prior to the September 11th attacks\, was responsible for the greatest loss of American life due to terrorism. EMET is pleased to bring counterterrorism expert Matthew Levitt to discuss the global reach and threat posed by Hezbollah\, “The Party of God.” \nFeatured Speaker: \nMatthew Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler fellow and director of The Washington Institute’s Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. From 2005 to early 2007\, he served as deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In that capacity\, he served both as a senior official within the department’s terrorism and financial intelligence branch and as deputy chief of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis\, one of sixteen U.S. intelligence agencies coordinated under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. During his tenure at Treasury\, Dr. Levitt played a central role in efforts to protect the U.S. financial system from abuse and to deny terrorists\, weapons proliferators\, and other rogue actors the ability to finance threats to U.S. national security. In 2008-2009\, he served as a State Department counterterrorism advisor to the special envoy for Middle East regional security (SEMERS)\, General James L. Jones.\nFrom 2001 to 2005\, Dr. Levitt served the Institute as founding director of its Terrorism Research Program (now renamed as above)\, which was established in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Previously\, he served as a counterterrorism intelligence analyst at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)\, where he provided tactical and strategic analytical support for counterterrorism operations\, focusing on fundraising and logistical support networks for Middle Eastern terrorist groups. During his FBI service\, Dr. Levitt participated as a team member in a number of crisis situations\, including the terrorist threat surrounding the turn of the millennium and the September 11 attacks. He has earned numerous awards and commendations for his government service at both the FBI and the Treasury Department.\nDr. Levitt holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yeshiva University\, as well as a master’s degree in law and diplomacy and a doctorate from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He was a graduate research fellow at Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation and has taught at both Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.\nDr. Levitt has served as an expert witness in several criminal and civil cases\, lectured on international terrorism on behalf of the Departments of State\, Justice\, Defense\, and Homeland Security\, consulted for various U.S. government agencies and private industry\, and testified before the Senate and House on matters relating to international terrorism. He has held fellowships with the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Homeland Security Policy Institute at the George Washington University\, is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, and serves as a member of the international advisory board for both the Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Israel and the International Centre for Political Violence & Terrorism Research in Singapore.\nDr. Levitt has written extensively on terrorism\, countering violent extremism\, illicit finance and sanctions\, the Middle East\, and Arab-Israeli peace negotiations\, with articles appearing in peer-reviewed journals\, policy magazines\, and the press\, including the Wall Street Journal\, Washington Post\, Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, and numerous other publications. He is also a frequent guest on the national and international media\, and the author of several books and monographs\, including Hamas: Politics\, Charity and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad (Yale University Press\, 2006)\, Negotiating Under Fire: Preserving Peace Talks in the Face of Terror Attacks (Rowman & Littlefield\, 2008)\, and Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God (Georgetown University Press\, 2013).
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/global-reach-hezbollah/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:EMET and the Center for Security Policy Invite you to attend a symposium: What are Iran's True Intentions?
DESCRIPTION:As the Obama Administration continues to move forward negotiating with Iran\, there has been little attention paid to the underlying motivations of the Islamic Republic of Iran. What is the Iranian end game? What are the ideological motivators of the Islamic regime in its conflict with the United States of America and Israel? Are the genocidal threats issued by Iranian leaders to”wipe Israel off the map” and achieve a “world without America” only posturing? Or are these goals the Iranian regime is committed to achieving? \nEMET and the Center for Security Policy have put together a great panel of experts to address these questions and answer\, what are Iran’s true intentions? \nFeaturing: \nDr. Walid Phares serves as an Advisor to the Anti-Terrorism Caucus in the US House of Representatives and is a Co-Secretary General of the Transatlantic Legislative Group on Counter Terrorism\, a Euro-American Caucus\, since 2009. Dr Phares briefs and testify to the US Congress\, the European Parliament and the United Nations Security Council on matters related to international security and Middle East conflict.  He has served on the Advisory Board of the Task Force on Future Terrorism of the Department of Homeland Security and the Advisory Task force on Nuclear Terrorism. Dr Phares teaches Global Strategies at the National Defense University. He has published several books in English\, Arabic and French including the latest three post-9/11 volumes: Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies against the West; The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy and The Confrontation: Winning the War against Future Jihad. \nClare M. Lopez is a strategic policy and intelligence expert with a focus on national defense\, Islam\, Iran\, and counterterrorism issues. Currently a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy\, The Clarion Project\, the London Center for Policy Research\, and the Canadian Meighen Institute and vice president of the Intelligence Summit\, she formerly was a career operations officer with the Central Intelligence Agency\, a professor at the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies\, Executive Director of the Iran Policy Committee from 2005-2006. Ms. Lopez is a regular contributor to print and broadcast media on subjects related to Iran and the Middle East and the co-author of two published books on Iran. She is the author of an acclaimed paper for the Center\, The Rise of the Iran Lobby and co-author/editor of the Center’s Team B II study\, “Shariah: The Threat to America”. \nMark Langfan is a noted security analyst who in 1991 created a 3 dimensional topographic raised-relief map system of Israel. Viewing the 3D Israel map one can easily and quickly be informed of many of the underlying resource and security issues involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict such as West Bank water resources and Israeli ‘defensible’ borders. Over the past 20 years\, Mark has briefed many Congressional and Senate offices\, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Israel Desk\, and the New York Times Editorial Board. Mark wrote and published seminal articles concerning the Israeli/Middle East region including the 1992 “Demilitarization Risks” warning of future Palestinian Katyusha rocket barrages from vacated Israeli territory\, the 1995 “US Troops on Golan Quicksand”  warning of the unique topographic dangers of deploying US Troops to the Golan Heights\, and the 2006 “Iran: The 4th Reichastan” exposing the Iranian arming of Iraqi Insurgents against US forces\, and of Iran’s other regional and strategic goals.\, Mark has published numerous articles in newspapers and security journals including the Jerusalem Post\, JINSA Security Affairs\, PRAVDA\, and Arutz Sheva.  (For more information visit www.marklangfan.com.) \nDr. Andrew Bostom is the editor of the highly acclaimed The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims\, and of The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: from Sacred Text to Solemn History\, and author of Sharia Versus Freedom: The Legacy of Islamic of Islamic Totalitarianism and the recent monograph The Mufti’s Islamic Jew-Hatred. Dr. Bostom’s forthocoming monograph is entitled\, “Iran’s Final Solution for Israel: The Legacy of Shi’ite Islamic Jew-Hatred in Iran.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/emet-center-security-policy-invite-attend-symposium-irans-true-intentions/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Third Intifada?: Rising Violence in Judea and Samaria and Wages of Appeasement: What to Expect in the Wake of The Iran "Deal"
DESCRIPTION:The Endowment for Middle East Truth is pleased to announce a special two part briefing on Capitol Hill. The first portion\, “Third Intifada?” will feature Captain (Res.) Barak Raz\, former spokesperson for the Judea and Samaria Division of the IDF Central Command. The Judea and Samaria Division is the IDF’s largest and most complex\, responsible for the area also referred to as the West Bank. Captain Raz will discuss the recent uptick in Palestinian terrorist violence in Judea and Samaria\, how the IDF is responding\, and what can be expected in the future. \nIn the second portion\, Dr. Walid Phares\, author of The Coming Revolution: Struggle for Freedom in the Middle East will discuss what to expect in the region in the aftermath of the Iranian nuclear deal. How will the Iranians proceed with their regional hegemonic objectives? What reactions can we expect from other regional powers as fallout from the U.S.-Iran deal continues to reverberate through the region? \nEMET is pleased to host these two experts on these key topics which can be expected to shape the near future of events in the Middle East. \nBarak Raz is a former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson for the Judea & Samaria Division of IDF Central Command – the IDF’s largest and most complex division\, responsible for the region also referred to as the West Bank. As the Judea & Samaria Division Spokesperson\, Captain (Res.) Barak Raz implemented a proactive strategic communications policy\, serving as strategic advisor to the division’s commander and partaking in strategic and tactical planning for the division\, its brigades\, and its specialized units. Barak was also responsible for all media and public diplomacy efforts of the division\, working with organizations and individuals from Israel\, the Palestinian Authority\, and around the world\, including government officials\, media\, NGOs\, human rights organizations\, civic organizations\, and more. \nDr. Walid Phares\, served as an Advisor to the Anti-Terrorism Caucus in the US House of Representatives since 2007 and is a Co-Secretary General of the Transatlantic Legislative Group on Counter Terrorism\, a Euro-American Caucus\, since 2009. Dr Phares briefs and testify to the US Congress\, the European Parliament and occasionally to the United Nations Security Council on matters related to international security and Middle East conflict.  He has served on the Advisory Board of the Task Force on Future Terrorism of the Department of Homeland Security and the Advisory Task force on Nuclear Terrorism. Dr Phares teaches Global Strategies at the National Defense University. He has published several books in English\, Arabic and French including the latest three post-9/11 volumes: Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies against the West; The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy and The Confrontation: Winning the War against Future Jihad. His most recent book\, The Coming Revolution: Struggle for Freedom in the Middle East\, has predicted the Arab Spring.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/third-intifada-rising-violence-judea-samaria-wages-appeasement-expect-wake-iran-deal/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Syria: A Third Way Out?
DESCRIPTION:With:  Dr. Mordechai Kedar and Dr. Walid Phares \nCivil war continues to rage in Syria\, with approximately 115\,000 people killed and another 2 million refugees forced to flee. On the one side is the Assad regime\, backed by the terrorist organization Hezbollah\, and Iranian forces\, especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\, and supported by Russia.  The opposition\, on the other hand\, consists of a disparite collection of rebel groups\, including some secular forces but also large and growing numbers of jihadist groups\, including two Al Qaeda affiliates\, Al Qaeda in Iraq\, and Jabhat Al-Nusra\, and Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist-associated groups and receives arms and funds from the Gulf States\, most especially Saudi Arabia and Qatar. \nThis combination of opponents has made formulating a coherent policy difficult for the United States. While the U.S. has formally announced that Assad must go\, its efforts to coordinate with Gulf allies on supporting the rebels has seen numerous failures\, and met much resistance from both American legislators and an American public deeply concerned with the spread of Al Qaeda in Syria. \nThe question which EMET’s panel of experts will attempt to answer is\, “Is there a third way forward in Syria?” Can Assad be ousted\, handing a major defeat to the Islamic Republic of Iran\, while not turning over control of Syria to the Global Jihad? \nTo speak on these topics\, EMET is proud to host two great Middle East Specialists\, Dr. Mordechai Kedar\, and Dr. Walid Phares. Panelists will also weigh in on recent Iranian nuclear negotiations\, and how Syria\, Hezbollah and nuclear weapons factor into Iran’s strategic view. \nDr. Mordechai Kedar\, is a professor of Arabic for Bar Ilan University\, Director of the Center for the Study of the Middle East and Islam\, and a specialist in Islam\, Islamic Movements\, gender issues in Islam\, Arabic Mass Media\, popular culture in the Arab world\, and the state and society in the Arab World. Dr. Kedar served as a Lieutenant Colonel with IDF Military Intelligence. He serves as a weekly columnist for the Israeli newspapers Makor Rishon and Yom le-Yom. He is the author of numerous works on Syria\, Islam and the Middle East\, including: Assad In Search of Legitimacy: Messages and Rhetoric in the Syrian Press under Hafiz and Bashar (2005)\, and Clash of Values: Gender and Family Issues as Sources of Tension between Islam and the West (2007). \nDr. Walid Phares\, serves as an Advisor to the Anti-Terrorism Caucus in the US House of Representatives and is a Co-Secretary General of the Transatlantic Legislative Group on Counter Terrorism\, a Euro-American Caucus\, since 2009. Dr Phares briefs and testify to the US Congress\, the European Parliament and the United Nations Security Council on matters related to international security and Middle East conflict.  He has served on the Advisory Board of the Task Force on Future Terrorism of the Department of Homeland Security and the Advisory Task force on Nuclear Terrorism. Dr Phares teaches Global Strategies at the National Defense University. He has published several books in English\, Arabic and French including the latest three post-9/11 volumes: Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies against the West; The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy and The Confrontation: Winning the War against Future Jihad.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/syria-third-way/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:“What Has Gone Wrong With American Mideast Policy?”
DESCRIPTION:EMET Invites You to Attend Our Annual 9/11 Memorial Seminar featuring: Debra Burlingame\, Stephen Coughlin and Kyle Shideler \n  \nTwelve years after the horrific events of 9/11\, and the United State appears no closer to understanding the forces that attacked us that fateful day. Our failure to understand the ideology of the enemy has translated directly into American policy failures throughout the Middle East\, including in Egypt\, Libya\, and most recently Syria. Opinion polls likewise reflect a lack of trust by Americans in the ability of their government to make competent strategic choices regarding the region\, such as their ability to vet the intentions of Syrians rebels\, many of whom are allied with Al Qaeda.  What has happened to American foreign policy that we have reached this perilous position? After more than a decade involved in a “War Against Terror” are we any closer to victory? Are we safer? \n  \nEMET’s panel will examine the events in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the war on terror\, and attempt to explain how we reached this position\, and where we go from here. \n  \nFeaturing: \n  \nDebra Burlingame is the co-founder of 9/11 Families for a Safe and Strong America and a director of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum Foundation at the World Trade Center. She has published articles for the Wall Street Journal and other publications on national security issues\, and has testified before the Senate and the House of Representatives on terrorism-related issues. \n  \nStephen Coughlin is a recognized expert on Shariah law and how it serves as the threat doctrine for our enemies. As a former military intelligence official\, Stephen has provided briefs on the Shariah threat at the highest levels of the government. He is the author of the soon to be released book\, “Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America In the Face of Jihad” (Center for Security Policy Press). \n  \nKyle Shideler is the Director of Research and Communications at the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET). He is a contributing author of “Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Terrorist Network: America and the West’s Fatal Embrace” and has written for numerous online publications. He has also appeared as a commentator on talk radio discussing national security and terrorism issues.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/gone-wrong-american-mideast-policy/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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CREATED:20130828T151841Z
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SUMMARY:“Who is the Real Rouhani?”
DESCRIPTION:A briefing featuring: Ambassador John Bolton and Dr. Michael Ledeen \nWhile violence and chaos in Egypt and Syria has drawn much of the media attention in recent months\, the Iranian regime continues to advance inexorably closer towards possessing a nuclear weapons arsenal\, an existential threat to the state of Israel\, national security of the United States and the Middle East region.  \n  \nWith the election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani\, some suggest that there is now time to once again attempt to dissuade Iran from its path. Who is Hassan Rouhani\, the recently “elected” President of the Islamic Republic of Iran? Is he a reformer and moderate as has been repeatedly suggested in various media outlets? Will he be amendable to negotiations with the West in order to halt the Iranian nuclear weapons program? Or is he the regime official chiefly responsible for Iran’s current program of deceptive negotiating tactics? A man who has appointed wanted terrorists to his defense cabinet? Under whose leadership the Iranian regime has actually increased the tempo of executions for political prisoners? How should the United States and the West deal with this new Iranian leader? \n  \nAmbassador John Bolton and Dr. Michael Ledeen will address these and other issues related to the recent Iranian elections\, and their insight into what sort of leader President Hassan Rouhani is likely to be\, and how his election will impact Iran’s interactions with the United States and the West. \n  \nAmbassador John R. Bolton\, a diplomat and a lawyer\, has spent many years in public service. From August 2005 to December 2006\, he served as the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations. From 2001 to 2005\, he was under secretary of state for arms control and international security. Bolton also served as Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs (1989-93)\, Assistant Attorney General\, Department of Justice (1985-89)\, Assistant Administrator for Program and Policy Coordination (1982-83)\, and General Counsel of the U.S. Agency for International Development (1981-82). As a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Ambassador Bolton’s area of research is U.S. foreign and national security policy. Ambassador Bolton is a frequent contributor to a wide variety of publications including the National Review and the Wall Street Journal and a frequent guest on The Fox News Channel. Ambassador Bolton was honored in 2012 as an EMET Speaker of the Truth. \n \nDr. Michael Ledeen is a Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Freedom Scholar whose ideas and insights on the workings of the Iranian government have been a critical part of the policy discussion for decades. He is a highly regarded expert on Iran’s Green Movement and maintains close ties to opposition groups inside Iran. His scholarship on Iraq\, terrorism and international security have been sought after by those in and out of government and the intelligence community\, the media and policy influencers. He is a contributing editor at National Review Online. Previously\, Dr. Ledeen served as a consultant to the National Security Council\, the State Department\, and the Defense Department.  He has also served as a special adviser to the Secretary of State. He holds a Ph.D. in modern European history and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin\, and has taught at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Rome.Dr. Ledeen is the author of more than 20 books\, including: Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War Against the West; The War Against the Terror Masters; and The Iranian Time Bomb. Dr. Ledeen regularly appears on Fox News\, and on a variety of radio talk shows.  He has been on PBS’s NewsHour and CNN’s Larry King Live\, among others\, and regularly contributes to the Wall Street Journal and to National Review Online. He has a tremendous following on his blog Faster Please\, which supports Iran’s democracy movement.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/real-rouhani/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130725T130000
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SUMMARY:The Brotherhood: America's Next Great Enemy
DESCRIPTION:Despite Fall of Morsi\, Muslim Brotherhood Remains a Threat \n  \nWhile the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated government of Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi has fallen\, counter-protests\, and the threat of violence continues to reign in Egypt as Muslim Brotherhood supporters clash with Egyptian security forces. Meanwhile major international Muslim Brotherhood figures met in Turkey to discuss how to respond to recent developments.  \n  \nThis is why understanding the Muslim Brotherhood remains key for America’s policy-makers during a fluid and dangerous time. That’s why EMET is glad to be hosting Investigative journalist Erick Stakelbeck\, author of “The Brotherhood: America’s Next Great Enemy” to discuss the history\, methods\, and goals of the Muslim Brotherhood\, and what to expect from them in the future. Here’s Erick discussing recent events in Turkey with Gretchen Carlson of Fox News Channel. We hope you’ll join EMET at this important event. \nCBN News Terrorism Analyst and correspondent Erick Stakelbeck has traveled the globe to interview Islamic radicals and Muslim Brotherhood operatives to get the scoop on how an organization which collaborated with the Nazis and helped found Al Qaeda\, has co-opted American and European mosques\, destabilized Middle East allies\, and subverted American counter-terrorism policy.  Erick is the author recently released\, highly acclaimed book\, “The Brotherhood: America’s Next Great Enemy”\, which expands and follows up on his 2011 book\, “The Terrorist Next Door: How The Government is Deceiving You About the Islamist Threat.” \nHe is also the host of a weekly CBN program\, “Stakelbeck on Terror”\,  a regular contributor to The Blaze TV\, guest hosting The Glenn Beck Program\, and has made hundreds of appearances as a commentator on television and radio programs including: The O’Reilly Factor\, The Sean Hannity Show\, Your World with Neil Cavuto\, Fox and Friends\, CNN Newsroom\, BBC\, Al Hurra and many more. He is written articles on Islamic extremism\, global terrorism and national security for The Wall Street Journal Europe\, Weekly Standard\, Washington Times\, New York Post\, Jerusalem Post and National Review Online\, among other publications. From 2003 to 2005 he served as a senior writer and analyst at the Investigative Project on Terrorism.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/brotherhood-americas-next-great-enemy/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Egypt's Downward Spiral in Economics\, Politics and Human Rights: What Can and Should the United States Do?
DESCRIPTION:The situation in Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Egypt continues to worsen.  Egypt has become an economic basket case\, with its hard currency reserves depleted\, its tourism industry largely defunct\, and its food supplies shrinking\, potentially threatening its entire population with starvation.  Meanwhile\, the increasingly totalitarian Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood government\, led by President Mohammed Morsi\, largely ignores these deep-seated problems to instead focus on violently cracking down on Egyptian political dissenters\, secular Muslims\, women\, and Coptic Christians\, prosecuting independent press figures and comedians for blasphemy against the government\, and demonizing Jews.  But none of this bad behavior has caused the United States to rethink its approach of providing an annual subsidy of 1.5 billion dollars in American aid\, about 80% of which is directed towards the Egyptian military.  Even when President Morsi repeatedly calls for the re lease of the Blind Sheikh\, a terrorist responsible for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center who is now in prison in the U.S.\, nothing seems to change. \nWhat can\, and should\, the U.S. do about Egypt?  On May 24th\, EMET will convene an expert panel to debate and answer this question.  Our panel will include: \nFeaturing: \nDavid Goldman: David Goldman is a noted demographer and author and an Associate Fellow at the Middle East Forum.  He joined PJ Media in August 2011 after nearly 10 years of essaying as the Pseudonymous “Spengler” at Asia Times Online and two years of editing and writing at First Things.  He’s the author of How Civilizations Die: (And Why Islam Is Dying Too).  Mr. Goldman’s career has been split between the financial and cultural worlds\, and gives him a unique perspective.  He has written extensively on cultural and religious matters\, and held senior jobs on Wall Street\, including as the global head of bond research at Bank of America.  David Goldman has been tracking the economic deterioration and financial mismanagement of Egypt in his writings for several years\, utilizing his experience as an economist and demographer.  This is his second appearance at an EMET seminar concerning Egypt; he previously discussed the economic problems facing the Egyptian regime. \nRaymond Stock: Raymond Stock is currently a Shillman-Ginsburg Fellow at Middle East Forum.  He is a former Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic and Middle East Studies at Drew University (2010-11) and Guggenheim Fellow (2007)\, who lived in Cairo for 20 years (1990-2010).  He has a BA in Mass Media/Foreign Affairs from Grand Valley State University (1980)\, and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan (1983).  With a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania (2008)\, he has published widely on the Middle East in such periodicals as The Financial Times\, International Herald Tribune\, and the Middle East Quarterly.  His translations from Arabic fiction have appeared in Harper’s Magazine\, London Magazine\, and other venues; he has further translated seven books by Egyptian Nobel laureate in literature Naguib Ma hfouz.  Professor Stock was denied entry and deported by the regime of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on a return visit in December 2010\, apparently due to his 2009 article criticizing then-Culture Minister Farouk Hosni’s bid to head UNESCO in Foreign Policy Magazine.  This is his second appearance at an EMET seminar concerning Egypt; he previously discussed the Muslim Brotherhood’s recent efforts to develop a nuclear bomb.\nCynthia Farahat: Cynthia Farahat is a well-known civil rights activist from Egypt and an Associate Fellow at the Middle East Forum.  She was formerly the Advocacy Director for Coptic Solidarity.  She was the co-founder of the Masr el-Om Party\, later called the Liberal Egyptian Party (2003-2009)\, which was a secular\, liberal\, and democratic political party in Egypt.  From 2008-2009\, she was program coordinator and program officer at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty in Cairo\, a multi-national free market think tank.  She has published in National Review\, Middle East Quarterly\, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) and in other publications in both English and Arabic.  In December 2011\, Ms. Farahat testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the US House of Representatives on the roots of the persecution of the Coptic Christian minority in Egypt.  In 2012\, Ms. Farahat was h onored by EMET with a Rays of Light award for her democratic and human rights activism in the Middle East.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/egypts-downward-spiral-economics-politics-human-rights-can-united-states/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:EMET Is Honored to Invite You to The Premiere Capitol Hill Screening of "The Grand Deception"
DESCRIPTION:With a Special Guest Appearance by the Film’s Producer\, Noted Terrorist Hunter\, Author and Investigative Journalist\, Steve Emerson \n“The Grand Deception”\, a 70-minute film by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)\, investigates the covert structure and growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist groups\, masquerading under the false moniker of being apolitical religious groups or civil rights groups in the United States\, specifically how they are infiltrating or intimidating major societal institutions from Congress to Hollywood\, from the mainstream news media to federal law enforcement\, from the publishing industry to museums. This film includes never-before-seen interviews with courageous Muslim leaders\, former FBI agents and federal prosecutors\, a prominent Hollywood director\, journalists\, even a top official of the worldwide Muslim Brotherhood.  In addition\, this documentary includes original Brotherhood documents\, unsealed federal documents and most importantly\, secretly recorded audio and video of what these Islamist groups say behind closed doors.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/emet-honored-invite-premiere-capitol-hill-screening-grand-deception/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Our Soldiers Speak
DESCRIPTION:The Endowment for Middle East Truth and the Foreign Policy Initiative proudly presents: “Israel\, A New Middle East And The Role Of Western Democracies”\nExclusive briefing graciously hosted at Capitol Hill\, Washington DC \nMajor General Noam Tibon (active)\, Head of the Northern Command\, IDF\nColonel Richard Kemp (Ret.)\, Former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan\nThis will be followed by a question and answer session moderated by Benjamin Anthony.\nHors D’oeuvers and refreshments will be served (Strictly Kosher) \n 
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/soldiers-speak/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:"The Impact of The Imploding Arab Street on vital US interests\, US-Israel Relations and the Palestinian Issue"
DESCRIPTION:Featuring:  Ambassador (Ret.) Yoram Ettinger \nAs the situation across the Arab world\, from protests in Egypt against the Muslim Brotherhood led regime to the continued civil war in Syria\, continues to devolve after the chaos of the “Arab Spring”\, what impact does it have on long-held American interests in the region? What is the impact on the American-Israel relationship\, as Israel stands alone as the only U.S. ally not wracked by internal conflict and protest? Is an American preoccupation with the Palestinian-issue and the peace process still relevant in a time of rapidly shifting Middle Eastern sands? \nYoram Ettinger will answer these questions\, and others\, as he presents “The Impact of the Imploding Arab Street on Vital US Interests\, the US-Israel Relations\, and the Palestinian Issue.” \nAmbassador (ret.) Ettinger is an insider on US-Israel relations\, Mideast politics and overseas investments in Israel’s high tech.  He is a member of the American-Israel Demographic Research Group (AIDRG)\, which has documented dramatic flaws behind demographic fatalism on one hand and a Jewish demographic momentum on the other hand. \nHe serves as a consultant to members of Israel’s Cabinet and Knesset\, and regularly briefs US legislators and their staff on Israel’s contribution to vital US interests\, on the root causes of international terrorism and on other issues of bilateral concern.\nAmbassador (ret.) Ettinger’s Op-Eds have been published in Israel and in the US\, and is a frequent guest on both on Israel’s and US’ Television and radio\, and is the author of The Ettinger Report\, a widely distributed email newsletter addressing issues of concerns in the Middle East. He was a speaker at the AIPAC Annual Conference.\nAmbassador (ret.) Ettinger did his graduate studies at UCLA and undergraduate at UTEP – served as Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel’s Embassy in Washington (with a rank of an ambassador)\, Israel’s Consul General in Houston and Director of Israel’s Government Press Office.  He is the editor of Straight From The Jerusalem Cloakroom and Boardroom newsletters on issues of national security and overseas investments in Israel’s high-tech industry.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/impact-imploding-arab-street-vital-us-interests-us-israel-relations-palestinian-issue/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sarah Stern to Speak on Panel discussion\, "The Future of Israel"
DESCRIPTION:The Endowment for Middle East Truth is proud to announce that EMET founder and President Sarah Stern will join a distinguished panel of speakers to discuss\, “The Future of Israel\,” this Wednesday\, February 13\, from 3-4 PM at the U.S. Capitol. \nThis discussion will include a look at whether peace negotiations are practical in the given turbulence of the region\, and what role the Iranian pursuit of nuclear weapons\, the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood\, and other key factors play in the changing Middle East. For more information on this exciting panel\, please see the invitation below. \nPlease RSVP directly to the Harbour League by emailing Kelly Johnson at KJohnson@theharbourleague.org. \nTHE HARBOUR LEAGUE and THE LONDON CENTER FOR POLICY RESEARCH\nCordially invite you to a discussion:\nTHE FUTURE OF ISRAEL\nThe future of Israel is dependent on the maintenance of an overwhelming strike force and a deterrent against long range missiles. Negotiations over land for peace are a chimera that at this time cannot possibly yield a desirable outcome. Some issues to be discussed include: Given the current situation is peace a realistic possibility? Can a two state solution bring peace; if yes\, what would it mean globally? How does Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons affect peace in the region? Will the United States’ contribution of F-16s to the Muslim Brotherhood run Egypt add stability or hurt talks in the region? And finally do both sides really want peace?\nJoin the Harbour League and the London Center for Policy Research as we ask our expert panel to dissect these questions and offer their thoughts on this topic of utmost importance. The panel will include; Rep. Jack Kingston (GA-1)\, Senior Member\, Subcommittee on Defense; Joseph Puder\, President of the Interfaith Taskforce for America and Israel (ITAI); Sarah Stern\, President of Endowment for Middle Eastern Truth and Herb London\, President of the London Center for Policy Research and Harbour League Trustee; Eli Gold\,\nPresident of The Harbour League.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/sarah-stern-speak-panel-discussion-future-israel/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Threat Assessment: "A Helicopter Ride Over Israel and Her Neighboring States\, Without the Helicopter"\, and "Snapshot of Iran’s Nuclear Arsenal”
DESCRIPTION:Featuring: Mark Langfan \nThe Endowment for Middle East Truth invites you to join us for a deep-dive into the geopolitics of the Middle East and Israel’s security\, as Mark Langfan presents\, “A Helicopter Ride Over Israel and Her Neighboring States\, Without the Helicopter.” Mark Langfan\, an expert on Israeli security needs\, will present his renowned 3D topographical map of Israel and the neighboring region\, and discuss how the geography of the land\, including elevation\, location of water resources\, population locations and density\, and other crucial elements informs the reality of the Arab-Israel conflict. \n  \nAdditionally\, Mark will discuss the current status of Iran’s drive for nuclear weapons\, and the role played by Iran’s hegemonic ambitions in a changing Middle East.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/threat-assessment-helicopter-ride-israel-neighboring-states-without-helicopter-snapshot-irans-nuclear-arsenal/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:“The Istanbul Process and the OIC’s Continuing Efforts to Implement Restrictions to Prevent the “Defamation of Islam\, Part II” - Event Summary
DESCRIPTION:This was a follow up to the earlier (February 7) panel discussion on the Istanbul Process & the OIC.  The second panel was moderated by Adam Turner\, the Staff Counsel for EMET.  The panel itself featured Clare Lopez of the Center for Security Policy\, Sam Nunberg\, Director of the Legal Project at the Middle East Forum\, Ann Snyder of the Legal Project\, and Deborah Weiss of Vigilance\, Inc.  The panel discussed continuing efforts by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to push international legislation through the United Nations to condemn and eventually criminalize free speech that is critical of Islam and Islamist terrorism.  The OIC has\, for over a decade\, introduced speech-restrictive resolutions at the UN.  Last year\, the OIC introduced Resolution 16/18.  The Obama Administration has proven to be supportive of Resolution 16/18 and the Istanbul Process by which it is to be implemented.  In March of 2011\, Secretary Clinton praised the OIC efforts\, and encouraged the U.S. government to use “shaming” to suppress speech perceived as critical of Islam.  On July 15\, 2011 a summit meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu in Istanbul officially launched the “Istanbul Process”.  At that meeting\, Mrs. Clinton committed the United States to a partnership with the OIC for the purpose of implementing the legislative results required by 16/18.  From Dec. 12-14 of 2011\, Ms. Clinton hosted in Washington a second meeting “to discuss” with the OIC “how to implement resolution no. 16/18 on combating defamation of religions…” and that the aim of this and further meetings was “developing a legal basis” for domestic and international laws “preventing inciting hatred resulting from the continued defamation of religions.”  On December 3\, 2012\, the same day as this panel\, the US participated in the third round of the Istanbul Process at Canada House\, in London\, hosted by the UK and Canada \nThe members of this EMET panel continue to believe that US participation in this process undermines the First Amendment.\nThe event was well attended\, and among the crowd was famed talk show host Mark Levin.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/istanbul-process-oics-continuing-efforts-implement-restrictions-prevent-defamation-islam-part-ii-event-summary/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:“The Egyptian Bomb” - Event Summary
DESCRIPTION:This seminar was jointly sponsored with the Center for Security Policy.  The briefing was given by Professor Raymond Stock\, a former Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic and Middle East Studies at Drew University (2010-11)\, and Guggenheim Fellow (2007).  He lived in Cairo for 20 years (1990-2010). He was denied entry and deported by the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak on a return visit in December 2010\, apparently due to a critical column he wrote.  With a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania (2008)\, Professor Stock has published widely on the Middle East in such periodicals as The Financial Times\, International Herald Tribune\, and the Middle East Quarterly.  His translations from Arabic fiction have appeared in Harper’s Magazine\, London Magazine\, and other venues.  He has further translated books by Egyptian Nobel laureate in literature Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006)\, whose biography he is writing for Farrar\, Straus & Giroux in New York.  Professor Stock discussed: the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt; the continuing development of an Egyptian nuclear bomb; and Egypt’s relationship with Iran. \nThis event was extremely well attended\, with a large audience of congressional staffers.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/egyptian-bomb-event-summary/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:“Good Money After Bad?: U.S. Aid to Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood\, A briefing with author David Goldman: Is Now the Time to Consider What this Investment Has Yielded The U.S Taxpayer?“ - Event Summary
DESCRIPTION:This briefing was by David Goldman\, a columnist who joined PJ Media in August 2011 after nearly 10 years of essaying as the Pseudonymous “Spengler” at Asia Times Online and two years of editing and writing at First Things.  He’s also the author of How Civilizations Die: (And Why Islam Is Dying Too).  Mr. Goldman’s career has been split between the financial and cultural worlds\, and he has written extensively on cultural and religious matters.  This bifurcated career focus provides Mr. Goldman with a unique opportunity to examine both the practical and speculative aspects of life.  This particular seminar focused on the increasing problem of Egypt\, which is now controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood.  Since 1979\, America has given Egypt approximately 1.5 billion dollars a year in taxpayer funds.  Since the June election of President Mohammad Morsi\, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood \, we have seen an attack on the U.S. embassy\, a “bloodless coup” which replaced top Egyptian military commanders in the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces with Muslim Brotherhood members or sympathizers\, and an increase in smuggling operations into Gaza.  We have seen the suppression of the press by firing\, and in some cases arresting\, journalists not sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood\, and the movement of Egyptian troops into the Sinai without prior consultation with Israel\, which is in violation of the Camp David Treaty.  Additionally the Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt now openly discusses whether the Camp David Accords should be cancelled altogether.  Most recently\, Morsi suspended judicial oversight for all of his decisions.\nThis event was extremely well attended\, with a large bipartisan audience of congressional staffers.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/good-money-bad-u-s-aid-egypt-muslim-brotherhood-briefing-author-david-goldman-now-time-consider-investment-yielded-u-s-taxpayer/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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