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SUMMARY:The “Helicopter Israel West Bank Briefing” without the Helicopter: Topographical and Geostrategic Realities for America in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:The Endowment for Middle East Truth\, along with the Republican Study Committee is pleased to co-sponsor a briefing by Mark Langfan on the geostrategic challenges for America in the United States. \nMark Langfan is a noted Israeli 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 using his topographic map of Israel. 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. \nMark’s Israel topographic map system facilitates policy makers by providing an actual scientifically exact topographic chess board on which to understand and game out various options for peace and to better understand the “code” in which Middle Eastern leaders actually talk. Terms such as “Settlement blocks\,” “Jordan Valley\,” “contiguity” and the “Mountains of the Golan Heights” will become crystal clear and easily understandable. In the comfort of Washington DC\, and without having to wear helicopter ear protectors\, one will be able to survey the mountains and valleys of the West Bank\, Lebanon\, and Golan Heights. And furthermore\, one will quickly understand exactly the “whats”\, the “whys”\, and the “wherefores” of the current Middle East negotiations constantly dominating the news. Even those members and staff\, who have visited Israel and received numerous ‘security’ briefings\, will find the 3D Israel map an enriching\, enlightening\, and valuable policy learning experience. \nThe Middle East is heating up: Syrian President Assad continues to massacre his own people in a failing attempt to remaining in power\, and in Egypt the power of the Islamists\, who would end peaceful relations with Israel\, grows.  Iran continues its efforts to develop and deploy nuclear weapons while Turkey takes an increasingly belligerent stance towards Israel\, led by its Islamist President Erdogan\, and the Palestinians’ unilateral statehood bid is well underway. There has never been a more important time to understand the geostrategic elements at play in the this crucial\, troubled region.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/helicopter-israel-west-bank-briefing-without-helicopter-topographical-geostrategic-realities-america-middle-east/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110920T120000
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SUMMARY:The Endowment for Middle East Truth’s 5th Annual “September 11th Saudi Infiltration Seminar”
DESCRIPTION:Ever since EMET’s inception\, we’ve held an annual 9/11 Memorial seminar\, dedicated to the nearly 3\,000 Americans who lost their lives that fateful day. Since 15 of the 19 of the terrorists who hijacked the planes were Saudi Nationals\, we have always viewed this date as an important opportunity to examine Saudi Arabia\, and its duplicitous role as a “so-called” moderate Arab ally of the West as it simultaneously exports Wahabbism and exports global terrorism. \nBecause this marks the tenth Anniversary we are honored to invite Debra Burlingame as our keynote speaker. Debra is the sister of Charles F. “Chic” Burlingame\, III\, pilot of American Airlines flight 77\, which crashed into the Pentagon on September 11\, 2001.  She 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. \nFeaturing: \nDebra Burlingame-  Debra 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 featured articles for the Wall Street Journal and other publications on national security issues\, including the Patriot Act\, the National Security Agency terrorist surveillance program\, al Qaeda and the Saddam Hussein regime\, the 9/11 Commission\, aviation security and the Guantanamo detainees. She has testified before the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on terrorism-related issues and works with the Center for Security Policy as an advocate for its Divest Terror program aimed at Iran\, Syria\, Sudan and North Korea. Ms. Burlingame has appeared on NBC’s Today Show\, Fox’s O’Reilly Factor\, Fox & Friends\, Your World with Neil Cavuto and Hannity & Colmes\, CNN’s Larry King Live and Paula Zahn Now and MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews. \nRachel Ehrenfeld: Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld-Dr. Ehrenfeld is the Director of the New York-–based American Center for Democracy (ACD)  and the Economic Warfare Institute(EWI) Center for the Study of Corruption & and the Rule of Law. She has is the authored hundreds of articles and of several books on terrorists financing and political corruption. \nFrank Gaffney: Frank Gaffney is the Founder and President of the Center for Security Policy in Washington\, D.C. Mr. Gaffney is the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Policy (1987) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy (1983–1987). \nDeborah Weiss: Deborah Weiss Esq. is an adjunct scholar for the Endowment for Middle East Truth\, and works for Vigilance inc.\, an organization dedicated to educating the public on national security and terrorism related issues. Ms. Weiss is a speaker and contributor to numerous publications on the subject of radical Islam\, free speech and various United Nations resolutions. Ms. Weiss is a 9/11 survivor. \nJames Lafferty: James Lafferty is the former director of the Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under President George H. W. Bush. During his time with the EEOC. Mr. Lafferty experienced first-hand the role of Saudi-funded radical teaching in educational institutions like the Islamic Saudi Academy.  Mr. Lafferty is now the head of the Virginia Anti-Shariah Task Force (VAST) and a member of the board of Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA). \nKyle Shideler: Kyle Shideler is the senior research fellow at the Endowment for Middle East Truth. He has worked as a researcher\, public relations officer\, and blogger for several nonprofit organizations concerned with the rise of radical Islam\, counter terrorism\, and Mideast foreign policy. His work has been published in National Security Policy Proceedings quarterly journal and InFocus the quarterly journal of the Jewish Policy Center. \nSarah Stern: Sarah Stern is the founder and president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth\, a think tank and policy center based in Washington DC. Prior to that she served as director of legislative and governmental affairs for the American Jewish Congress\, and prior to that she was the national policy coordinator of the Zionist Organization of America. She routinely briefs House and Senate staffers on issues of concern regarding Israel and the Middle East\, and has been published in a wide variety of publications on Middle East foreign policy issues\, including The New Republic\, Commentary\, The Middle East Quarterly\, National Security Policy Proceedings\, InFocus\, Front Page Mag.com\, the Jerusalem Post and the Washington Jewish Week.  She is the editor and contributing author of Saudi Arabia and Global Terrorism: America and the West’s Fatal Embrace (Palgrave MacMillan)\, due out later this year. Sarah had been responsible for two issues having to do with the Saudi infiltration into our nation’s campuses: Changes in the Higher Education Act\,(Successor to the National Defense Education Act\, NDEA) which calls on universities which have gotten federal funding to demonstrate that that they are incorporating changes in their curricula to make efforts towards presenting a diversity of perspectives\, and changes in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act which renders Jewish students a “Protected Minority “ on college campuses. \nLUNCH WILL BE SERVED AND DIETARY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE OBSERVED. \nBECAUSE OF A COMBINATION OF SECURITY AND TIGHTNESS OF SPACE\,WE ASK THAT YOU KINDLY PLEASE PRE-REGISTER IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND AT: \nINFO@EMETONLINE.ORG. \nRESERVATIONS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n  Click to download a PDF transcript of the event
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/endowment-middle-east-truths-5th-annual-september-11th-saudi-infiltration-seminar/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:RETHINKING THE END GAME: Improving Lives in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:The Endowment For Middle East Truth is a proud co-sponsor of this Z-Street Event which features a number of prominent experts on issues of great import in the Middle East. \nIn light of the agreement between Fatah and Hamas\, which will form a unity government\,  the peace process is quickly unraveling. American foreign policy\, and more importantly\, American law\, forbids providing funds to the Palestinian Authority\, while it includes Hamas. Hamas is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization\, and providing them material support of any kind would be a federal crime for any private individual or organization.  Now more then ever\, it is vital to rethink American foreign policy. We must move away from the idea that only if more pressure is placed upon Israel\, and more funding is provided to the Palestinian Authority\, peace will break out. We must reexamine the premise of the Oslo years\, where valuable strategic land and a nation’s security were traded away in exchange for promises. Promises\, rarely kept\, and now wiped clean away by Hamas. Instead we must look to new ways to address the Middle East\, seeking a true peace process which takes into consideration the true aspirations\, freedoms and dignities\, of all people. As a result this Z Street conference could not be more timely. We encourage everyone to join us\, alongside some of the world’s foremost experts. \nPlease see below for Registration details\, and we look forward to seeing you. \nINVITATION \nWHAT:    RETHINKING THE END GAME: Improving Lives in the Middle East \nPolicy Summit focusing on re-orienting the Arab-Israeli Peace Process\nWHEN:  \nWednesday\, MAY 4TH\, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. \nWHERE:   Congressional Auditorium in the Capitol Visitors’ Center on East Front at First Street and East Capitol Street\, NE.  Washington\, D.C. \nWHO: \nArabic Studies professor Mordechai Kedar\, Arab Israeli journalist Khaled abu Toameh\, Middle East expert Steven J. Rosen\, Middle East specialist Harold Rhode economist and author George Gilder\, human rights activist Nonie Darwish\, and Middle East political economist Gal Luft.\nWHY:    \nZ STREET believes the goal of the Peace Process should be peace.  The rest of the world\, however\, acts as if the goal has to be the immediate creation of a Palestinian State\, regardless of who will actually benefit\, if anyone at all. It is time to begin Rethinking the End Game. \nThe way to begin a real peace process in the Middle East is to have a viable model that ensures the greatest number of people—of all religions and ethnicities—have access to fundamental rights and services\, while internalizing the importance of tolerance\, pluralism and respect for the rule of law.  Z STREET places those goals in the analysis first – they are the end game – and wouldn’t it make more sense to have the geopolitical configuration facilitate the goal\, rather than be the goal?  It’s time to reset the way people think about the Middle East peace process. \nThat is why\, on May 4th\, Z STREET is bringing together experts who will explain the reality of the immediate future\, and how best to improve that. We will see it from the perspective of human and civil rights\, from an economic standpoint\, and from the cultural perspective.  We will also learn how it will play out in terms of the current vast upheaval in the Arab world. \nCONTACT:   \nLori Lowenthal Marcus\n610.664.1184   LORILOWENTHALMARCUS@ZSTREET.ORG \nTo register\, please go to the registration form \nAGENDA\nWednesday\, May 4\, 2011 \n9:00 –  9:45 a.m.  –  REGISTRATION \n9:45 –  10:00 a.m.  –  WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS\nLori Lowenthal Marcus\, president Z STREET \n10:00 – 10:20 a.m.  –  LIKELY IMPACT ON THE REGION OF “ARAB SPRING”AND IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRESS\nHarold Rhode \n10:20 – 11:20 a.m.  –  FREEDOMS AND DIGNITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST\nHarold Rhode\, moderator\nKhaled abu Toameh\nNonie Darwish\nMordechai Kedar \n11:20 – 11:45 a.m.      BREAK \n11:45 – 12:45 p.m.  –  PROSPERITY AND DIGNITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST\nHarold Rhode\, moderator\nGeorge Gilder\nGal Luft\nSteven J. Rosen \n12:45 – 1:15 p.m.  –  BY UN FIAT OR OTHERWISE\, WILL THE CREATION OF A\nPALESTINIAN STATE LEAD TO PEACE IN THE REGION\nRoundtable – ALL PARTICIPANTS \n1:15 p.m.  –  CLOSING REMARKS\nLori Lowenthal Marcus
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/rethinking-end-game-improving-lives-middle-east/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110308T124500
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SUMMARY:EMET: The Jerusalem Conference for International Policy
DESCRIPTION:The Endowment for Middle East Truth is pleased to be a sponsor of this year’s Jerusalem Conference for International Policy on Capitol Hill. \nBelow you can see a tentative schedule of the many accomplished speakers and policymakers who will be speaking\, as well as information on how to register. \nTentative schedule \nSeminar on Capitol Hill\, Tuesday\, March 8\, 2011 – Room HVC 201\n“The Drastically Changing Middle East—and the Israeli Constant” \n12:45-1:00 \nOpening welcome by Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee\, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) \n1:00 – 1:30\nOpening address by Ambassador Michael Oren: History of U.S.-Israel Relations—Going back to U.S. Revolutionary days \n\n1:30 –2:15\nMaintaining a Strong Israel in the Changing Landscape of the Middle East Israeli Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) \n\n2:15 – 3:00\nThe Role of Congress in U.S. Middle East policy\nRep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)\nRep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY)\nRep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) \n  \nSanctions against Iran \nSpokesman for the Treasury Department’s Office for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence\n\nThe Iranian Threat in the Middle East and Western Hemisphere \nA report from Israel: Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser\, Director-General\, Ministry of Strategic Affairs; former head of research\, IDF Intelligence Branch \nAmbassador Roger F. Noriega\, Director at Visión Américas\, former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs and Ambassador to the OAS \n4:00 Closing –\nMajority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)\, confirmed; timing TBD \n  \nSeminar Partners: \nThe Israel Project\, Jerusalem Center for International Policy\, International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation\, Bnai Brith\, Republican Jewish Coalition\, National Jewish Democratic Council\, Endowment for Middle East Truth\, National Council of Young Israel \nFor information and registration: info@jerusalemconference.org / 480 277 3412
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/emet-jerusalem-conference-international-policy/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110228T150000
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SUMMARY:"Son of Hamas" briefs Capitol Hill on the ties between the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas
DESCRIPTION:Mosab Hassan Yousef grew up in the West Bank\, the son one of the top founders of Hamas. Revolted by the violence and brutality of Hamas\, Mosab was recruited by Israeli security. Working with his handlers\, Mosab assisted in breaking up terrorist plots\, and was able to get close to the top Hamas leadership. \nMosab will explain how Hamas the terrorist organization is in reality a wing of the international Muslim Brotherhood. With the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt\, it has become all the more vital for our policymakers to understand the reality of the Muslim Brotherhood\, their goals\, objectives\, and methods. \nRSVP to Info@emetonline.org\, with “Mosab Hassan Yousef Feb. 28th briefing” in the subject line.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/son-hamas-briefs-capitol-hill-ties-muslim-brotherhood-hamas/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110124T120000
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SUMMARY:WHY IS THE MIDDLE EAST SUCH A DIFFICULT AREA FOR AMERICANS AND WESTERNERS TO UNDERSTAND?
DESCRIPTION:A Luncheon Briefing* by:\nDr. Mordechai Kedar\,\nBar-Ilan University\, Department of Arab and Middle East Studies\nFormer Lt. Colonel\, Israeli Military Intelligence\nCapitol Hill\, Washington D.C. \n12:00 pm January 24th\, 2011\nPart of the: Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Policy Seminar Series\nWith a special thanks to:\nThe office of Rep Shelley Berkley\, 1st District of Nevada \nDr. Mordechai Kedar\, is one of the foremost recognized authorities in the field of Arab and Middle East Studies\, with a special research focus on Islam\, Islamic Movements\, and Popular Arab Culture.\nDr. Kedar has authored numerous publications on the Islamic world\, including works focusing on the “Clash of Values” between Islam\, Middle Eastern Societies\, and the West.\nAs a former branch head in IDF Military Intelligence\, Dr. Kedar is able to break down the key issues in why cultural differences between the Middle East and the West result in flawed assessments and mistaken policies.\nEMET is pleased to be able to offer this unique opportunity for all congressional members\, staffers\, and community members. \n* Dietary Laws observed
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/middle-east-difficult-area-americans-westerners-understand/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101121T150000
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SUMMARY:Meeting of the newly launched Young EMET Leadership
DESCRIPTION:A meeting of the newly launched Young EMET Leadership will be held on Sunday November 21st. A captain from the Israeli Navy who is a first hand eye witness to the events of the Flotilla is our featured speaker. This event is by invitation only.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/meeting-newly-launched-young-emet-leadership/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101109T120000
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SUMMARY:Center for Security Policy National Security Briefing Address By EMET President Sarah Stern
DESCRIPTION:EMET President Sarah Stern will be addressing the Center for Security Policy National Security Briefing at the Senate Russell Office Building on the Saudi Arms Deal \, the Lifting of the Hold on the Arms\, Support and Equipment t the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Arms Build Up within the Arab world.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/center-security-policy-national-security-briefing-address-emet-president-sarah-stern/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080619T210000
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SUMMARY:Despite Risks\, Arab and Muslim Critics of Jihadism Accept EMET Awards
DESCRIPTION:Emerging from hiding for one night\, Wafa Sultan ignored the fatwas issued against her and came to Capitol Hill in order to receive the EMET Speaker of the Truth Award\, an annual distinction presented to “those heroic Arabic and Islamic voices who speak out against the Jihadist worldview in order to bring change to their communities.” \n“The biggest pleasure in life is to have your worst enemy\, who you were raised to hate with all your heart\, become a dear\, supportive friend\,” said Sultan\, a Syrian-born psychiatrist who emigrated to the United States in 1989. “I owe America my love. It gives me the right to express myself\, unlike the repressive\, Islamic society that suffocated me as a youth.” \nSpeaker of the Truth Awards were also presented to the Syrian dissident Farid Ghadry and Istanbul-native Zeyno Baran. \n“I am extremely gratified to be part of EMET’s cause\,” said Ghadry\, the elected leader in exile of Syria’s Reform Party. Farid is a widely published critic of the current Syrian regime and an outspoken supporter of Israel. After his May 2007 speech to the Israeli Parliament – the first time a Syrian was invited to the Knesset – the Syrian government permanently revoked Ghadry’s citizenship. \n“I admire Israel because I love Syria\,” said Ghadry. “In Syria\, I was taught to hate the Jewish people. But my 33 years in America have taught me to admire them. After all\, has any other people overcome centuries of hatred and oppression to create a democratic country that\, within a mere 60 years\, has become renown as a center for science and medicine? My dream is to see the people of Syria learn from Israel and\, one day\, have a real peace\, where children cross borders to play and people share knowledge and ideas.” \nZeyno Baran’s life work is the promotion of a tolerant Islamic faith that is fused with critical thinking and a respect for democratic institutions. As Director of the Center for Eurasian Policy at the Hudson Institute\, the Stanford-educated scholar has published many articles and spoken frequently of the need to distinguish between Islam as a religion and Islam as a political ideology. Baran is a strong supporter of close ties between Turkey and Israel and is working on strategies to thwart the spread of anti-American ideology in Europe\, Eurasia\, and elsewhere. \n“Islamists are not mainstream Muslims\,” said Baran. “We must be vigilant against extreme versions of Islam that seek to deny millions of Muslims their aspirations to think and live freely.” \nOther honorees at the Second Annual EMET Gala Dinner included Rep. Jim Sexton (R-NJ) and Shelley Berkley (D-NV)\, who were recognized for years of steadfast support for Israel\, and Cal Thomas\, the most widely syndicated columnist in the U.S. They spoke before a record turnout of approximately two hundred people. \n“These are all people at the forefront of the fight against Islamic extremism\,” said Sarah Stern\, President and Founder of EMET. “Reps. Sexton and Berkley are the best friends Israel can have and true champions of freedom. And Cal Thomas’ well-known support of the Jewish State and Western civilization in the face of Islamic extremism deserves our recognition and appreciation\,” she said. \n“But the highlight of the night for me is the courage and heroism of our three Muslim honorees\,” adds Stern. “They are literally risking their lives every day to speak out against Jihadism. I am delighted that EMET is giving them these awards because they not only richly so richly deserve the recognition\, but I hope that by doing so\, we will be encouraging more open-minded Muslims to speak out against the hatred\, tyranny and oppression within their own communities\, and join among the path of the Reformers.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/despite-risks-arab-muslim-critics-jihadism-accept-emet-awards/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Round Table Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Stern was invited to a small Round Table Discussion with Michael Chertoff\, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Dorit Beinisch\, the President of the Israeli Supreme Court\, as well as Sallai Meridor\, the Ambassador of the State of Israel. The discussion was centered around preserving democracy and human Rights\, while under the constant threat of terrorism. Secretary Chertoff had mentioned that for all of Israel’s noble efforts to preserve the human rights and dignity of a potentially combative population\, she gets “virtually no credit”. Judge Dorit Beinish\, had noted that “because of our people’s history\, as always being victims\, we have got to be particularly conscious of the rights of the minorities”. Sarah Stern had brought up the fact that\, since Israel is on the front lines of the war on terrorism\, and that this is new to all of us\, here in the United Sates\, she is sure that there is a great deal that we can learn from Israel’s painful experience\, but that under Article 21 of the United Nations Charter\, it is the primary responsibility of each government to protect their civilian population.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/round-table-discussion/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080327
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SUMMARY:Obsession
DESCRIPTION:EMET sponsored a luncheon and a showing of the award winning film\, “Obsession” to a packed room of more than seventy house and staffers on Capitol Hill. “Obsession” is a riveting film that documents the constant incitement to hate and to kill the Jew\, the Christian\, the Israeli and the American\, that is part of the fabric of Palestinian society today. It draws the chilling parallels between the propaganda that much of the Arab world\, and particularly the Palestinians\, are currently receiving and what the German population had received prior to World War II.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/obsession/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sarah Stern at the Stanton Coalition
DESCRIPTION:Ms Stern spoke at the Stanton Coalition\, a group of foreign policy hawks from the United States senate and congress and independent non-government-organizations about the issue of Americans who had been killed by Palestinian terrorists\, and how by abrogating the judgments rendered in these cases\, we will be reinforcing precisely those forces that use terrorism against innocent civilians.
URL:https://emetonline.org/event/sarah-stern-stanton-coalition/
LOCATION:United States Capitol\, Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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