Israel Committee
Communication
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A discussion with Brig. General Res. Amir Avivi and Lt.
Colonel Res Jonathan Conricus about how the ongoing campaign
against Israel impacts national security, and what the future of
Zionism holds.
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Featuring over one hundred full color photos, take a step into one of the most beautiful and complicated untold stories of our time.
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March 22 9 am
On March 10th, as plans were being quietly discussed for Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords and become a reliable partner with Israel against the threat of a nuclear Iran, Israelis woke up to the news that Beijing had forged an agreement between Riyadh and Tehran. How is this being received in Jerusalem? How do the Israelis think this enters into their calculus about whether or not, if a red line is crossed, they should attack some of the Iranian nuclear installations? How does this change the overall geo-security situation for the state of Israel? Here to answer these questions is Ambassador Yoram Ettinger.
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Dr. Simon Purdue of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Discussing White Supremacy in America and Why the Jewish Community Needs to be Very Concerned.
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The new report identifies important trends from the past year while highlighting some of the disturbing instances of harassment and violence targeting the Jewish community. Some of the trends in incident levels were driven by white supremacist activity, bomb threats and incidents at schools.
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BBC's Arabic department ("BBC Arabic") has been broadcasting
disturbing programs and news bulletins about Jews and Israel to
the Arabic-speaking world. Don’t miss this one-time opportunity
to hear how the Jewish Chronicle and CAMERA’s Arabic department
are working to expose and combat anti-Israel extremism and
antisemitism within the influential British news world.
This talk from CAMERA ARABIC will NOT be recorded!
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Gain insight into the debates about proposed reforms to Israel’s judiciary, the Law of Return, and other reforms which some see as a major test of its democracy.
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Prof. David Kertzer, Abraham Foxman, and Rabbi Cosgrove What did the Catholic Church, led by Pope Pius XII during World War II, know about the activities of Mussolini and Hitler, and what decisions were made by the church as Italy was enveloped in the war and the Holocaust unfolded throughout Europe? When faced with decisions of moral leadership, power, and more, how did the Church respond, and what were the consequences? Using newly opened Vatican archives as well as archives in Italy, Germany, France, the UK, and the US, Professor David Kertzer uncovers the conduct of the Church prior to and during World War II and examines the failure of the Pope to take a clear stand against fascism, Hitler's onslaught, and Nazi genocide. He will be joined by Abe Foxman, National Director Emeritus of the ADL. Together with Rabbi Cosgrove they will discuss these questions and more to gain a greater understanding of the Holocaust.
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Consul General Asaf Zamir, Rabbis Elliot Cosgrove and
Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Nir Braudo, and Ayala Deckel
With the current political crisis unfolding in Israel, there is
no timelier an occasion to come together to discuss and debate
the State of Israel’s founding document, its Declaration of
Independence. Led by educators from BINA: The Jewish Movement
for Social Change, we’ll examine this document and discuss the
nature and future of Israel’s democracy and democratic values.
Our program will culminate in a panel discussion with our
rabbis, scholars, and
Asaf Zamir,
Consul General of Israel to New York, on the
current political situation and the future of Israeli democracy.
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Tammi Rossman-Benjamin (AMCHA Initiative)
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The Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul not only
threatens to reshape Israel’s political system, but also poses
significant challenges to Israeli security. In addition to
undermining the country’s social cohesion and upending the
social contract between Israeli citizens and a democratic
government that serves as the basis for mandatory military
service, a weakened judicial system could threaten Israel’s
close security cooperation with the U.S. and other partners. It
would also remove barriers to expanding settlements and
furthering West Bank annexation, developments that would pose a
significant security burden.
Join us on Tuesday, March 28 at 1pm ET for an Israel Policy
Briefing with IDF Brigadier General (Res.) Yoni Shimshoni, a
member of Commanders for Israel’s Security and a research
affiliate at the MIT Security Studies Program, to understand how
the judicial overhaul stands to impact Israeli security.
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Will Judaism cease to exist, or will our diversity lead us to a new Jewish enlightenment of strengthened identity and pride?
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Award-winning author and historian Fred Rosenbaum will explore why Israeli voters turned towards Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition partners at the last election, leading to his becoming the longest serving prime minister of Israel. Rosenbaum will delve into the major demographic changes that have taken place in Israel over the past decades as well as the judicial reform legislation that has led to protests throughout the country.
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FEATURING: Alyza Lewin - President of The Brandeis Center for
Human Rights Under Law
As the ADL just reported on Thursday, 2022 was the worst year in
US history for antisemitic incidents. They recorded 3,697
incidents-10 per day, (and those are the ones that they are
aware of.) What is most disturbing is that 494 of these took
place in kindergarten through 12th grade institutions. Over the
last few decades, we have witnessed the meteoric rise of
antisemitism on college campuses. Last year alone saw a 41%
increase in the number of antisemitic incidents on college
campuses according to the ADL. Many such incidents masquerade
under the thin veneer of anti-Israelism. Universities are the
incubators of ideas, and over the decades we have watched as the
virus of antisemitism has metastasized itself from the Middle
East programs, throughout the humanities and social sciences,
onto the campus and now are occupying the corridors of power in
foreign policy, and in business and industry.
From university campuses to the boardroom, the Louis D. Brandeis
Center for Human Rights under Law uses legal tools to address
this growing scourge. Join us to know your rights and learn how
the law can make a difference.
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David Halprin, CEO of the Israel Policy Formum takes us on a guided virtual tour to understand exactly what and where the settlements are.
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At the heart of the current controversy in Israel is the question: what should be the relationship between parliaments and courts in democratic societies? Should there be fundamental rights which parliaments have no power to abridge or power to abridge only by special procedures? Should there be areas of policy in which courts should have no power to intervene? And, if so, which?
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Walter Russell Mead (Bard College)
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CFP Director Ari Ingel is Prof. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, Kraft Family Chair, Director, Center for Christian-Jewish Learning. The two will be discussing Christian-Jewish relations past and present and how Israel has been politicized in Christian discourse.
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This week in conversation with CCFP Director Ari Ingel is Izabella Tabarovsky, who is a scholar on Russia and antisemitism, and a contributing writer to Tablet Magazine. The two will be discussing how Russia has been a driving force behind antisemitism for the past few centuries, until today.
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Jarrod Tanny (University of North Carolina Wilmington)
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Israel, despite its strength as a military force and nuclear power, relies heavily on its ally, the U.S. How supportive is the Biden Administration of Israel today? Regionally, Iran is about to become a nuclear power. Globally, both the Ukraine-Russian war and an increasingly expanding China, pose real threats to Israel’s security. Could Israel be plunged into a larger emerging global conflict?
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Dr. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath, author of #antisemitism: Coming of Age During the Resurgence of Hate, will offer suggestions and answer questions about how to talk to children about antisemitism. Additional resources will be provided. The program is free, co-sponsored by Lappin Foundation and Jewish Federation of New Hampshire. Everyone is welcome. For more information email Lynne@LappinFoundation.org.
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CCFP Director Ari Ingel and Bennett Clifford, Deputy Director, Program on Extremism at George Washington University. They will be discussing the roots of antisemitism in the Black community and the extremism of the Black Hebrew Israelites.
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Meron Medzini (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
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The history of Jews in the U.S. Military with Chaim Rosenberg, author of Shield of David: A History of Jewish Servicemen in America’s Armed Forces.
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CCFP Director Ari Ingel with Scott A Shay and Richard Goldberg. Richard Goldberg is a Senior Advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Scott A Shay is the co-founder of Signature Bank of New York. They will be discussing the recent attacks by the BDS movement in the finance sector, particularly in regards to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings.
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Ruth Cohen-Dar (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance)
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CCFP Director Ari Ingel with Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg, President and Founder of NGO Monitor and Professor of Politics at Bar Ilan University. They will be discussing the anti-Israel crusade of Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.
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Magda Teter (Fordham University)
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Dr. Wilf will be discussing Israel at 75: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities, reviewing Israel’s amazing progress and accomplishments, including Start-Up Nation and the Abraham Accords. She will also analyze Israel's challenges, including an honest, balanced assessment of the current government and the durability of /risks to Israeli democracy. There will be plenty of time for a Q&A. A progressive former member of the Knesset, she was a foreign policy advisor to Shimon Peres, participated in peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, taught at Georgetown University, and has authored of seven books, explaining Israel’s complex issues with insight and clarity. Her latest book, “We Should All Be Zionists,“ brings together her essays from the past four years on Israel, Zionism and the path to peace.
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.Dr. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath, author of #antisemitism: Coming of Age During the Resurgence of Hate, will offer suggestions and answer questions about how to talk to children about antisemitism. Additional resources will be provided.
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How Not to Think About the Conflict (audio) Matti Friedman
Operation Breaking Dawn IDF Spokesman Lt. Col. (Res) Jonathan Dawn
David Makovsky: Analyzing Israel's Conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The Essence of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Path to Lasting Peace
The dangers of mapping our own analogies onto Israelis and Palestinians
Fighting the BDS War in the Entertainment Industry Lana Melman
Fighting Hate From Home: The Clear and Present Danger of Conspiracy Theories ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and Jessica Reaves, the Editorial Director of ADL's Center on Extremism
Brigitte Gabriel on Living Under Islamism: A Personal Tale of Survival
David Collier: What Explains Ireland's Extreme Antisemitism?
Hannah Baldock: How and Why the British Media Empowers Islamists
Leaving Islam, Becoming Canadian: Yasmine Mohammed's Struggle for Freedom
Gerald Steinberg Explains How NGOs Funnel Money to Gaza Terrorists
Jason Greenblatt: Why Trump's Middle East Diplomacy Succeeded
Wasiq Wasiq on Islamist 'Participationists' in the United Kingdom
Clifford May: How Think Tanks Influence Policy in Washington, D.C.
Tom Nisani: Reclaiming Israeli Sovereignty over the Temple Mount
Efraim Inbar: Israel Will Confront Iran Militarily, Deal or No Deal
Michael Mandelbaum on How the Past Foreshadows the Future in U.S. Middle East Policy
Geoffrey Cain: China's Dystopian Police State and the Uyghurs
The Coming Caliphate? Bill Roggio on Why Al-Qaeda and ISIS Still Matter
Daniel Haqiqatjou: Why Islam Is the Solution to 'Liberalism'
Jeffrey Herf: What Was Behind the Miracle of Israel's Creation?
David P. Goldman: The Dire Consequences of Iran's Birth Dearth
Yoram Ettinger: Does Israel Face a Palestinian Demographic Time Bomb?
Ori Wertman on the Inside Story of Israel's Destruction of Syria's Nuclear Reactor
Yifa Segal: Why the Temple Mount Is a Flashpoint for Palestinian Violence
The Mullahs' Minions: Exposing the Iran Lobby in America, with Navid Mohebbi
Shay Khatiri on How Putin's War in Ukraine Impacts the Middle East
Eyal Zisser on the American Universities after American Academics Opted for BDS
Charles Jacobs Asks "Where are America's Jewish Leaders?" on Islamist Antisemitism
Maurice Hirsch: Is the Palestinian Authority Victim or Victor?
Paul Miller: What Does Just War Theory Say about the Middle East?