Forthcoming Weekly Webinar Offerings from the Middle East Forum for August 28

The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars.

Islamist Antisemitism in the United States

with Yehudit Barsky

From violent attacks on Jews on the streets in New York to unabashed antisemitism in the halls of Congress, Islamist antisemitism has become part of America’s routine cultural discourse. How did this mainstreaming happen? What are its implications? Can it be reversed?

Monday, August 28, 2023
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Yehudit Barsky, a veteran Middle East specialist with a special interest in the place of Jews in Islam, is currently a senior research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. She holds a BA and MA from New York University.

Israel Insider

with Ashley Perry

Might the current increase in Palestinian attacks on Jews or the proposed law formally exempting Haredim from the army threaten Israel’s ruling coalition?

Wednesday, August 30, 2023
3:00pm - 3:30pm ET
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Ashley Perry is an advisor to the Middle East Forum’s Israel office. He served as adviser to Israel's minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister in 2009-15. He is president of Reconectar, an organization dedicated to relinking the over 200 million descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jews to Israel and Jewish life. Originally from the UK, he moved to Israel in 2001. He holds a BA from University College London and an MA from Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).

Unveiling Iran's Modus Operandi

with Catherine Perez-Shakdam

The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a central source of instability globally since it came to power in 1979; but do Westerners comprehend the ideology that drives the mullahs and the strategies they deploy to undermine their enemies’ security? Have attempts (such as the JCPOA) to restrain Iranian bellicosity inadvertently compromised democratic values? What is the correct policy toward Tehran?

Friday, September 1, 2023
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Catherine Perez-Shakdam, a Middle East analyst and the author of several books, is a research fellow at the American Center for Levant Studies. A French woman, she converted to Islam and infiltrated the highest Iranian political circles before being accused of being an Israeli spy and an “enemy of the state.” She has since left Islam and used her unique insights to explain the inner workings of the Iranian regimes. She holds a BA in psychology and two MAs (in finance and communications) from the University of London.

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