Reminder: MEF Foreign Policy Debate, October 29 in Philadelphia

Peter Deutsch will represent the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) and former President Donald Trump. Deutsch served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, becoming the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, where he investigated significant cases such as the Enron scandal and the ImClone stock trading case. He also played a leading role in the Florida presidential election recounts of 2000. He is a lawyer and currently resides in Ra’anana, Israel.

Haile Soifer will represent the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) and Vice-President Kamala Harris. She has served as CEO of the JDCA since 2018. Before that, she served as national security advisor to then-Senator Kamala Harris. She spent nearly two decades as a national security advisor to four members of Congress and as a senior policy advisor in the Obama administration. Ms. Soifer also worked in the Bush Administration's State Department and directed the Florida Jewish Vote during Obama’s 2008 campaign.

Moderator: Jennifer Sutton has served since 2014 as executive director of the Council for a Secure America (CSA), a non-profit focused on educating the public about the alliance between the United States and Israel. Her previous roles included positions at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.

The Middle East Forum, a think tank founded in 1994 by Daniel Pipes, promotes American interests in the Middle East and protects Western values from Middle Eastern threats. In the Middle East, we focus on ways to defeat radical Islam; work for Palestinian acceptance of Israel; develop strategies to contain Iran; and deal with advancing anarchy. Domestically, the Forum emphasizes the danger of lawful Islamism; protects the freedoms of anti-Islamist authors, and activists; and works to improve Middle East studies.

Don't miss this opportunity to shape your understanding of America's foreign policy future.

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The event is free, but space is limited; reserve your spot today.

Advance registration and valid photo ID are required to attend the event.

Event location in Center City, Philadelphia, to be announced to attendees.

For more information, contact events@meforum.org or call (215) 546-5406.

The Middle East Forum, an activist think tank, deals with the Middle East, Islamism, U.S. foreign policy, and related topics, urging bold measures to protect Americans and their allies. Pursuing its goals via intellectual and operational means, the Forum recurrently has policy ideas adopted by the U.S. government.