The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars.
Is War Between Israel and Hizbullah Imminent?
with Sarit Zehavi
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah a year ago gave clear ideological and religious authorization for escalated confrontation with Israel, and tensions have duly risen since then. Recent weeks have seen Hizbullah provocations reach a level not seen in nearly two decades. How has Hizbullah evolved since the last major fighting in 2006? How prepared is the IDF for war with it? What are the likely implications of such fighting?
Monday, August 14, 2023
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Lt. Col. (res.) Sarit Zehavi is the president of the Alma Research and Education Center, which specializes on Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. She served for 15 years in the Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Corps. Ms Zehavi holds an MA and a BA in Middle East Studies from Ben-Gurion University in Israel.
Israel Insider
with Ashley Perry
The judicial reform debate continues, despite the Knesset summer recess, leading to increased security and financial problems. Who is to blame? Is compromise possible?
Wednesday, August 16, 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).
Defining U.S. Policy toward the Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict
with Gregg Roman
Sporadic fighting since 1992 between Azerbaijan and Armenia has increasingly involved their unsavory neighbors – Türkiye, Russia, Iran - as well as China. How can Washington work both for human rights and its own national interests in this difficult situation? Just back from a trip to the region, Gregg Roman offers a policy that simultaneously promotes Western norms without driving either country toward American’s opponents.
Friday, August 18, 2023
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Gregg Roman, MEF’s director, previously served as a political advisor to the deputy foreign minister of Israel and worked for Israel’s Ministry of Defense and for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. He attended American University in Washington, D.C., and the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya.
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