Please join MEF for our webinar offerings this week (12/7-12/11)
The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars.
My Story: From Islamist to Zionist Kasim Hafeez
As a UK Muslim of Pakistani origins, Kasim Hafeez grew up exposed to Islamism and became a convinced radical. A trip to Pakistan, however, cured him of this belief system. Looking back, he explains how Islamists successfully present their ideology and specifically the role of antisemitism and anti-Zionism. He draws lessons from his own disillusionment and explains how he became an advocate for Israel.
Monday, December 7, 2020 1:00-1:15 p.m. EST Online:
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Based in Canada, Kasim Hafeez travels the world lecturing on Israel, the Middle East, and Islamism. He has been published in UK’s Jewish Chronicle, in Ynet, and in The Times of Israel. He sits on the advisory board of StandWithUs UK, serves as a fellow at The Lawfare Project and as a staffer for B'nai Brith Canada.
Israel Insider with Ashley Perry
How does the UAE-Israel normalization agreement feel on the ground? Is there any chance to avert another Israeli elections? And what will change afterwards?
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 3:00-3:30p.m. EST Online:
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The Impact of Azerbaijan's Drones on Modern Warfare? Seth Frantzman
Azerbaijan just won a surprisingly easy victory over Armenia and reclaimed much of the territories lost in the 1990s surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. This success owed much to utilizing new technologies, especially drones acquired from Turkey and Israel. Does this outcome have broader lessons have for future warfare in the Middle East and beyond? What specific implications does it have for Turkey and Israel?
Friday, December 11, 2020 1:00-1:15 p.m. EST Online:
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Seth J. Frantzman is a prolific author who covers political and security topics with a focus on the Middle East. He is the executive director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis (MECRA) and a writing fellow at the Middle East Forum. He has worked as oped editor at The Jerusalem Post and assistant professor at Al-Quds University. Seth Frantzman is the author of After ISIS: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East.His new book, Drone Wars, will be published in 2021.His work has appeared in The National Interest, The Spectator, National Review, and The Moscow Times. He was born in Maine, has a BA from the University of Arizona, and a PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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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, operational, and philanthropic means, the Forum recurrently has policy ideas adopted by the U.S. government.
