The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars.
Media Coverage of Israel: What's New?
with Gil Hoffman
Per capita, Israel probably has the most international media coverage of any country. That coverage may also be among the most bifurcated, positive and negative. What are recent media trends pertaining to Israel? What is the key predictor of attitudes – religion, politics, or something else? Has social media changed what people know about Israel?
Monday, February 13, 2023
*Note: This webinar starts a half hour later than usual
1:30pm - 2:00pm. ET
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Gil Hoffman is executive director of HonestReporting, an organization that combats “ideological prejudice in journalism as it impacts Israel.” He is also a lecturer at Israel's College of Management. Previously, he worked as chief political correspondent for The Jerusalem Post and served as a reserve soldier in the IDF Spokespersons Unit. Mr. Hoffman recently became the first person to lecture about Israel in all 50 U.S. states. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northwestern University's School of Journalism.
Israel Insider
with Ashley Perry
With Palestinian violence against Israelis on the rise, why is the Netanyahu-led government so focused on judicial reform?
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
3:00 - 3:30p.m. ET
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Iran's Counter-revolution?
with Amir Taheri
Five months of anti-regime protests in Iran amount to a monumental clash between the dictatorship and the people. That’s because, unlike previous uprisings in the Islamic Republic, which focused on specific grievances the regime could fix, demonstrators this time appear totally to reject the system in which they live. How much have the protests diminished the regime’s base? Will they win changes? What must happen for a revolution to occur?Friday, February 17, 2023
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET
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Amir Taheri, an Iranian-born columnist, was executive editor-in-chief of the daily Kayhan in Iran in 1972-79 and editor-in-chief of the French weekly Jeune Afrique in 1984-87. He is the author of 13 books. He was educated in Tehran, London, and Paris, where he currently lives.
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