The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars.The Tragedy of Lebanon with Robert Rabil Lebanon is afflicted by three major problems: political sectarianism, which has produced a system of patronage and corruption, Islamist parties such as Hizballah, which are today in many ways stronger than the state itself, and Syrian refugees. All three work to undermine security and national identity, and have turned Lebanon into a shell of its former self. How can Lebanon navigate these unprecedented political crises? What can Lebanon do against Iran’s destabilizing ambitions in the country? Monday, June 5, 2023
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Robert Rabil is professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University. He served as the Red Cross’s Chief of Emergency in the Baabda region, Beirut, during Lebanon’s civil war and was the project manager of the US State Department-funded Iraq Research and Documentation Project. He holds a BS in Computer Science from North Adams State College, an MA in Government from Harvard University Extension School and a Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University.
Israel Insider
 with Ashley Perry How much does the Knesset's and government's agenda hurt PM Netanyahu diplomatically?Wednesday, June 7, 2023
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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).
Peace Between Jews and Muslims: Permissible and Achievable
with Mohammad Tawhidi Islamists say that peace between Muslim states and the Jewish State is illegitimate because Islam will always remain at war with Jews. But this is a retrograde and false reading of Islamic scriptures. In fact the various peace treaties – Egypt’s, Jordan’s, and the four in the Abraham Accords – are religiously legitimate and desirable.Friday, June 9, 2023
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Imam Mohammad Tawhidi is an Islamic scholar and educator. He is vice president of the Global Imams Council. He holds an MA in Islamic Studies, an MA in Counter-terrorism, and is currently completing his Doctor of Law degree.
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