The Middle East Forum presents this week's podcasts.
*Note: There will be no Israel Insider podcast on Wednesday, February 14.
Red Sea Security and the Houthi Challenge
with Michael Rubin
The Houthis of Yemen (formally, the Ansar Allah) are an Iranian-supported Shia Islamist movement currently preventing freedom of navigation through the Red Sea, one of the world’s most important waterways. Their threat to global trade shows no signs of abating: How did the Houthis arise? Does Tehran directly command and control them? What are their links to other groups in the region, such as Hamas? Will the current U.S. attempt to protect shipping work? If not, what alternatives exist?
Monday, February 12, 2024
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Michael Rubin is director of policy analysis at the Middle East Forum and a past editor of the Middle East Quarterly. He also serves as a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Mr. Rubin has lived and traveled legendarily throughout the Middle East, including Yemen, Lebanon Syria, Iraq, and Iran. He holds a BS in biology and history and an an MA and PhD in history, all from Yale University.
Boston Welcomes Pro-Hamas Hate
with Dexter Van Zile
Speaking to an audience of African Americans and immigrants at a fundraising gala in Boston, a prominent local imam and city councilor recently portrayed Jews as bringing the October 7 massacre upon themselves. The Middle East Forum’s Dexter Van Zile was on the scene. He will analyze the occasion and address two questions: How popular is this narrative in the United States, and what can be done to counter it?
Friday, February 16, 2024
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Dexter Van Zile, MEF's Violin Family Research Fellow, is the editor of Focus on Western Islamism (FWI). He previously worked at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA), where he dealt primarily with Christian journalism. Van Zile’s writings have appeared in many publications, including the Boston Globe and Jerusalem Post. Mr. Van Zile holds a BA from the University of Puget Sound and an MA from Western Washington University.
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