Forthcoming Weekly Webinar Offerings from the Middle East Forum for January 22 - January 26

The Middle East’s Widening War

with Col. Richard Kemp
In the 100-plus days since Oct. 7, what began as a massacre by Hamas and a retaliation by Israel has remarkably widened. Clashes between Israel and Hizballah on the Israel-Lebanon border. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacking commercial shipping and American naval vessels in the Red Sea. Iran bombing targets in Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan, with the last returning fire. Will this process continue further? How much does that depend on developments in Gaza? Will outside powers be drawn into all-out war?
Monday, January 22, 2024
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Richard Kemp is a retired British Army colonel and a military analyst. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of his intelligence work in Northern Ireland and awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery for service as a commander in the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia in 1994. Mr. Kemp attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and holds an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University.

Israel Insider

with Alex Selsky
As conventional combat in Gaza subsides, lower intensity operations continue. This raises uncertainty and concern in Israel: Is the IDF achieving its objectives? Will the current strategy lead to victory over Hamas?
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
3:00pm - 3:30pm ET
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Alex Selsky is a senior adviser to MEF's Israel Victory Project, and lecturer at Hadassah Academic College. He is currently serving as Homefront Command reserve major in the Israel Defense Forces. Formerly, he served as advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu and as CEO of the International Israel Beytenu Movement. He holds a BA in Business and Executive MA in Public Policy from Hebrew University.