Forthcoming Weekly Webinar Offerings from the Middle East Forum for November 6 - November 10

When Speech Ceases to be Free
with Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff in recent years has educated politicians and the public in Europe about Islam, its history, and the implications of growing numbers of Muslim immigrants. For this, she was charged with “hate speech.” The effort to muzzle her required the Austrian and European legal systems to violate core principles of free speech. How and why did this happen? What does it imply? How can this trend be stopped?
Monday, November 6, 2023
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff was charged in 2009 under Austrian law for making factually accurate assertions in delivering a private seminar on Islam. In 2011, she was convicted of “denigrating the teachings of a legally recognized religion in Austria.” She has worked as assistant to the Vice Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, at the Austrian Embassies in Kuwait, and Tripoli, Libya. Ms. Sabaditsch-Wolff holds an MA in diplomatic and strategic studies from International University Vienna.

Israel Insider

with Ashley Perry
The U.S. government publicly backs Israel's war aim of destroying Hamas’ government in Gaza. But its calls for the operation to slow down, pause, or stop increasingly contradict that goal. What does this mean for Israel’s war effort?
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
3:00pm - 3:30pm ET
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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, and has also worked with Israel's Ministers of Intelligence, Agriculture and Rural Development, Energy, Water and Infrastructure, Defense, Tourism, Internal Security, and Immigrant Absorption and as an advisor to The Negev Forum. 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).