Why is Europe turning a blind eye to Islamic occupation?
https://isgap.org/flashpoint/why-is-europe-turning-a-blind-eye-to-islamic-occupation/
In a world beset by terrorism and humanitarian disasters, the international community remains fixated on the State of Israel. The one and only state of the Jewish people, back in their historical homeland, is a beacon of democracy in the Muslim-Arab sphere devoid of human rights, left behind by social and economic progress and subject […]
Major-General Yaakov Amidror, “The War Against the Jewish State: Countries, Terror Organizations and BDS”
https://isgap.org/media/2016/11/major-general-yaakov-amidror-the-war-against-the-jewish-state-countries-terror-organizations-and-bds/
Maj.-Gen (Ret.) Yaakov Amidror Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel and the Head of the National Security Council from 2011 to 2013. September 27, “The War Against the Jewish State: Countries, Terror Organizations and BDS” Location: NaUKMA Museum, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, 2 Skovorody St. Time: 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Introductory Greetings […]
Erdogan, the AKP and Antisemitism
https://isgap.org/flashpoint/erdogan-the-akp-and-antisemitism/
Turkey’s 15-20,000 Jewish community is on high alert. Just a few months ago Sky News broke a story that Islamic State, otherwise known as ISIS or ISIL, was planning attacks specifically against Turkey’s Jews. Inevitably, security was heightened, schools were closed and community events were postponed. The alert points to the precarious situation of Turkey’s […]
Mordecai Kedar, “Radical Islam and its Effect on Antisemitism”
https://isgap.org/media/2016/05/mordecai-kedar-radical-islam-and-its-effect-on-antisemitism/
FEB. 1, 2016 “RADICAL ISLAM AND ITS EFFECTS ON ANTISEMITISM” Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Senior Lecturer, Department of Arabic, Center for the Study of the Middle East, Bar-Ilan University Location: ISGAP Center, 3rd Floor Time: 7:00 PM
Islamist Terrorism and Antisemitism
https://isgap.org/flashpoint/islamist-terrorism-and-antisemitism/
Combating Islamist ideology and understanding the Islamism-Antisemitism nexus will be key in the battle against terrorism and antisemitism A review of terrorist acts over the last 15 years shows a sharp rise of Islamist terrorism–[1] that is, terrorist acts justified by an Islamist-Jihadist ideology, the perpetrators’ interpretation of “true” Islam. Most indications suggest that Jihadist […]
“ANTISEMITISM IN FRANCE”
https://isgap.org/media/2016/03/antisemitism-in-france/
Dr. Marc Knobel Research and Director of Studies at CRIF (Conseil representative des institutions Juives de France) January 28, 2016 Location: Leacock Building, Room 738 Time: 6:00 P.M. Convener: Michelle Whiteman, Director, ISGAP Canada
Neil Rogachevsky, “The Politics of Israeli Public Diplomacy from the Second Intifada to the Present”
https://isgap.org/media/2016/02/neil-rogachevsky-the-politics-of-israeli-public-diplomacy-from-the-second-intifada-to-the-present/
FEB. 8 “THE POLITICS OF ISRAELI PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FROM THE SECOND INTIFADA TO THE PRESENT” Professor Neil Rogachevsky Tikvah Postdoctoral Fellow, Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, Yeshiva University Location: Harvard Hillel, Rabb Hall Time: 7:00 P.M. Convener: Vivaldi Jean-Marie
Iranian Elections: The Radicals Strike Back
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Tomorrow the Iranian people will simultaneously elect a new Parliament (Majlis) and Council of Experts—assigned to monitor the functioning of the Supreme Leader and to choose a new Supreme Leader when the position becomes vacant. The timing, following the nuclear deal, amidst domestic rifts and growing domestic and external challenges make the elections of unique […]
Mimesis, Antisemitism, Terror
https://isgap.org/flashpoint/mimesis-antisemitism-terror/
How can we explain the virulence and brutality—the gratuitous barbarity—of Islamist mass-murder terrorism? More than ideology, more than neurosis, we should consider mimesis, rivalry and mimetic contagion. Some ten days before the attacks in Paris last November, the immortel René Girard died, bringing to an end a long and uniquely productive intellectual career. For decades, […]
Assessing the New Wave of Judeophobia in France
https://isgap.org/flashpoint/assessing-the-new-wave-of-judeophobia-in-france/
Today, few commentators deny the new wave of hatred against Jews in France. Indeed, many increasingly acknowledge that this is a global phenomenon. Assessing antisemitism in France is not only important for an evaluation of the threat for Jewish communities, but for French society in general. Moreover, the French case, in which this new wave […]