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Volume 14, Issue 54
This newsletter is dedicated to the memory of the three Israeli citizens from Elad, whose lives were suddenly taken yesterday in a brutal terrorist attack: Yonatan Habakkuk, father of five; Boaz Gol, father of five and Oren Ben Yiftach, father of six.
Today, there are 16 more fatherless children in the world. May their families ultimately find the resilience to cope with this horrific tragedy, and some comfort in their memories.
“If antisemitism is one of the world’s oldest social diseases, anti-Zionism proves that Jew-hatred is a particularly adaptable and potent virus.”
—Gil Troy
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By Hussein Aboubakr Mansour | May 6, 2022
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As the chances for the conclusion of the Vienna negotiations with an actual agreement seem narrower, the United States and Israel must be prepared for the morning after. Following the collapse of the negotiations, Iran is likely to attempt to punish the US and its allies in the region through a campaign of aggression and destabilization carried out by its various proxies. Coordination for swift security responses and alternative courses of action to stop the Iranian nuclear program are overdue.
The enthusiasm with which US and EU officials spoke for weeks of the imminent conclusion of Vienna’s talks seems to wane significantly, giving way to unambiguous signals of pessimism. The process started with a confident promise from the new administration of a “longer and stronger” deal. The confidence was likely built on the unwarranted assumption, a leap of faith, that the Islamic Republic of Iran, perhaps motivated by the mutual resentment towards the former Trump presidency, would play along with the Biden administration. State Department officials were so confident that this would be so much of a win-win that the Iranians could not possibly refuse; a foreign policy victory for the administration, a campaign promise fulfilled, and a complete repudiation of the Trump foreign policy legacy while giving the Iranian much-needed sanctions relief without blocking their path to nuclear power.
Read more here
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PRESS RELEASE: EMET Applauds Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), 61 Bipartisan Colleagues for Voting on a Measure Opposing State of Iran Negotiations
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Wednesday night, a majority of the Senate, including 16 Democrats, voted on an essential measure that opposes many of the details leaked from Vienna over the course of the nuclear negotiations with Iran. This measure directly confronts some of the details Iran has insisted upon, including the delisting of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO), while “insisting” that any nuclear weapons agreement with Iran include provisions “addressing the full range of Iran’s destabilizing activities,” including “missiles, terrorism and sanctions evasion.”
The measure was attached to the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) which aims to counteract China’s economic influence on global affairs. This measure is germane to the bill because of the growing trade between the Islamic Republic of Iran and China.
Read more here.
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This webinar will be moderated by EMET's Lauri Regan
Since President Biden took office in January 2021, the world has seen dramatic shifts in international affairs and alliances. From the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, our allies and foes alike are reassessing geopolitical security strategies that have a far greater impact than anyone could have imagined just 18 months ago. As the Biden administration continues its desperate attempt to re-enter the dangerous Iranian nuclear deal while also re-engaging with Palestinian terrorists who incite internal chaos and threaten violence in Israel, our most important ally on the frontlines of these international conflicts finds itself, once again, on its own to navigate very treacherous waters. What role do U.S. political divides play in Israel’s quest for survival? How do Israelis and the Bennet/Lapid governing coalition view and handle the new state of affairs in the U.S. since the Biden/Harris administration entered office? What new alliances might Israel develop in order to survive if U.S. policymakers fail to recognize Israel’s strategic importance to U.S. national security? These and other questions will be answered by the always brilliant and prolific Caroline Glick.
Caroline Glick is an American-born Israeli columnist, journalist, and author. She has written for Israel Hayom, The Jerusalem Post, and Maariv. She currently writes for the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS). She is the author of The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for Peace in the Middle East, (Crown 2014) and Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad (Gefen 2008). The Israeli Solution was endorsed by leading US policymakers including Vice President Mike Pence, Senator Ted Cruz, and National Security Advisor John Bolton. Shackled Warrior was endorsed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former CIA director James Woolsey.
Glick is the adjunct senior fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Center for Security Policy in Washington, DC, and directs the Israeli Security Project at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. She travels frequently throughout the world to brief policymakers on issues related to Israel’s strategic environment and other related topics. She lectures widely on strategic and political issues affecting global security, Israel and the Jewish people, US-Israel relations, Israel-Diaspora affairs, and Israel’s changing strategic landscape.
Ms. Glick’s writings have also been published in leading newspapers and journals including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Review, the Journal of International Security Affairs, and Commentary. Glick blogs on her website www.carolineglick.com and on her Facebook author page. Most recently, Glick’s “Mideast News Hour,” a weekly podcast and video show, has moved to the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS). The show, which will now be part of the JNS TV lineup, features Glick’s commentary on the top headlines of the day, and interviews with top guests from across the spectrum.
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