President Biden’s Moment of Truth | Normalization in Saudi Arabia

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Volume 14, Issue 64

Mr. President, in March, 1965, on Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous march from Selma to Montgomery, walking beside him in the front row was a Jewish rabbi — Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. When he returned home this — that day, Rabbi Heschel wrote in his diary, “Today, I felt my legs were praying.”

In the State of Israel, Mr. President, our legs pray every single day. Nothing is — in our lives is taken for granted. My father was a Jewish child in the Budapest ghetto, hiding from those who tried to kill him.

The fact that I am standing here today did not happen by itself. We learned the lesson, Mr. President: At all times, Israel must be strong, free, and safe, with a powerful army that can defend our citizens.

--- Prime Minister Yair Lapid, July 16, 2022
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President Biden's Moment of Truth


** By Sarah Stern | July 15, 2022
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President Biden’s first trip, as President, to Israel and the region came at a time of mounting unease. Many of his words came as a salve to a raw, bleeding wound. It is our hope that these words are not merely rhetorical, but are backed up with real, meaningful substance.

Yet, words from a US President go a very long way.

The major open wound has a name: and that name is Iran. For those in Israel, whose very lives are on the line, this is not a mere academic question. With a brutal, fanatical regime in Tehran that doesn’t hesitate to arrest and torture its own dissident population--that routinely vows to wipe Israel off the map--and is progressing rapidly in its means to do so, these are not merely theoretical concerns.

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The Legislative Fellow is the primary contact for congressional offices and is responsible for all communications between EMET and congressional offices. (S)he must maintain professionalism in a variety of settings and effectively communicate with individuals from different backgrounds and political affiliations.

This role handles all scheduling and is expected to maintain the organization’s Google Calendar and Zoom accounts. The Legislative Fellow is responsible for obtaining and scheduling weekly meetings with congressional offices and handling all questions offices may have.

The current work environment is a combination of virtual and in-person and the Legislative Fellow must be able to occasionally attend in-person meetings on Capitol Hill on short notice. The Legislative Fellow is also expected to attend conferences and other in-person events when requested.

Responsibilities:
* Attend all congressional meetings to brief members of congress and their staff on various issues
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A competitive candidate will have the following qualities:
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If interested, send a resume to Sarah Stern at [email protected].
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Normalization with Saudi Arabia and Its Effects on Education Featuring: Marcus Sheff, CEO of IMPACT-se
Date: Wednesday 7/20
Time: 12:00 EDT

We, at EMET, have long argued that the best litmus test for whether or not a nation is ready for peace is to examine how they educate the next generation. Education can be used as a tool for liberalization, for tolerance, for openness to “the other”, and for planting the seeds of democracy and human rights. Or, it can be used to indoctrinate children towards hatred of “the other” and towards extremism and violence.

IMPACT-se has just released its 2022 annual update on Saudi textbooks, depicting an overall trend of improvement following major reforms since 2020. Whereas only a decade ago, focus was put on encouraging students to prepare for jihad and martyrdom, the majority of references to violent jihad justifying and praising violence and murder on behalf of the Prophet Muhammad have now been removed from the textbooks. And while some problematic content such as negative depictions of Jews, Zionism and Christians remain or have even been made worse, others, particularly instances of the kind of antisemitism based on modern European tropes, have largely been removed.

IPACT-se has also released an extensive review of the Palestinian curriculum used in our UNRWA schools. This report analyzed textbooks and new “study cards” produced by the Palestinian Authority (PA) for the 2021–22 school year, which are used in the curricula of the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, and UNRWA schools, and includes selected examples from several hundred pages of educational content. Contrary to the assurances made by the PA to its international partners that improvements would be made rapidly to improve the 2020–21 curriculum, IMPACT-se found that there were no revisions to the PA curriculum for the current 2021–22 school year. In addition to the lack of PA-assured textbook revisions, research on the supplemental online learning materials, called study cards, found that the PA Ministry of Education published the same, and worse, content in violation of international standards of peace, tolerance, and non-violence in education

Marcus Sheff was a political reporter at The Nation, an editor at The Jerusalem Post, and a foreign correspondent before heading The Word Shop, a strategic communications firm, for a decade. He worked for Dow Jones International and Advanstar Inc. and was CEO at Intermedia, an international business development firm, before becoming Executive Director at The Israel Project. He has for two decades been involved in in global healthcare, briefed world leaders, spoken at the United Nations and parliaments, and appears regularly on media. He studied political science and international relations at Leeds University where he was an elected leader of the student union, and international relations at Tel Aviv University.
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** Putin set to visit Iran next week ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - AP
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** Iran, China and Russia link up for military operation to challenge ‘unipolar world’ ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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** Wave of Repression Spreads in Iran Against Artists and Dissidents ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - New York Times
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** White House: Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Associated Press
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** Why Did Iran’s Ali Khamenei Oust a Loyal Intelligence Head? ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Foreign Policy
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** U.N. Atomic Chief Warns of Growing Nuclear Risks ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Wall Street Journal
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** Iran escalates enrichment with adaptable machines at Fordow - IAEA reports ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID)
- Jerusalem Post
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Keep the Woke Movement’s Antisemitism Out of L.A. Schools ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel

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US has clinched deal with Saudis for normalization steps toward Israel — official ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel

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** Israel Works With Arab Allies to Down Drones, in Sign of Growing Ties ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - New York Times
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** Egyptian, Iranian officials met secretly in Muscat ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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Israel's Message for Joe Biden ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Israel has given up on harming Iran’s uranium enrichment ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel

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Will Biden's visit challenge Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem? ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post

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Why Arabs Are Fed up With the Palestinians ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Gatestone

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Why is the Flawed Palestinian Cause So Prominent on the Hard Left? ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel

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Palestinian Authority and Hamas Engage in 'Widespread Torture' of Detainees, Alleges NGO ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Alegemeiner

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Palestinians Teach Seven-year Olds to Become and Praise Terrorists ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Alegemeiner

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Saudi Mindset Shows Signs Of Shift Towards Israel ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Saudi Magazine Praises Arab Israelis Who Serve in IDF ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Opinion Joe Biden: Why I'm Going to Saudi Arabia ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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US has Clinched Deal with Saudis for Normalization Steps Toward Israel ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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** Why Biden's 'Gestures' to the Palestinians Will Not Bring Peace or Stability ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Gatestone
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Biden will rescind Afghanistan's designation as a major non-NATO ally ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - CNN

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Biden Dismisses Democrats Critical of Israel, Saying They're 'Wrong' ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=e98f0cb405&mc_eid=UNIQID) - The Hill

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