I have never understood anti-Semitism. The more one knows about the Jewish people, the more one realizes that Jews are as diverse as humanity itself. As soon as one lands at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, one is immediately confronted with the fact that there are Jews of color—roughly half of all Israeli Jews are of Middle Eastern or African descent—wealthy Jews, poor Jews, intelligent Jews and, unfortunately, not-so-intelligent Jews.

In short, we are a people like any other people.

Yet quite often, the fire-breathing dragon of anti-Semitism emerges again with its hateful fantasies about the Jews. The dragon recently emerged in dramatic fashion with the vile statements of rap artist and fashion tycoon Kanye West—who now calls himself “Ye.” On Oct. 16, he attacked “Jewish media” and “Jewish Zionists,” alleging that “Jewish people have owned the black voice” and “they’ll take us and milk us till we die.”

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As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is joined by Congressional lawmakers in condemning Israel for not providing Ukraine with military support in its war with Russia, Israel is being placed in a precarious position that ignores geopolitical realities as well as logistical and military considerations and practicalities. The situation is extremely complex involving Iranian and Russian cooperation that some argue may be a testing ground for future aggression with Israel, Israel’s military operations in Syria, and the existence of a substantial Russian Jewish population that remains in Russia.  Please join us for an in-depth conversation with Jonathan Tobin on why Israel should stay out of the war in Ukraine.

About the speaker: Jonathan S. Tobin is Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate — JNS.org — an international wire service covering the Jewish world and Israel. He’s also a senior contributor for The Federalist and a columnist for Newsweek, the New York Post, Haaretz and Israel Hayom, as well as a regular contributor for other publications such as The Washington Examiner and Commentary magazine. He covers the American political scene, foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel relationship, Middle East diplomacy and the Jewish world.

Previous to becoming editor of JNS, Mr. Tobin was executive editor, senior online editor and chief political blogger for Commentary magazine. He also served as editor-in-chief of the Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia and editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger.

Mr. Tobin has won more than 50 awards including Top Columnist for Jewish publications ten times, most recently in 2018 and 2019. He appears regularly on television commenting on politics in the United States and Israel, foreign policy and Jewish affairs, and lectures on college campuses and to Jewish communities.

Mr. Tobin was born in New York City, attended local schools and studied history at Columbia University.

On November 1st, Israelis will be heading back to the polls for the fifth time in four years. What are the major issues confronting them? Are the Israeli people voting on existential issues for the Jewish state or economic, social and identity issues? How will their election of a leader reflect on the way Israel will handle the Jewish state’s relationship with the Palestinians and the emerging nuclear danger from Iran?

Here to discuss this and more was the highly acclaimed author and journalist, Caroline Glick.

About the speaker: Caroline Glick is an American-born Israeli journalist, newspaper editor and writer. She is the deputy managing editor of The Jerusalem Post and writes for Makor Rishon. She is also the Senior Fellow for Middle East Affairs at Center for Security Policy.

Caroline was born in Chicago and made aliyah in 1991. She joined the IDF that summer and served as an officer for more than five years. As an IDF captain from 1994 to 1996, she was coordinator of negotiations with the PLO in the office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza.

After leaving the IDF, she worked as the assistant to the director-general of the Israel Antiquities Authority. She then returned to geo-politics serving as assistant foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu from 1997 to1998.

In March 2002, she became deputy managing editor of The Jerusalem Post. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Caroline covered the US-led war in Iraq as an embedded journalist with the US Army’s 3rd Infantry Division. Reporting for the Post, Maariv, Israel TV’s Channel 2 and The Chicago Sun Times, she was one of the only female journalists on the front lines with the US forces and the first Israeli journalist to report from liberated Baghdad.

Caroline's writings have been published in numerous newspapers and online journals: in 2004, in addition to her work at the Post, she resumed writing for Makor Rishon as the paper’s lead columnist and commentator. Caroline is the senior fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Center for Security Policy in Washington, DC and routinely briefs senior administration officials and members of Congress on issues of joint Israeli-American concern.

In 2008, Caroline's first solo book, Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad was published by Gefen Publishers. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Israel Solution, published in 2014. She holds a BA in political science from Columbia University and a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

• Create a long-range strategic plan to achieve EMET’s mission
• Coordinate with the advisory board and CEO about financial goals and helps with the fiscal development of the organization
• Oversee resources, support and coordination necessary for EMET operations, including for the annual dinner and fundraising appeals
• Collaborate with volunteers and staff to implement plans and policies authorized by the Board, including implementation of speaking engagements through the country
• Help promote active and broad engagement by volunteers and support volunteer leadership development
• In partnership with the Board, develop strategies to advance EMET’s goals
• Maintain official records and documents to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations

• Help with with the scheduling and follow up with appointments
• Attend, virtually or in person, all appointments 
• Eventually, handle and contribute to our policy discussions with Congress members and foreign policy staffers
• Must have good interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and written 
• Have the philosophical and ideological point of view of EMET to be able to represent us well