Israel Lobby Conference Internet live stream from the National Press Club on April 10
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy:
The April 10 conference "The Israel Lobby: Is It Good for the US? Is It Good for Israel?" at the National Press Club will be live streamed over YouTube at https://youtu.be/c1IIrHsO4fw
The full program may also be viewed from the following websites:
http://www.IsraelLobbyUS.org, http://www.WRMEA.org and http://www.IRmep.org
Tweet questions to panelists @IsraelLobbyUS or email to [email protected]
| 1.0 What Is the Israel Lobby and How Does It Work? 9:00 AM |
| Grant Smith: How big is the Lobby and what does it do? An overview of the 501(c) universe. |
| Seth Morrison: From the Jewish National Fund to Jewish Voice for Peace and BDS. |
| Jeffrey Blankfort: The ADL: Covert action, censure, and courting law-enforcement. |
| 2.0 Are Critical Voices Silenced? 10:10 AM |
| Prof. Richard Falk: Weakening and discrediting the UN: The work of pro-Israel NGOs. |
| Dr. Alice Rothchild: Silencing voices that question Israeli actions. |
| Dr. Jack Shaheen: The use of cultural stereotypes to shape policy. |
| 3.0 Is Freedom of Speech Encouraged on American Campuses? 11:35 AM |
| Amani Al-Khatahtbeh: Daring to speak out on campus. |
| Dima Khalidi: Pressures on universities to discipline and punish students and faculty for speech activities. |
| Ahmad Saadaldin: Overcoming obstacles: SJP successes. |
| 4.0 Is the Lobby Good for Israel? 1:15 PM |
| Miko Peled: How the Lobby enables Israeli policy: Views of an Israeli in America. |
| Gideon Levy: Does unconditional support for Israel endanger Israeli voices? |
| Huwaida Arraf: The situation of Arab citizens of Israel: Views of an Arab citizen of Israel. |
| 5.0 How Does the Lobby Influence Congress? 2:25 PM |
| Former AIPAC employee MJ Rosenberg: Is it all about the money? |
| Former Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV): My experience with the Israel Lobby; The use of dark money. |
| Former Rep. Paul Findley (R-IL): What I should have done, and what Congress can do today. |
| 6.0 Is There an Iraq-Iran Continuum? 3:50 PM |
| Gareth Porter: The push for war on Iran. |
| Reza Marashi: The Iran nuclear deal. |
| Paul Pillar: AIPAC/Netanyahu objectives and the American interest. |
Speaker biographies are available at http://IsraelLobbyUS.org/speakers/.
Conference organizers are the American Educational Trust, publisher of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy.
SOURCE Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy
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