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Efraim Karsh (Hebrew: אפרים קארש; born 1953) is an Israeli-British historian, the founding director and emeritus professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London. Since 2013, he serves as professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University (where he is also a senior research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies). He is also a principal research fellow (and former director) of the Middle East Forum, a Philadelphia-based think tank. He is regarded as a vocal critic of the New Historians, a group of Israeli scholars who have questioned the conventional history of the Arab–Israeli conflict.
Born and raised in Israel to Jewish immigrants to Palestine under the British Mandate, Karsh graduated in Arabic and Modern Middle East History from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and obtained an MA and PhD in International Relations from Tel Aviv University. After acquiring his first academic degree in modern Middle Eastern history, he was a research analyst for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), where he attained the rank of major.
Prof. Efraim Karsh, BESA Center Lecture #7 from "Israel Towards 2020: Perils and Prospects" Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies October 7, 2013
For more information visit http://jewishconcernsforum.com/2014/08/16/is-anti-zionism-antisemitism-exploring-the-views-of-supporters-of-the-bds-movement-part-1-the-rights-of-israeli-arabs/ Sources: Jewish Agency Executive, meeting of 7th June 1938, p.16, Line of Action 19,21-28. Ben Gurion, Ba-Ma’ahara, Vol IV, 2, pp. 258-9 Israels Declaration of Independence http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/foreignpolicy/peace/guide/pages/declaration%20of%20establishment%20of%20state%20of%20israel.aspx Palestine Betrayed (2011) by Efraim Kharsh http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palestine-Betrayed-Efraim-Karsh/dp/0300172346 The Case For Israel - Alan Dershowitz Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPch-1CrW_A
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Foreign Policy analyst for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Dan Diker, is interviewed on IBA news about the status of Hamas in the western world. http://www.jcpa.org The Diplomatic Dance with Hamas By Efraim Karsh -Hamas established an "Islamic republic" in Gaza in early 2006, and is probably in a position to replicate this success in the West Bank - the only inhibiting factors being considerations of political expediency and Israel's effective counterinsurgency measures. -While the hope that Hamas could somehow be lured away from its genocidal agenda seems to be gaining wider currency, not only is the destruction of Israel not a bargaining chip, it is the heart of the matter. -Hamas, the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, sees the struggle for Palestine as ...
Professor Efraim Karsh of King’s College, London subverts the established narrative of Sykes-Picot, explaining how French and British interventions led to pan-Arab nationalist movements.
In this panel discussion, titled “Upheavals in the Middle East: Assessing the Political Landscape,” Yaron Brook, Efraim Karsh, Walid Phares and Daniel Pipes discuss the political situation of the Middle East amid the so-called Arab Spring and in light of the lessons learned since 9/11. Moderated by Elan Journo. Part 1 of 3. Recorded September 8, 2011 --- Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Headquartered in Irvine, California, ARI offers educational experiences, based on Ayn Rand's books and ideas, to a variety of audiences, including students, educators, policymakers and lifelong learners. ARI also engages in research and advocacy efforts, applying Rand's ideas to current issues and seeking to promote her philosophical principles of reason, rational sel...
In this panel discussion, titled “Upheavals in the Middle East: Assessing the Political Landscape,” Yaron Brook, Efraim Karsh, Walid Phares and Daniel Pipes discuss the political situation of the Middle East amid the so-called Arab Spring and in light of the lessons learned since 9/11. Moderated by Elan Journo. Part 2 of 3. Recorded September 8, 2011 --- Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Headquartered in Irvine, California, ARI offers educational experiences, based on Ayn Rand's books and ideas, to a variety of audiences, including students, educators, policymakers and lifelong learners. ARI also engages in research and advocacy efforts, applying Rand's ideas to current issues and seeking to promote her philosophical principles of reason, rational se...
In this panel discussion, titled “Upheavals in the Middle East: Assessing the Political Landscape,” Yaron Brook, Efraim Karsh, Walid Phares and Daniel Pipes discuss the political situation of the Middle East amid the so-called Arab Spring and in light of the lessons learned since 9/11. Moderated by Elan Journo. Part 3 of 3. Recorded September 8, 2011 --- Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Headquartered in Irvine, California, ARI offers educational experiences, based on Ayn Rand's books and ideas, to a variety of audiences, including students, educators, policymakers and lifelong learners. ARI also engages in research and advocacy efforts, applying Rand's ideas to current issues and seeking to promote her philosophical principles of reason, rational sel...
BESA Conference on America's Standing in the World Panel on Strategic Issues - December 9, 2014 Chair: Prof. Moshe Arens Dr. Amit Mor - The Energy Market and US Foreign Policy Dr. Emily Landau - US Counter-Proliferation Policy: The Iran Case Prof. Hillel Frisc The US in the Middle East: Offshore Balancing or Retreat? Prof. Efraim Karsh - Obama’s Catastrophic Legacy in the Middle East
Efraim Karsh is an Israeli–British historian, the founding director and emeritus professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London.Since 2013, he serves as professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University .He is also a principal research fellow of the Middle East Forum, a Philadelphia-based think tank.He is regarded as a vocal critic of the New Historians, a group of Israeli scholars who have questioned the conventional history of the Arab–Israeli conflict. This channel is dedicated to make Wikipedia, one of the biggest knowledge databases in the world available to people with limited vision. Article available under a Creative Commons license Image source in video
Interview with Professor Ilan Pappe (University of Exeter) on Tuesday, 8 December 2015 at University College Jersey, Highlands College. For more information on the Jersey International Centre of Advanced Studies (JICAS) and the University Lecture Series please visit www.jicas.ac.je
Academics and scholars gathered to discuss, the current state of the efforts to delegitimate Israel by Palestinians, Arab neighbor states, Boycott movements (BDS and AEW), Islamists, holocaust deniers, and leftists both Jewish, and non-jewish and even some Israelis. Speakers: Efraim Karsh Asaf Romirowsky Charles Small Catherine Chatterley Sally Zerker Barbara Kay Richard Landes Mordechai Nisan
Interview that I conducted with Dr. Norman Finkelstein on Saturday, August 21st, 2010. Part 1 - September, 2010 "peace" meetings between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mamoud Abbas, and Hamas' role in the meeting - Are Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist organizations? - Do Hamas and Hezbollah really "hide amongst civilians"? - Does Israel target civilians? - Origins of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon - Role of Hezbollah and why they didn't participate in the 2008-2009 Gaza massacre - Israel, WMDs and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Part 2 - Israel, WMDs and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - Does Israel control the U.S., or vice versa? - Religion -- "GOD SAID that the land belongs to the Jews" - The United States' rejection of the U.N...
Sami Moukaddem Interviews Ilan Pappe, Ghada Karmi and John Rose