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By Adam Lomax
On Wednesday 25th January the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Ambassador Arthur Koll, former Deputy Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Israeli-Palestinian relations after Obama and during the new Trump presidency. The event was chaired …
TIME: 31st January, 17:30 – 18:30
VENUE: Committee Room 19, House of Commons,
Palace of Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA
SPEAKER
Major General Elazar Stern MK
Author: Struggling Over Israel’s Soul
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Over …
TIME: 25th January 2017, 13:00 – 14:00
VENUE: Committee Room 3a, House of Lords,
Palace of Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA
SPEAKER: Ambassador Arthur Koll
Former Deputy Director-General, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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As …
TIME: 11:30-12:30, Wednesday 21st September 2016
VENUE: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament,
Bridge Street, London, SW1A 2LW
SPEAKERS: Professor Alan Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus,
Harvard Law School & Douglas Murray, Associate Director, The Henry Jackson Society
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Posted in CRT Event, Europe, European Union, Event Transcript, Extremism, Far-Right, France, ISIS, Islamism, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Religious Fundamentalism, Terrorism & Security, United KingdomIsrael’s defence minister was in London this week, urging British Jews to take a lead role in the “battle of public opinion” on Israel and the Middle East.
Speaking in front of a 100-strong audience at the Pillar Hotel on Thursday …
By Patrick Benjamin
On 6th September, by the kind invitation of Matthew Offord MP, the Henry Jackson Society held a film screening of the recently released documentary ‘Europe in Crisis – A Shattered Haven’. The film looked at rising European extremism, …
The far-left NGO B’Tselem drew criticism Tuesday for its apparent refusal to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization, as a B’Tselem representative repeatedly refused to describe characterize Hamas as a terror group during an interview with J-TV.
Sarit Michaeli, a spokeswoman …
A spokesperson for Israeli NGO B’Tselem repeatedly refused to categorise Hamas as a terrorist organisation during an interview with a Jewish TV Channel.
Sarit Michaeli was being interviewed by Dr Alan Mendoza, Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society, for a …
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has come under pressure to denounce Hamas as a terrorist organisation, after refusing to name them as such in an interview.
It comes after Sarit Michaeli, a senior B’Tselem spokesperson, spoke to Alan Mendoza, director of …
Read the report here
The report’s key observations include:
• The French proposal risks sidelining the importance of direct negotiations, and at the same time repeating policy errors which are likely to exacerbate tensions further.
• Washington has signalled its reservations about elements of the …
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Posted in Event Transcript, Israel/Palestine
By Hugh Coates
On the 19th May, Professor Gerald Steinberg, Founder and President of NGO Monitor, delivered a talk on the current Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) campaign against Israel. The event panel also included Douglas Murray, Associate Director of the …
On Tuesday 17th May 2016 Bassem Eid, Founder of the Jerusalem-based Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group, gave his views on The Palestinian Authority and human rights at The Henry Jackson Society.
On the 17th May, Bassem Eid gave a talk discussing …
Posted in Event Summaries, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Spotlight
LONDON – 17 MAY 2016
Today The Henry Jackson Society launches an important new study by Palestinian human rights advocate Bassem Eid, detailing the extensive and serious range of abuses of human rights and civil liberties that have been committed by the Palestinian …
by Will TG Miller
On the 20th April, Deputy Director Davis Lewin hosted the Henry Jackson Society’s ‘An Antidote to BDS’ featuring Ambassador Yossi Gal, Vice President of Hebrew University and former Director-General to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. Ambassador …
TIME: 18:00 – 19:00, Tuesday 19th April 2016
VENUE: The Henry Jackson Society, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
SPEAKER: Ambassador Yossi Gal, Vice President, Hebrew University, Advancement and External Relations, and former Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel
To attend please RSVP …
by Martin Wickens
On the 29th of March, the Henry Jackson Society hosted Professor Robert George, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, who talked about his work to promote religious freedoms, and the threats that religious liberty currently …
by Jonathan Rubra
On the 23rd of March, Mr Bernard-Henri Lévy, established French philosopher, journalist and author, delivered a talk on ‘The Role of Religion in Contemporary Conflicts and Hate Movements’. The event was chaired by Lord Risby and hosted by The …
On the 3rd March, Mr Tuvia Tenenbom, a journalist, celebrated playwright and author of the best seller Catch the Jew!, delivered a talk entitled ‘NGOs and Israel – An undermining relationship?’ The event was chaired by Mr Davis Lewin and …
Posted in Event Summaries, Israel, Israel/Palestine, Spotlight
NGOs and Israel – An undermining relationship?
TIME: 18:00-19:00, Thursday 3rd March 2016
VENUE: The Henry Jackson Society, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, SW1P 4QP, London
SPEAKERS: Mr Tuvia Tenenbom, author of Catch the Jew! and journalist
To attend please RSVP to: rsvp@henryjacksonsociety.org
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Posted in Event Transcript, Israel, Israel/PalestineOriginally published in City AM.
The British government is currently preparing legislation that will prohibit public bodies from adopting boycotts against Israel.
Under the provisions of this new law, the government would be able to prosecute local councils, universities, students unions and a …
Originally published in The Sunday Times.
A TEENAGER has claimed that he was branded an “extremist” by his teachers and referred to anti-terrorism police for wearing a “Free Palestine” badge to school.
Rahmaan Mohammadi, 17, alleged he had been “interrogated” by officers …
by Jonathan Rubra
On the 10th of February, Professor Asher Susser of the Moshe Dayan Centre for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University, delivered a talk on ‘The rise and fall of the Arab State: ramifications for Israel …