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September 7, 2016
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, …
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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 …
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September 6, 2016
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 …
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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 …
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March 23, 2016
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 …
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December 17, 2015
On 16th November, the Henry Jackson Society hosted ‘The Middle East: Understanding the Turmoil’. The event was chaired by the MP for Harrow East, Bob Blackman, and Dr Alan Mendoza, Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society. The speakers were …
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Originally published in Commentary
The debate about where the moral culpability lies for the casualties that resulted from the recent conflicts in Gaza is one that has been engaged in repeatedly, and is no doubt one that will be repeated the …
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December 16, 2015
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TIME: 10:30-11:30, Wednesday 16th December 2015
VENUE: Committee Room 15, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
SPEAKERS: General Yosef Kuperwasser, Former Head of Israel’s Military Intelligence &
Dr. Jacques Neriah, former Diplomatic and Political Adviser to the late PM Yitzhak Rabin
To attend please RSVP to: rsvp@henryjacksonsociety.org
#HJSEvents
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December 10, 2015
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April 10, 2015
Originally published in The Spectator
When journalists have the much sought after opportunity to interview the heads of states and organisations with appalling human rights records the very least we expect is to see such people given a thorough cross-examining. What …
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March 11, 2015
Despite sustaining significant damage to its infrastructure and capacity for violence during the previous conflict, Hamas in Gaza is once again resurgent – replenishing its weapons stockpiles and resuming construction of its offensive terror tunnel system.
Without counter-measures, it appears highly …
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Despite sustaining significant damage to its infrastructure and capacity for violence during the previous conflict, Hamas in Gaza is once again resurgent – replenishing its weapons stockpiles and resuming construction of its offensive terror tunnel system.
Without counter-measures, it appears highly …
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March 10, 2015
A Henry Jackson Society & Simon Wiesenthal Center
Panel Discussion
The event will mark the launch of two short papers and a new HJS report by the respective speakers.
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Matthias Küntzel
Author and Political Scientist
External Research Associate at the Vidal Sassoon International …
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This is a summary of an event with Dr Matthias Küntzel, Professor Meir Litvak, Tom Wilson, Dr Shimon Sameuls, chaired by Michael McCann MP, on Tuesday 10 March 2015; it reflects the views expressed by the speaker …
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December 19, 2014
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November 19, 2014
This is a summary of a joint event with One Family UK featuring Mosab Hassan Yousef and Gonen Ben Yitzak, held on 19th November 2014. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not of the Henry Jackson Society …
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November 4, 2014
This is an event summary of a speech given by Bassam Eid, Director of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group, Dr. Arnon Groiss, Director of Research for the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance, and David Bedein, Director of …
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