(ed. note:  The following is written by Donna Clarke, a member of the EMET board, and a Jewish Educator): Recently, I had the profound privilege of accompanying EMET founder and president Sarah Stern, as she met with a myriad of assorted notables on the Hill. I watched with awe as she expressed her concerns...
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EMET has just received word directly from Mosab that the Government has officially dismissed its deportation case against Mosab Hassan Yousef at a federal detention center in San Diego. Mosab has told us that it was thanks to the efforts of EMET that the government decided to dismiss its case and grant him political...
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In what is arguably one of the most lame-brain decisions coming out of a government agency, in our  time, The Wall Street Journal Saturday warns that the Homeland Security Department is now attempting to deport Mosab Hassan Yousef, author of ‘Son of Hamas’ the best-selling autobiography about Yousef’s time working alongside Israeli intelligence to...
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If there is anything that rivals the insidiousness of the Saudi regime, it is the blatant assault that the Saudis have made on our own precious first amendment rights, particularly our freedom of speech and freedom of the press. This is what is sometimes referred to as  “libel terrorism” or “libel tourism” . This...
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Sarah’s article (available here under the title “Freedom of the City,”) was selected as a Washington Jewish Weekly’s Editorial. If you missed it earlier, go ahead and catch it there now. Way to go Sarah!
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On September 10, 2009, on the eve of the anniversary of that fateful day eight years ago when 3,000 Americans had lost their lives, EMET will once again be hosting a seminar entitled: The Saudi Penetration into America’s National Infrastructure. This star-studded conference will be held from one p.m. to four p.m. in the...
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Hamas and Fath’s ongoing battle has recieved minimal press attention. From the Maan News Agency: Hamas-allied Palestinian security forces detained 76 Fatah members and others seen as loyal to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah in a sweep across Gaza on Saturday, the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported on Sunday. Among the arrestees...
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The Jewish Telegraphic Agency picked up on Rep. Eliot Engel’s remarks to EMET during our most recent seminar on Peace-making and the Iranian Threat: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) says he believes Israel needs to make concessions on settlements, but thinks they must be made in concert with some kind of concessions from the Palestinians...
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Video from our most recent conference, “New Thinking for Old Problems: The Challenges of Middle East Peace Making Under the Shadow of The Iranian Threat,” is now up online. We’re working on  a transcript of the discussion which I’ll place below as they become available, but in the mean time, if you missed it,...
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From Jpost, (h/t Carl in Jerusalem): “I do not see any chance of establishing a viable Palestinian entity in Judea and Samaria and/or the Gaza Strip that could sustain itself economically,” Ya’alon said. “The gap between Israel as a First-World country and a Palestinian Third-World country is a recipe for instability. I also don’t...
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