Dr. Mordechai Kedar – lecture tour to the U.S. and Canada – November 2024

These days of war between Israel and Iran’s proxies, the Middle East is undergoing a profound and historic transformation. Many Middle East scholars and analysts are attempting to understand the developments in Israel, in the Arab world and in the Arab and Muslim culture and religion. Additionally, Iran’s nuclear aspirations are the cause of a deep concern to many all over the world.

In the US things are changing: the Jew-hatred genie comes out of the bottle and attacks against Jews become more and more frequent.

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, a researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and a retired lecturer in the Department of Arabic Studies at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, is one of Israel’s leading figures in understanding the Arab world. Dr. Kedar is a frequent guest in the Israeli, Arab and international media. In June of 2019, Dr. Kedar gave a very insightful presentation on Capitol Hill on “What Are the Obstacles to Finding Peace in the Middle East, and What Are the True Roots Behind the Hatred Between the Saudis and Iranians?”

Dr. Kedar will be on a speaking tour, visiting North America, during November 2024. He is available to be booked for lectures, presentations, briefings and interviews. He can be a scholar-in-residence for a weekend or give presentations during the weekdays. His lectures are about the Middle East, Israel’s existence within the Middle Eastern environment, the struggle over Jerusalem, Jew-hatred in the Islamic world and Iran etc. Please see the list of topics below.

A number of Dr. Kedar’s lectures in English are on: Latest from Dr. Mordechai Kedar 

You might have watched Dr. Kedar’s famous interview (2008) on Al-Jazeera about the right of Jews to build in Jerusalem:

In May 2012 Dr. Kedar spoke in a conference about the problems of the Israeli public diplomacy

Dr. Kedar would like to offer his lectures (see list below) to Synagogues, Churches, Mosques, universities, colleges, schools, community centers, organizations etc. Dr. Kedar travels in economy class and his fee is reasonable.

Dr. Kedar is planning to be in North America during November 2024.
If you would like to view a sample lecture or if you have any ideas or suggestions please feel free to contact Dr. Kedar at the e-mail: kedar@newsrael.com

Dr. Mordechai Kedar
Research Associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies;
Lecturer in the Department of Arabic,
Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
Vice president of NEWSRAEL
Phone and WhatsApp in Israel: +972-544-778-908
US Mobile (while in North America): 917-868-3551
Kedar@newsrael.com

Recommended Topic:

The Impact of the US Presidential Election on the Future of Israel and the Middle East

Jewish Issues:

1. Jew-Hatred / Antisemitism: roots, causes and ways to deal with it
2. Israel and the Diaspora: the widening gap
3. Against All Odds – A miracle named Israel
4. The situation of European and American Jewry – similarities and differences

Israeli Issues:

1. The “Iron Swords” war – background, causes and implications
2. The Controversy in Israel over Judea, Samaria and Gaza
3. Right, Center and Left in Israel

Israel and its neighbors:

1. What is the struggle over Jerusalem all about?
2. Israel at 76: Achievements and Challenges
3. Israel in a Changing Middle East – Challenges and Opportunities
4. Israel and the Palestinian Issue – Possible Solutions
5. The Middle East – where to?
6. Peace in the Middle East – What does it Need?
7. Iran – Where to?

Understanding Arab and Muslim Culture:

1. “The Arab Spring” – Why did it fail?
2. Tribalism in the Middle East and its influence on politics and state building.
3. Turkey – What went wrong?
4. Why do many Muslims hate the West?
5. Understanding the Iranians – What motivates the Ayatollahs?
6. Hamas and Hezbollah – Ideology, politics and modus operandi.
7. Islam – A culture in crisis.
8. Islam in Democratic State – The Islamic Movements in Israel.
9. Democracy in the Middle East – Opportunity or danger?
10. Islamic Radicalism – Causes, ideology and ways to face it.
11. Sunnis and Shi’is – Why do they hate each other so?
12. Islamic Women between Tradition and Modernity.
13. Palestinian Political Illustrations – Cartoons and messages.
14. The Right of Return in the Palestinian National Ethos.
15. Clash of Values: Gender and Family Issues – Sources of tension between Islam and the West.
16. Arab Intellectuals – Where are they?
17. Arab Mass Media – their role in ME societies.
18. The Other Voice in the Arab World – My personal experience.

Lecture Subjects Concerning Military Intelligence:

1. Flawed intelligence assessments and mistaken policies resulting from cultural differences.
2. What motivates Arab states, societies and armies?
3. How to understand the Arab state media?
4. Major mistakes made by the Western coalition in Iraq and Afghanistan.
5. Lectures on Israeli domestic issues can also be considered

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