Webinar Series

Welcome to the ASMEA Webinar Series. Throughout the year we will host discussions with seasoned scholars and practitioners on a variety of topics affecting the Middle East and Africa. These webinars are free and open to the public. Registration is required.

Attendees who require a "Certificate of Attendance" can contact Emily Lucas at [email protected] after the event. View past webinars here.

Upcoming Webinar - While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East

Join ASMEA and SPME for the Wednesday, June 4 at 12:00 pm (ET) for this webinar led by Yaakov Katz, Israeli-American author and journalist and a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem. This webinar is based on the forthcoming book While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East by Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot.

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Yaakov Katz tells the gripping inside story of how Hamas succeeded in launching a surprise attack on one of the world’s most powerful militaries. Through a detailed examination of the events leading up to October 7, 2023, the book exposes the intelligence and strategic failures that enabled this devastating invasion.

Katz is an Israeli-American author and journalist and a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem. Between 2016 and 2023, Yaakov was the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post where he continues to write a popular weekly column.

Finally, Katz is the author of three books - Shadow Strike - Inside Israel's Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power; Weapon Wizards - How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower; and, Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War.