YJP Miami

Israel-Hamas war, its causes, and its ramifications for the future of western civilization

Join The Rok Family Shul and YJP Miami for a fascinating discussion on Israel-Hamas war, its causes, and its ramifications for the future of western civilization. Featuring Honorable Judge Roy Altman - United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Michael Rubin - Former Pentagon Official Tuesday, December 5th - 5:30pm at The Rok Family Shul Chabad Downtown Jewish Center 35 SE 9th Street Miami, FL 33131 TONIGHTS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Michael Rubin is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in Iran, Turkey, and the broader Middle East. A former Pentagon official, Dr. Rubin has lived in post-revolution Iran, Yemen, and both pre- and postwar Iraq. He also spent time with the Taliban before 9/11. For more than a decade, he taught classes at sea about the Horn of Africa and Middle East conflicts, culture, and terrorism, to deployed US Navy and Marine units. Dr. Rubin is the author, coauthor, and coeditor of several books exploring diplomacy, Iranian history, Arab culture, Kurdish studies, and Shi’ite politics, including “Seven Pillars: What Really Causes Instability in the Middle East?” (AEI Press, 2019); “Kurdistan Rising” (AEI Press, 2016); “Dancing with the Devil: The Perils of Engaging Rogue Regimes” (Encounter Books, 2014); and “Eternal Iran: Continuity and Chaos” (Palgrave, 2005). Dr. Rubin has a PhD and an MA in history from Yale University, where he also obtained a BS in biology.