Featuring Elite Experts Combating Antisemitism

Speaker: Dr. Richard Landes Affiliation: Department of History, Boston University Title: "The Naked Emperor and the First Blood Libel of the 21st Century: The Al Durah Affair and the Dysfunctions of the Mainstream Media" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: September 25, 2008 Description: Professor Richard Landes speaks about the Al Durah Affair as being the first blood libel of the 21st century. He further examines the dysfunctions of the mainstream media and its contribution to the delegitimization campaign against Israel in the international arena.