Speaking
The Israel Brief Tour
Clarity under pressure + truth in person
The Israel Brief Tour brings the Brief’s mission — clarity, context, and conviction — off the page and into the room.
Uri Zehavi shares the ideas behind Israel Brief, Holiday From History, and Rooted Truth. How Israel’s story reveals the West’s moral tests. Why clarity is a form of defense. What it takes to stand for truth when every word is contested.
Each stop invites readers, supporters, and new voices into the conversation about Israel’s place in a world that forgets its own foundations. It’s a field report on civilization — and an invitation to remember why it matters.
What to Expect
Every event is tailored to its audience — a synagogue, church, community center, university, leadership forum, or policy roundtable.
Talks connect today’s events to long arcs of history, memory, faith, and strategy: how nations survive pressure, why moral clarity collapses, and what it means to defend truth in an era that rewards distortion.
Books — Holiday From History, Rooted Truth, and the forthcoming Rooted in Judea — can be available for sale and signing at each stop.
Signature Talks
Each of these can be adjusted in tone, focus, and length for your community or institution.
October 7 and the Return of History
How the illusions of the “peace dividend” died in blood and fire, what Israel’s war reveals about the West’s vulnerabilities, and what deterrence really requires in the 21st century.
Israel and the Collapse of Western Clarity
Why democracies can no longer say simple truths out loud, how Israel exposes the moral drift of the modern West, and what it would mean to recover seriousness.
The New Antisemitism Disguised as Activism
How theology and race science reappeared as “human rights” and “decolonization,” why Israel became the primary target, and how communities can resist narrative warfare with facts and moral confidence.
Jewish Memory as the Immune System of Civilization
Why Jewish endurance protects not only Jews but the moral and legal frameworks that sustain Western liberty — and what happens when the world tries to forget.
Israel in a World That Forgot Itself
A broad, synthesis-style talk on Israel’s mission, the West’s identity crisis, and the path back to duty, vigilance, and rooted truth.
Formats include lectures, fireside chats, interviews, panels, and extended Q&A.
About Uri Zehavi
Uri Zehavi — אורי זהבי — writes about Israel, Jewish endurance, and the moral defense of the West.
He is the founder and intelligence editor of Israel Brief, an intelligence-grade daily digest read by more than five thousand subscribers — including officials in the United States, Israel, and Europe; defense and diplomatic staff; journalists; clergy; donors; and readers in quiet offices where clarity still matters.
A convert to Judaism, Zehavi chose his Hebrew name, Uriel, and reclaimed “Zehavi” as a deliberate restoration of identity. Raised in New York and Atlanta, educated in history and strategy, and shaped by years living and traveling across Israel, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East, he writes with operational realism and moral clarity.
His background in research, strategy, and communications informs a style that strips away euphemism. His sources range from Israeli and foreign media to OSINT streams, private networks, and secure briefings shared by people who still value discretion.
Zehavi has spoken at the United Nations in New York and has appeared on CBS and BBC News, among others. He has worked with organizations including the Atlanta Israel Coalition (references available).
He lives with his husband, Modi — Israel Brief’s data and research analyst and a fine-art photographer — along with their dog and cat, both convinced they outrank the humans. Together they are preparing for Aliyah, with the paperwork and humor that requires.
About Uri’s Books
Holiday From History: The West’s Delusion of Peace and the Return of War
A sharp indictment of the “end of history” illusion. The book traces how the West mistook calm for safety, hollowed out its defenses, and left Israel and other frontline democracies to pay the price when war returned. It combines political history, military analysis, and Jewish moral tradition to argue that peace must be defended, not declared.
Rooted Truth: Israel’s Case Against the Deniers
A direct answer to the modern libels — “apartheid,” “colonialism,” “genocide.” The book dismantles the slogans with history, law, and evidence, showing that Jewish sovereignty in Israel is indigenous, lawful, and enduring. It treats antisemitism not as a relic but as a mutating campaign against truth itself.
Rooted in Judea: Lives and Law in the Heart of Israel (forthcoming)
A clear explanation of what Judea and Samaria actually are: not an abstract “settlement project” but lived continuity — law, community, and covenant in the heart of Israel.
Event hosts are welcome to:
Bundle tickets with books
Offer signed copies
Build programming around a specific title or theme
Formats and Logistics
Standard talk: 35–45 minutes
Q&A: 15–25 minutes (optional but encouraged)
Formats: lecture, fireside chat, panel, interview, or closed-door briefing-style session
In-person preferred; virtual options are available
Book signings and small-group conversations can be added before or after the main event
Content can be adapted for synagogues, churches, campuses, community organizations, leadership forums, and policy circles
Honorarium and Support
Every community is different, and every event has its own realities.
Honorariums are appreciated, but flexibility is built into the model — especially for synagogues, churches, student groups, and grassroots organizations.
For well-resourced institutions, conferences, or policy events, a standard honorarium applies.
For smaller communities, we’re happy to find a structure that works — whether through co-sponsors, book bundles, or a modest speaking fee.
Travel support is helpful when possible, and is discussed individually based on distance and scheduling.
In short: If your community wants this conversation, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
Current Availability
Uri is currently booking events:
California dates available through December 9
Additional travel blocks for December, January, and beyond will be posted as they are confirmed
If you’d like to coordinate an event in a city already on the travel route, that often reduces costs and simplifies logistics
If you’re considering an event, it’s worth reaching out even if your date is tentative.
Book the Israel Brief Tour
Clarity. Context. Conviction — in person.
To host Uri or bring the Israel Brief Tour to your community, please include:
Your organization and city
Preferred dates or date ranges
Expected audience size and demographic information
Desired format (lecture, Q&A, panel, fireside chat, interview)
Whether you’d like books integrated (sales, bundles, signings)
Any co-sponsors or partner organizations
Connect with us via email:
[email protected] (for media and larger institutional invitations)
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