Erick Stakelbeck

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Erick Stakelbeck
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Born (1976-01-21) January 21, 1976 (age 49)
NationalityAmerican
Education Holy Family University
Occupation(s)Television host, investigative reporter
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Erick Stakelbeck (born January 21, 1976) is an American television host and presenter of The Watchman on TBN and The Watchman Newscast on YouTube. [1] [2] As a Christian Zionist, [2] [3] the show is sponsored by Christians United for Israel, [4] Stakelbeck being the director of its Watchman Project. [5] Stakelbeck has also been noted as an investigative reporter and author on radical Islam, [6] [7] [8] and is TBN's news director. [9]

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Early life

Stakelbeck had a working-class upbringing in Philadelphia, with his father, who was a factory electrician by trade, also being "an autodidact who loved to study biblical history." [2] [10] Growing up in the Fox Chase neighborhood, [11] Stakelbeck graduated from the Holy Family University in the same city. [12] While a long-time supporter of Israel, he also became increasingly drawn to studying the roots of Islamic terrorism after the September 11 attacks, and began writing articles for FrontPage Magazine . [2]

Television career

Stakelbeck worked as a senior writer and analyst at the Investigative Project on Terrorism from 2003 to 2005, and his articles appeared in several newspapers. [12] From 2005 he worked as a television correspondent, host and analyst for CBN News, where he covered "U.S. national security, the Middle East, Israel-related issues and the growth of radical Islam at home and abroad." [12] He has also been a regular contributor and guest host on The Blaze TV, and a regular guest on several Fox News shows. [11] He received the Ben Hecht Award for Outstanding Journalism from the Zionist Organization of America in 2014, [11] and a media "Truth" award from the Endowment for Middle East Truth in 2015. [13]

Stakelbeck began hosting The Watchman on TBN in 2016. [4] For his show, he has travelled throughout Israel, reporting from the borders of Gaza, Syria and Lebanon, and interviewing senior Israeli leaders. [2] [10] He regularly highlights Israel's "strategic predicament", noting its proximity to radical Islamic terror groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas at its borders. [2] He also focuses on biblical end times prophecy, believing that "we live in prophetic times", and that "the miraculous rebirth of Israel ... set the prophetic time clock into overdrive". [14] He additionally became a correspondent for TBN's new Centerpoint, a nightly news and analysis program in 2022, [15] and host of the new show Stakelbeck Tonight in 2024. [16]

Stakelbeck recorded an exclusive interview with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2022, [1] [17] and with then-former US president and presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2024. [18]

Views

Stakelbeck has addressed several conferences and events of conservative groups such as ACT for America, the David Horowitz Freedom Center and the Family Research Council, [19] including the Values Voter Summit, [20] [21] as well as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, the Israel Allies Foundation, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, [12] and has aligned himself with counter-jihad activists. [24]

He has stated his view that "the Left sees Islam as an ally and Western Civilization and the Judeo-Christian tradition is the enemy" and that Islam and the Left "have a shared hatred for this country". [25] He also claims that there is a "concerted effort by Islamists to infiltrate the very heartland of American society" and that American Muslims are engaged in "stealth" or "civilizational" jihad to impose Sharia in the US. [19]

Personal life

Stakelbeck is married and has two daughters, [12] [16] and currently lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. [16] He previously lived outside Washington, D.C. [12]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Foust, Michael (December 22, 2022). "Benjamin Netanyahu Came Back 'to Stop Iran,' Says Journalist Who Interviewed Him". Crosswalk. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pine, Dan (August 3, 2017). "Christian Zionist praises Israel, warns of jihadist terror". The Jewish News of Northern California. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ Kampeas, Ron (July 18, 2017). "Christian Zionists still uncertain about Trump — but know they're glad Obama is out". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Q&A with Erick Stakelbeck, Host of CUFI's "The Watchman" on TBN". The Jerusalem Post. February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ Rothschild, Barbara S. (April 12, 2017). "Local Christians rally at 'Night to Honor Israel' in Cherry Hill". Jewish Community Voice. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ Sinai, Joshua (2016). "Reviewed Work: ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery, and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam by StakelbeckErick". Perspectives on Terrorism. 10 (6): 212. JSTOR   26297728 .
  7. ↑ Akram, Sarah (2015). "ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam" (PDF). Strategic Studies. 35 (4) (Winter 2015 ed.). Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad: 109–111. JSTOR   48536005.
  8. 1 2 Lopez, Kathryn Jean (May 13, 2011). "Southern Exposure". National Review. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ "How celebrity influencers are helping Israeli NGOs reach Christians". Israel National News. December 18, 2022. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Ronen, Gil (December 8, 2012). "Stakelbeck 'Almost Shed Tear' at Cave of Machpela". Israel National News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 "Local honorees to be awarded by Zionist organization". Northeast Times. September 4, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Erick Stakelbeck". CBN News. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  13. ↑ Langfan, Mark (June 20, 2015). "Gohmert: Obama Outed Israeli Iranian Spy Mission". Israel National News. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ Hallowell, Billy (December 13, 2023). "'We live in prophetic times': Breakdown of the history of Hanukkah and End Times Bible prophecy". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023.
  15. ↑ Kellner, Mark A. (March 4, 2022). "Evangelical TV network TBN to launch nightly news/analysis show". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 "TBN Announces New Weeknight Program with Network's Host and News Correspondent, Erick Stakelbeck". TBN. PR Newswire. March 11, 2024. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024.
  17. ↑ Rosenberg, Joel C. (December 22, 2022). "Netanyahu gives exclusive interview to TBN as he finalizes new government, prepares to go head-to-head with Iran". All Israel News. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Erick Stakelbeck: Exclusive Interview With Donald Trump". Stakelbeck Tonight. TBN. October 24, 2024. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024.
  19. 1 2 "Meet the Extremists Attending the ACT for America Conference". Southern Poverty Law Center. September 1, 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023.
  20. ↑ Malone, Clare (September 17, 2012). "Pilgrims in an Unholy Land". The American Prospect. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024.
  21. ↑ Jilani, Zaid (September 18, 2012). "Courting leaders of an anti-Muslim hate fest". Salon. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Stakelbeck on Terror: The West and Free Speech". CBN News. October 2, 2012. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023.
  23. ↑ Stakelbeck, Erick (September 15, 2015). "The Watchman Show: Is ISIS Winning Against the West?". CBN News. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023.
  24. ↑ Stakelbeck has himself repeatedly referred to people he has interviewed supportingly as "counter-jihad activists": [8] [22] [23]
  25. ↑ Belt, David (2016). "Islam as a Platform for Politics: The Post-9/11 US Conservative Popular Security Discourse" . American Journal of Islam and Society. 33 (2): 9. doi:10.12816/0037438.
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