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Erick Stakelbeck (born January 21, 1976) is an American author, and television host and presenter of The Watchman on TBN and The Watchman Newscast on YouTube.[1][2] As a Christian Zionist,[3][4] the show is sponsored by Christians United for Israel (CUFI).[5] Stakelbeck has also been noted as an investigative reporter and author on radical Islam.[6][7]

Early life[edit]

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."[3] Stakelbeck graduated from the Holy Family University in the same city.[8] 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.[3]

Television career[edit]

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.[8] 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."[8] He has also been a regular contributor to The Blaze TV, and a regular guest on several Fox News shows.[8] He received the Ben Hecht Award for Outstanding Journalism from the Zionist Organization of America in 2014,[9] and a media "Truth" award from the Endowment for Middle East Truth in 2015.[10]

He began hosting The Watchman on TBN in 2016.[5] For his show, he has travelled throughout Israel, reporting from the borders of Gaza, Syria and Lebanon, and interviewing senior Israeli leaders.[3] He regularly highlights Israel's "strategic predicament", noting its proximity to radical Islamic terror groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas at its borders.[3] 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".[11] In 2022, he recorded an exclusive interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[12] He also became a correspondent for TBN's new Centerpoint, a nightly news and analysis program,[13] and is TBN's News Director.[14]

Views[edit]

Stakelbeck 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".[15] 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.[16]

Personal life[edit]

Stakelbeck has addressed several conferences and events of groups such as ACT for America and the David Horowitz Freedom Center, and the Family Research Council,[16] and has aligned himself with counter-jihad activists.[17][18][19]

Stakelbeck lives outside Washington, D.C., is married and has two children.[8]

Bibliography[edit]

  • The Terrorist Next Door: How the Government is Deceiving You About the Islamist Threat. Regnery. 2011. ISBN 978-1596981522.
  • The Brotherhood: America's Next Great Enemy. Regnery. 2013. ISBN 978-1621570332.
  • ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery, and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam. Regnery. 2015. ISBN 978-1621573777.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Watchman with Erick Stakelbeck". TBN. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Watchman with Erick Stakelbeck". YouTube. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Pine, Dan (August 3, 2017). "Christian Zionist praises Israel, warns of jihadist terror". The Jewish News of Northern California.
  4. ^ Kampeas, Ron (July 18, 2017). "Christian Zionists still uncertain about Trump — but know they're glad Obama is out". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  5. ^ a b "Q&A with Erick Stakelbeck, Host of CUFI's "The Watchman" on TBN". The Jerusalem Post. February 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Sinai, Joshua (2016). "Counterterrorism Bookshelf: 12 Books on Al-Qaida and ISIS-related Subjects" (PDF). Perspectives on Terrorism. 10 (6): 212. JSTOR 26297717.
  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. ^ a b c d e "Erick Stakelbeck". CBN News. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Local honorees to be awarded by Zionist organization". Northeast Times. September 4, 2014.
  10. ^ Langfan, Mark (June 20, 2015). "Gohmert: Obama Outed Israeli Iranian Spy Mission". Israel National News.
  11. ^ Hallowell, Billy (December 13, 2023). "'We live in prophetic times': Breakdown of the history of Hanukkah and End Times Bible prophecy". The Washington Times.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Kellner, Mark A. (March 4, 2022). "Evangelical TV network TBN to launch nightly news/analysis show". The Washington Times.
  14. ^ "Erick Stakelbeck". TBN. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ a b "Meet the Extremists Attending the ACT for America Conference". Southern Poverty Law Center. September 1, 2016.
  17. ^ Lopez, Kathryn Jean (May 13, 2011). "Southern Exposure". National Review.
  18. ^ "Stakelbeck on Terror: The West and Free Speech". CBN News. October 2, 2012.
  19. ^ Stakelbeck, Erick (September 15, 2015). "The Watchman Show: Is ISIS Winning Against the West?". CBN News.

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