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'''Erick Stakelbeck''' (born January 21, 1976) is an American author, and television host and presenter of ''The Watchman'' on [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]] and ''The Watchman Newscast'' on [[YouTube]].<ref name="crosswalk">{{cite news|url=https://www.crosswalk.com/headlines/contributors/guest-commentary/benjamin-netanyahu-came-back-to-stop-iran-says-journalist-who-interviewed-him.html|title=Benjamin Netanyahu Came Back 'to Stop Iran,' Says Journalist Who Interviewed Him|first=Michael|last=Foust|work=Crosswalk|date=December 22, 2022}}</ref><ref name="jweekly"/> As a [[Christian Zionism|Christian Zionist]],<ref name="jweekly"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jta.org/2017/07/18/politics/christian-zionists-still-uncertain-about-trump-but-know-theyre-glad-obama-is-out|title=Christian Zionists still uncertain about Trump — but know they're glad Obama is out|first=Ron|last=Kampeas|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=July 18, 2017}}</ref> the show is sponsored by [[Christians United for Israel]],<ref name="jpost">{{cite news|url=https://jpost.com/blogs/christians-united-for-israel/q-and-a-with-erick-stakelbeck-host-of-cufis-the-watchman-on-tbn-445758|title=Q&A with Erick Stakelbeck, Host of CUFI's "The Watchman" on TBN|date=February 23, 2016|work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> Stakelbeck being the director of its Watchman Project.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jewishvoicesnj.org/articles/local-christians-rally-at-night-to-honor-israel-in-cherry-hill/|title= Local Christians rally at ‘Night to Honor Israel’ in Cherry Hill |first=Barbara S.|last=Rothschild|work=Jewish Community Voice|date=April 12, 2017}}</ref> Stakelbeck has also been noted as an investigative reporter and author on [[radical Islam]],<ref name="sinai">{{cite journal|last=Sinai|first=Joshua|title=Counterterrorism Bookshelf: 12 Books on Al-Qaida and ISIS-related Subjects|journal=Perspectives on Terrorism |volume=10|issue=6 |year=2016|page=212|url=https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/customsites/perspectives-on-terrorism/2016/issue-6/617-counterterrorism-bookshelf-12-books-on-al-qaida-and-isis-related-subjects-by-joshua-sinai.pdf|jstor=26297717}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://issi.org.pk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/4-BR_SA_No._4_2015.pdf|first=Sarah|last=Akram|title=ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam|journal=Strategic Studies|publisher=Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad|volume=35|number=4|year=2015|edition=Winter 2015|pages=109-111|jstor=48536005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2011/05/southern-exposure-kathryn-jean-lopez/|title=Southern Exposure|first=Kathryn Jean|last=Lopez|work=National Review|date=May 13, 2011}}</ref> and is TBN's news director.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/364591|title=How celebrity influencers are helping Israeli NGOs reach Christians|work=Israel National News|date=December 18, 2022
==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]]."<ref name="jweekly">{{cite news|url=https://jweekly.com/2017/08/03/christian-zionist-praises-israel-warns-jihadist-terror/|title=Christian Zionist praises Israel, warns of jihadist terror|date=August 3, 2017|first=Dan|last=Pine|work=The Jewish News of Northern California}}</ref><ref name="israelnational">{{cite news|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/162955|title=Stakelbeck 'Almost Shed Tear' at Cave of Machpela|first=Gil|last=Ronen|work=Israel National News|date=December 8, 2012}}</ref> Growing up in the [[Fox Chase, Philadelphia|Fox Chase]] neighborhood,<ref name="northeast"/> Stakelbeck graduated from the [[Holy Family University]] in the same city.<ref name="cbn"/> 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]]''.<ref name="jweekly"/>
==Television career==
[[File:Erick Stakelbeck and Crew at Jerusalem Studio 2018.jpg|thumb|300px|Stakelbeck in studio in [[Jerusalem]] in 2018]]
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.<ref name="cbn">{{cite web|url=https://www2.cbn.com/person/erick-stakelbeck|title=Erick Stakelbeck|work=CBN News|accessdate=August 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806030615/https://www2.cbn.com/person/erick-stakelbeck|archive-date=August 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> 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."<ref name="cbn"/> He has also been a regular contributor and guest host on [[The Blaze TV]], and a regular guest on several [[Fox News]] shows.<ref name="
He began hosting ''The Watchman'' on TBN in 2016.<ref name="jpost"/> For his show, he has travelled throughout Israel, reporting from the borders of Gaza, Syria and Lebanon, and interviewing senior Israeli leaders.<ref name="jweekly"/><ref name="israelnational"/> He regularly highlights Israel's "strategic predicament", noting its proximity to radical Islamic terror groups such as [[Hezbollah]] and [[Hamas]] at its borders.<ref name="jweekly"/> He also focuses on biblical [[Christian eschatology|end times prophecy]], believing that "we live in prophetic times", and that "the miraculous rebirth of Israel ... set the prophetic time clock into overdrive".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/13/tv-host-erick-stakelbeck-on-end-times-bible-prophe/|title='We live in prophetic times': Breakdown of the history of Hanukkah and End Times Bible prophecy|first=Billy|last=Hallowell|work=The Washington Times|date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> In 2022, he recorded an exclusive interview with Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]].<ref name="crosswalk"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://allisrael.com/netanyahu-gives-exclusive-interview-to-tbn-as-he-finalizes-new-government-prepares-to-go-head-to-head-with-iran|title= Netanyahu gives exclusive interview to TBN as he finalizes new government, prepares to go head-to-head with Iran |first=Joel C.|last=Rosenberg|work=All Israel News|date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> He additionally became a correspondent for TBN's new ''Centerpoint'', a nightly news and analysis program in 2022,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/24/evangelical-tv-network-tbn-launch-nightly-newsanal/|title=Evangelical TV network TBN to launch nightly news/analysis show|first=Mark A.|last=Kellner|work=The Washington Times|date=March 4, 2022}}</ref> and host of the new show ''Stakelbeck Tonight'' in 2024.<ref name="prnewswire">{{cite news|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tbn-announces-new-weeknight-program-with-networks-host-and-news-correspondent-erick-stakelbeck-302085316.html|title=TBN Announces New Weeknight Program with Network's Host and News Correspondent, Erick Stakelbeck|work=TBN|publisher=PR Newswire|date=March 11, 2024}}</ref>
==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]],<ref name="splc">{{cite news|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/09/01/meet-extremists-attending-act-america-conference|title=Meet the Extremists Attending the ACT for America Conference|date=September 1, 2016|work=Southern Poverty Law Center}}</ref> including the [[Values Voter Summit]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://prospect.org/power/pilgrims-unholy-land/|title=Pilgrims in an Unholy Land|first=Clare|last=Malone|work=The American Prospect|date=September 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2012/09/18/courting_leaders_of_an_anti_muslim_hate_fest/|title=Courting leaders of an anti-Muslim hate fest|first=Zaid|last=Jilani|work=Salon|date=September 18, 2012}}</ref> and has aligned himself with [[counter-jihad]] activists.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www2.cbn.com/video/news/stakelbeck-terror-west-and-free-speech|title=Stakelbeck on Terror: The West and Free Speech|date=October 2, 2012|work=CBN News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www1.cbn.com/stakelbeckonterror/archive/2015/09/15/the-watchman-show-is-isis-winning-against-the-west|title=The Watchman Show: Is ISIS Winning Against the West?|date=September 15, 2015|first=Erick|last=Stakelbeck|work=CBN News}}</ref>
He has stated his view that "the [[American Left|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".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Belt|first=David|title=Islam as a Platform for Politics: The Post-9/11 US Conservative Popular Security Discourse|journal=American Journal of Islam and Society |volume=33|issue=2 |year=2016|page=9|url=https://
==Personal life==
Stakelbeck is married and has two children, and currently lives in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|
==Bibliography==
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