MEF Wires

Middle East Forum Wires are summary accounts and audio recordings of MEF speaking events.

Wires are written by MEF staff and (when summary accounts) are generally not reviewed by the speaker.

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Audio, Video and Transcripts
Gregg Roman Testifies Before the Knesset on the Cost of Redeeming Hostages
The Mishnah Warns Against Redeeming Captives at Exorbitant Prices—Not from Callousness, but from Wisdom
December 24, 2025
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Eastern Mediterranean Contributions to Middle East Security
The Middle East Forum participated in a high-level panel on “Eastern Mediterranean Contributions to Middle East Security” at the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece.
April 18, 2025
Audio, Video and Transcripts
The Middle East: Harris and Trump Policies Explained
November 4, 2024
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Ahnaf Kalam
Fluttering Israel flag on crimson red sky with smoke pillars background. Israel problems concept.
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Israel’s Crucible: Forging a New Security Paradigm
Navigating Complex Threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and Beyond in a Shifting Middle East Landscape
October 6, 2024
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Gregg Roman
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
The Challenges of Countering Islamism in the West
May 17, 2023
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Sam Westrop
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Salvaging Our Universities in an Era of Intellectual Decadence
May 17, 2023
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Winfield Myers
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The Hatred for Israel Boils Over at the UN
Anti-Israel Activism at the UN Reflects a Broader Climate of Hostility Toward Jews
September 24, 2026
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Phyllis Chesler
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Mahyar Entezari
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A New Strategy to Instill Loyalty in Iran
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September 24, 2026
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Saeid Golkar
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Secret Records Reveal How Turkey’s Gülen Purge Follows Children into University
Secret Police Files Target Students for Their Relatives’ Alleged Gülen Ties.
September 24, 2026
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Abdullah Bozkurt
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Signs of Life in a Massachusetts Suburb
Newton, Massachusetts, a City of 90,000 with Close to 18,000 Jewish Residents, Has Hired a Teacher with Apparent Family Ties to Hamas
September 24, 2026
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Dexter Van Zile
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be delivering what could be his final address on the floor of the United Nations when he takes to the podium in Turtle Bay on Thursday. Above: Netanyahu speaks during the U.N. General Assembly in New York City; September 27, 2025.
Middle East Forum Online
A Month from Elections, U.N. Speech Is an Opportunity for Netanyahu
There Are Not Many Opportunities Left for Netanyahu to Capture Headlines — And Potentially Move Crucial Votes — In Israel
September 24, 2026
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Lazar Berman
The new flag of Syria flies over the Old City of Damascus.
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Why Is Nobody Talking About the Turkish Occupation of Syria?
The Turkish Presence in Parts of Northern Syria Complicates Al-Sharaa’s Effort to Be Seen as an Independent Leader
September 24, 2026
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Sirwan Kajjo
Souda port on Crete is located in the southwestern part of Souda Bay.
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Souda Bay Shows Greece’s Growing Value to U.S. Strategy
Souda Gives the United States an Operating Point Outside the Middle East but Close Enough to Support Missions There
September 24, 2026
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Nicoletta Kouroushi
When a regime in Tehran begins treating French verbs as a national security threat, it is sending an unmistakable message about its readiness for confrontation.
Middle East Forum Online
Why Is Tehran Terrified of French Verbs?
Iranian Judicial Authorities Ordered the Closure of the Centre de Langue Française in Tehran, a Language Institute Affiliated with the French Embassy
September 23, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2025.
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Erdoğan Took His War on Turkey’s LGBT Citizens to the United Nations
Ankara’s ‘My Family Is Safe’ raids show how state-enforced Islamic doctrine is endangering LGBT people
September 23, 2026
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Yuval David