Hamas’s Penetration of UNRWA Means the Terror Group Hijacks Supplies the Aid Organization Says It Delivers
New Extradition Agreement Between Turkey and the UAE May Mean the Return of a Fugitive Mob Leader and Former-Ally-Turned-Adversary
No One Should Be Surprised by the Clash of Rival Ethno-Sectarian Forces Supported by Powerful States; That’s How Power Is Wielded in the Region
Terror Group Pinned Hopes of Salvation on the Iranian Axis and World Pressure on Israel, but Now Has Little Time Until President Trump Returns
Meet the American Student Nonprofit Pledging Allegiance to the Iranian Regime
Iran’s Clerical and Military Leaders View the Conflict with Israel as Part of a Historical Struggle Against Jews
The Syrian Conflict, Now Entering Its 13th Year, Has Long Been a Proxy Battleground for Regional and Global Powers
The Willingness by Biden’s Team to Betray Allies and Liberals Unfortunately Solidifies America’s New Brand
Although a Wider Insurgent Offensive in NW Syria Has Made Dramatic Advances in Recent Days, This Offensive Does Not Mark a Wholly New-Found Insurgent Unity
Spotlight: Syria Embroiled in Conflict
A Syrian civil war may have caught many observers by surprise, but its principal actors are well known. The Assad regime is under assault by a collection of Islamist and terrorist groups as factions from within Syria, some acting as proxies for external powers, fight to control parts of the failed state. Russia, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, the Kurds, and even the United States are involved at some level.
Most of the combatants qualify as bad guys, and an outcome preferable to the status quo ante is not assured no matter who prevails. What is certain is that innocents will suffer. MEF staff and fellows examine the implications of the ongoing fighting.
Most of the combatants qualify as bad guys, and an outcome preferable to the status quo ante is not assured no matter who prevails. What is certain is that innocents will suffer. MEF staff and fellows examine the implications of the ongoing fighting.
Iran’s decision to launch 181 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday night followed a similar pattern to the attacks of 14 April. Israeli and allied air defences appear to have performed extremely effectively. The damage to the military and civilian sites targeted is minor to non-existent. One Palestinian Arab man was killed in a village near Jericho, not from the Iranian missiles, it appears, but from interceptor debris.
The question now is what comes next. This time, the response is unlikely to be merely symbolic.
The question now is what comes next. This time, the response is unlikely to be merely symbolic.
Middle East Quarterly - Current Issue
Founded in 1994 by Daniel Pipes, MEQ is the Middle East Forum’s journal intended for both scholars and the educated public. Policymakers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists write for and read the Quarterly, which is known for exclusive interviews, in-depth historical articles, and book reviews on subjects ranging from archaeology to politics and on countries from Morocco to Iran.
Fall 2024 Volume 31: Number 4
Fall 2024 Volume 31: Number 4
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PHILADELPHIA – August 20, 2024 – A member of Maryland’s “Commission on Hate Crimes Response and Prevention” is out of a job. Ayman Nassar, the second Islamist commissioner to get tossed from the hate crimes board within three months, resigned on August 19 amid public outrage over his role in terror-linked organizations and his history of anti-American, antisemitic, and homophobic hate speech.
Nassar has accused Israel of harvesting the organs of living Palestinians and shared posts referring to Gaza as a “Holocaust.” He is chairman of the Aafia Foundation, a “terrorist support group” that seeks to free “Lady Al Qaeda” Aafia Siddiqui and other convicted terrorists from prison.
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Antisemitic Propaganda in the Arab World Continues to Brainwash Tens of Millions of Arabs Who Believe Whatever They Are Told About Jews -
MbS’s Foreign Policy Shifts in the Last Two Years Reveals His Understanding of Realpolitik -
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University -
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University on the Middle East’s Influence on Contemporary America
Middle East Forum Observer
Founded in 2024, the Observer provides rapid analysis on leading Middle East developments, from Marrakech to Mashhad and the Bab el-Mandeb to the Black Sea.
Launched in 2006, Islamist Watch is a project of the Middle East Forum. We work to combat the ideas and institutions of lawful Islamism in the United States and throughout the West. Arguing that “radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution,” we seek to expose the Islamist organizations that currently dominate the debate, while identifying and promoting the work of moderate Muslims.
CAMPUS WATCH, a project of the Middle East Forum, reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North America with an aim to improving them. The project mainly addresses five problems: analytical failures, the mixing of politics with scholarship, intolerance of alternative views, apologetics, and the abuse of power over students. Campus Watch fully respects the freedom of speech of those it debates while insisting on its own freedom to comment on their words and deeds.
Antisemitism
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From Medieval Scapegoating to Modern “Social Justice” Narratives, Antisemitism Evolves but Endures, Targeting Jews as Universal Villains in Shifting Ideological Frameworks -
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Does the President’s Resolve That a Soccer Game with an Israeli Team Go On Represent His Definitive Stance on the Issue or Just Another Political Pivot? -
A Civilization That Loses Its Jews Inevitably Condemns Itself to Death
Gaza
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Although Most of the World Has Abandoned the Yazidi Victims of ISIS, Some Courageous Individuals Are Still Trying to Help
Islam
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After Expelling Every Last Crusader from the Holy Land, Saladin’s ‘Retirement Dream’ Was to Invade and Wage Jihad on Christian Europe
Muslims in the US
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The Misnamed ‘Muslim Ban’ Sharply Curtailed Immigrant and Non-immigrant U.S. Visas for Foreign Nationals from 13 Nations -
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An Islamist who promotes an ideology similar to the teachings of the Islamic State—the organization that murdered and raped its way across vast sections of the Middle East and beyond— has set up shop in El Paso, Texas. -
The Muslim Justice League Took a Page Out of the KKK’s Playbook and Deployed Masked Thugs to Harass a Reporter at Its Rally in Downtown Boston
