A Colombian Immigrant’s Journey Through Cultural Identity, Zionism, and the Backlash Post-October 7
A Year After the October 7 Attacks, Hamas-Aligned Charities Tied to Violence Overseas, Continue to Operate with No Apparent Fear of Prosecution.
Nasrallah’s Elimination, Plus Damage to Hezbollah’s Leadership and Operational Capabilities, Marks a Potential Turning Point in the Middle East
Progressives Have Done a Better Job Advocating for Hamas than Many Islamist Organizations in the United States
Events unfolding in Denver serve as a cautionary tale, illustrating a movement rooted not in a sincere quest for justice, but in a troubling mix of ignorance and radicalism.
With Some U.N. Peacekeeping Missions Costing Upwards of $1 Billion, It Is Time to Reconsider the Entire Approach
Russia-Iran relations, Already Their Warmest in Centuries, Are Growing Far Deeper Behind-the-Scenes
Much of Iran’s Oil and Petrochemical Industries Come Together in the Asaluyeh Industrial Zone
Spotlight: The False Narratives of the Palestinians
False narratives of Palestinian settlement in parts of the modern state of Israel claim that “Palestinians” are the original inhabitants, while Israelis are “colonizers” with no historical claim to the land. Yet, as Daniel Pipes wrote in 2024, “Palestinians … are not an aboriginal, autochthonous, first, indigenous, or native people; most of them are as recently arrived as Zionists. They are also as ethnically diverse.”
What are these ahistorical narratives, and how can they be corrected? How do they affect the current wave of recognitions of a “State of Palestine” and public perceptions of Israel?
What are these ahistorical narratives, and how can they be corrected? How do they affect the current wave of recognitions of a “State of Palestine” and public perceptions of Israel?
Whatever Its Goal—Be It to Destroy Israel or Only Reduce Its Size—The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Is Israel’s Most Intimate and Permanent Enemy
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 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
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The U.S. State Department Has Designated Four Iran-Backed Shi’a Militias as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Following Years of Advocacy by the Middle East Forum -
Middle East Forum Report Exposes Terror Ties Among Faculty as University Reels from President’s Resignation and $790M Federal Funding Freeze -
DHS: ‘We Take the Results of the MEF Report Very Seriously’
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Turkey Aims to Establish Itself as a Sub-Regional Power to Fill the Void Left by a Weakened Russia and a Diminished Iran -
Although the Majority of Americans Do Not Hold Antisemitic Views, 60 Percent of the College-Age Demographic Do -
Well Before the October 7 Attack in Israel, University Administrators Were Cowed by Vocal Campus Pro-Palestinian Activists
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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There Is Not Much Freedom of Speech in Gaza, and Europe Is Not Doing Much Better -
Qatar’s Role as a Mediator Is Meant Less to Resolve Conflict and More to Win Immunity and Escape Accountability for Action -
All the Offers of ‘Peace’ to Islamic Terrorism Will Not Save the Western Skin -
From the Comfort of Its Control Center in Doha, Hamas Rejected Proposals to Free All the Hostages and Rejected Deals to End the War with Israel
Gaza
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Israel Is on the Cusp of Comprehensively Defeating Hamas, and It Must Gain Control of Gaza That Lasts Indefinitely -
The Flotilla to Gaza Is Designed to Create a Media Spectacle, Not to Deliver Aid -
Judging by Its Operations, the Israel Defense Forces Believes It Has Total Control over the Area -
Tuesday’s Blasts in Doha, Qatar, Shattered the Illusion That Masterminds of Mass Murder Can Recline in Five-Star Safety and Call It ‘Diplomacy’
