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 Presence Provides an Ability to Accomplish Strategic and Operational Outcomes That Further U.S. National Interests
Organization with Alleged Ties to Hamas to Meet in Illinois in Late November
U.S. and Israeli Officials Laud Progress Toward Ending Fighting Between Hezbollah and IDF, but the Iran-Backed Group Is Unlikely to Accept Netanyahu’s Core Demands
Turkey’s Erdoğan Believes That Trump Will Defer to Him, but He Does Not Respect the U.S. President-Elect
U.S. Policymakers Should Know That Not All Factions Are Equal in Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council
A Civilization That Loses Its Jews Inevitably Condemns Itself to Death
The Kingdom Does Not like the Houthis, but Long Ago Stopped Seeking to Win the War Against Them
Returning U.S. President Took Harsh Measures Against the Hague Court in 2020; Biden Reversed Them
Spotlight: Qatar and Turkey are questionable allies
Qatar and Turkey, subjects of an ongoing outreach campaign by the Trump Administration, are touted as major players in the newly hatched regional peace plan. Yet, their potential for productive roles is eclipsed by their detrimental actions.
Their ties to numerous terrorist groups are seen in their eagerness to provide aid and comfort to Hamas’s leaders, many of whom enjoy luxurious lifestyles in both countries. The regional plan must hold Qatar and Turkey accountable for their actions and insist that they cease their support for terrorists. Absent these changes, the United States and its allies will continue to reward their nefarious ways to the detriment of regional peace and stability.
Their ties to numerous terrorist groups are seen in their eagerness to provide aid and comfort to Hamas’s leaders, many of whom enjoy luxurious lifestyles in both countries. The regional plan must hold Qatar and Turkey accountable for their actions and insist that they cease their support for terrorists. Absent these changes, the United States and its allies will continue to reward their nefarious ways to the detriment of regional peace and stability.
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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Because of a Lack of Natural Resources, Suwayda, Where the Majority of Syrian Druze Live, Is the Most Impoverished Region in the Country -
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.
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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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Neither the Vatican nor Any Other Diplomatic Entity Can Evaluate Excessiveness or Judge What Is Considered a Military Advantage -
Be Worried Because They Start with the Jews, but They Never Stop There -
Qatar Has Not Evicted Hamas Leaders from Its Territory, and It Continues to Incite Anti-Americanism and Islamist Terrorism Against Israel -
Lawsuit Opening Salvo Against Funders of Extremism?
Gaza
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If Hamas Survives to Fight Another Day, Hundreds of Thousands More May Die in the Coming Decades -
From an Israeli Point of View, the Plan Appears to Offer Much That Israel Has Sought in Its Prosecution of the War, Though Not Without Cost -
Political and Moral Boundaries in This Conflict Are More Confused than the Narratives the Mainstream Media and Western Activists Present
