A Middle East Forum Report | Based on Information Gathered by the Middle East Forum, 2018-2024
The Calm Iran’s Supreme Leader Ascribes to Unity Is Actually a Symptom of Disorganization, Lack of Leadership, and Fear of Initiative
Backing the Kurdistan Regional Government at the Expense of the Indigenous Assyrians Is Morally Indefensible and Strategically Short-Sighted
Dearborn Mayor Tries to Put Critic in His Place With ‘Islamophobia’ Accusation
He ‘Is a Leader Without a Future, and Many Inside the Regime Know It,’ One Iranian Influencer Said of Iran’s Predicament and Humiliation
As the Regime’s Involvement with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Other Terrorist Groups Became More Visible, Iran’s Economic Situation Deteriorated
As Abraham Accords Turn 5, Israel’s Willingness to Use Its Military Might Becomes Concern for Allies
Historic Agreements Have Proven Resilient During Gaza War, but Jerusalem’s Aggressive Posture Post-October 7 Has Region Wondering if Israel Is Out to Become a Hegemon, Not Partner
America Is at Its Strongest When It Puts Forward Its Best and Brightest
Druze in al-Suwayda’ Call on the Government to Hold Perpetrators of Violations Against Druze Accountable if There Is Going to Be Any Real Dialogue for a Lasting Solution
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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Moroccan Journalist Interrogated over Israeli Passport Stamps, Held 32 Hours without Food or Water in Calculated Act of Authoritarian Harassment -
The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Is Ground Zero for Operatives from Qatar, Turkey, and Malaysia -
The Hearing Presented a Bipartisan Display of the Growing Frustration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Increasing Authoritarianism
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The Regime Persists in Its Pronounced Nuclear Goal of Eradicating the Jewish State -
Historically Iran Included a Significant Number of Minorities -
For More than Two Decades, King Abdullah Has Ruled Jordan While Maintaining a Strong Relationship with the U.S. -
The American President Eyed Syria as a Potential Addition to the Abraham Accords with the Aim of Normalizing Relations with Israel
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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Jews in Iran Face Discriminatory Laws, but the Regime Also Exploits Them for Propaganda and as a Tool to Vilify Israel -
Universities Wrestle With How To Confront Students for Justice in Palestine, With Responses Ranging From Payouts and Probation to Multi-Year Suspensions and Permanent Bans -
A Myth Needs to Be Continually Retold and Revived to Stay Alive -
By Suspending Work Visas for El Al’s Israeli Security Staff, Macron Appeases Radicals Rather than Ensuring Aviation Safety
Gaza
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Tuesday’s Blasts in Doha, Qatar, Shattered the Illusion That Masterminds of Mass Murder Can Recline in Five-Star Safety and Call It ‘Diplomacy’ -
The Explosions That Shattered the Morning Calm in Doha’s Katara District on September 9, 2025, Marked a Restoration of Moral Clarity in Warfare -
The Very Fact That the IDF Has to Keep Returning to Areas in Which It Has Already Operated Underlines How Complex the Challenge Is
Islam
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Today’s Islamism Promises Authenticity but Is Postmodern in Form, Postcolonial in Posture, and Pretends to Retrieve the Sacred Through the Techniques of the Profane -
USC’s Tendentious Approach to the Middle East Appears Rooted in Not Only Poor Judgment but Also Foreign Influence -
The Prophet Muhammad Expropriated Jewish Property to Consolidate Power and Build the First Islamic State -
By Marching in Tandem with Islamists and Yelling ‘Free Palestine,’ LGBT Activists Defend Terror Organizations and Demonize Zionists and Israel
Muslims in the US
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The Biden Administration Didn’t Seem to Care Even When FBI-Watchlisted SIA Terrorists Were Netted in Record-Breaking Numbers, Many Accidentally Released -
The Executive Order Aims to Re-Emphasize National Security Screening and ‘Vetting’ to Weed Out Islamist Terrorists and Other Forms of Public Safety Threats -
$164 Million of Taxpayer Funds Have Gone to Radical Islamist Groups, Including $122 Million to Organizations Aligned with Terrorist Organizations -
Bothell’s Deputy Mayor Promotes Non-Profit with Troubling History
