Press Releases

Title Date
MEF-Sponsored Iranian Oppositionist on Capitol Hill: 'Overthrow the Iranian Regime' March 29, 2024
MEF Report: U.S. Intel Failures on Iran Proxies Underscore Need for Regime Change March 20, 2024
'Bibi, We Are Ready': An MEF Initiative Inspires Opposition Activities in Tehran March 12, 2024
MEQ Features Postwar Gaza Proposal March 8, 2024
MEF Announces the Junior Fellows Program March 7, 2024
MEF Exposes How Western Islamists Support the Taliban February 28, 2024
From 'Insanity' to Bye-bye: Texas A&M Closes Qatar Campus – with MEF's Help February 9, 2024
MEF Reporting Rattles Texas A&M's Ties to Qatar February 2, 2024
The 10 Most Widely Read Middle East Forum Articles of 2023 January 12, 2024
Florida Marriott Hotel Cancels Pro-Hamas Gathering: MEF Success January 8, 2024
MEF-Sponsored Knesset Event Thinks Through Gaza the 'Day After' January 5, 2024
Violin Family Research Fellow Announced: Dexter Van Zile January 3, 2024
Michael Rubin Joins MEF as Director of Policy Analysis December 15, 2023
U.S. House Approves Reporting on Foreign Funds to Universities; Includes Key MEF Priorities December 8, 2023
MEF Campaign Success: Oberlin Ousts Iranian Professor Accused of Prisoner Massacre December 7, 2023
MEQ Features Bleak Assessment of Israel's Oct. 7 Response December 5, 2023
MEF Investigation Exposes Hamas Funders in America November 15, 2023
Congress Introduces MEF-Inspired Legislation Against Hamas and Campus Antisemitism November 3, 2023
MEF Launches 'Divest from Qatar' Campaign October 27, 2023
MEF Poll Finds Israelis Massively Support Eliminating Hamas October 23, 2023
Mourning Burak Bekdil October 22, 2023
Rep. Steel Introduces Foreign Funding Transparency Legislation with Key MEF Priorities October 17, 2023
Middle East Forum's Experts Available to Comment on Hamas's Attack on Israel October 8, 2023
Iranian Cyber Attack on MEF Fails September 8, 2023
New MEQ Features Gaza Strategy Debate September 5, 2023
Islamist Organizations Stripped from California Resolution - MEF Responsible August 31, 2023
Middle East Forum Exposes Qatari Efforts to Manipulate US Justice System August 25, 2023
MEF Calls for Federal Investigations into Iranian Regime Pistachio Proxies August 18, 2023
Richard Irving Elected MEF's New Vice Chair August 11, 2023
Congress Acts on MEF Iranian Regime Mosque Exposé August 3, 2023
Knesset Israel Victory Caucus Accepts MEF Gaza Plan July 13, 2023
Job Announcement: Executive Assistant June 27, 2023
MEF Scores Two Wins vs. Islamists in Massachusetts June 22, 2023
Job Announcement: Senior Development Officer June 20, 2023
New MEQ Features Gaza Strategy Proposal June 8, 2023
Job Announcement: Middle East Quarterly Managing Editor June 6, 2023
MEF Releases Gaza Victory Plan June 1, 2023
MEF's Nave Dromi Wins Moldovan Prize for Military Writing May 1, 2023
McGill University Ends Partnership with University of Tehran after MEF Fellow's Exposé April 18, 2023
New MEQ Features Analysis of Terrorist-supporting Charity World Vision March 7, 2023
Job Announcement: Freelance Reporters for "Focus on Western Islamism" January 24, 2023
The 10 Most Widely Read Middle East Forum Articles of 2022 January 19, 2023
Job Announcement: Digital Media Specialist January 6, 2023
New MEQ Features Analysis of Iran, "Islamophobia," and Arab Political Rhetoric December 6, 2022
San Diego Imam Evades MEF's $5,000 Offer for Information about 'Hate Crime' Attacker December 2, 2022
Before You Give to Universities ... Know This November 28, 2022
Liron Yadin Joins MEF as Deputy COO November 14, 2022
MEF Welcomes Jonathan Spyer as Director of Research November 4, 2022
Naser Khader Joins MEF as Writing Fellow October 28, 2022
MEF Fellow Doxxed and Threatened by Turkish Regime October 11, 2022
MEF Investigation into Oberlin Professor's Tehran Ties Prompts Congressional Inquiry September 29, 2022
MEF Billboard Campaign in Israel Envisions Victory September 19, 2022
New MEQ Features Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak September 8, 2022
Job Announcement: Director of Research May 31, 2022
MEF Alumna to Head FBI Intelligence Directorate May 20, 2022
Job Announcement: Investigative Reporter for "Focus on Western Islamism" March 18, 2022
Job Announcement: Middle East Forum General Editor March 7, 2022
MEF Hires Dexter Van Zile as FWI Managing Editor March 5, 2022
Announcing Focus on Western Islamism (FWI) February 1, 2022
Six Facts on the Texas Synagogue Terror Attack January 18, 2022
Job Announcement: Managing Editor of New Counter-Islamist Media Outlet January 7, 2022
The 10 Most Widely Read Middle East Forum Articles of 2021 January 6, 2022
Middle East Forum Launches Counter-Islamist Media Platform January 1, 2022
Job Announcement: Development Assistant December 27, 2021
MEF Reveals Qatari Support for Jihad; Seeks Crowdsource Researchers November 30, 2021
Join MEF's Counter-Islamism Team October 22, 2021
MEF Fellow Warns Egyptians of the Muslim Brotherhood May 5, 2021
Sen. Grassley Opposes Samantha Powers Nomination Because of Terror Finance Scandal Uncovered by MEF April 28, 2021
MEF Report: eBay Founder Funds Anti-American, Anti-Israel Scholarship March 30, 2021
The Counter-Islamist Grid Seeks Volunteer Researchers, Writers, and Activists March 25, 2021
Erdoğan Henchman Threatens MEF Writing Fellow January 25, 2021
Israel's Supreme Court Vindicates MEF January 10, 2021
Job Announcement: Counter-Islamist Grid Associate January 7, 2021
The 10 Most Widely Read Middle East Forum Articles of 2020 January 1, 2021
Senate's Finance Committee Builds on MEF Investigation into World Vision December 23, 2020
MEF Plays Key Role in Designation of Al Jazeera Subsidiary as Qatari Agent September 16, 2020
Congressman DesJarlais Requests Department of Education Investigation of Middle East Studies at Yale July 2, 2020
Rep. Doug Lamborn Asks Department of Education to Investigate Middle East Studies at UC Berkeley June 18, 2020
Rep. Paul Gosar Raises Alarms about Middle East Studies at the University of Arizona February 27, 2020
The IDF Implements MEF's Victory Concept February 14, 2020
The 10 Most Widely Read Middle East Forum Articles of 2019 January 10, 2020
Job Announcement: Events Coordinator November 25, 2019
Job Announcement: Marketing and Development Assistant November 25, 2019
MEF Announces Seven Staff Appointments November 15, 2019
MEF Ensures Islamists Lobby an Empty Statehouse October 6, 2019
Middle East Forum Launches Islamism in Politics Project July 29, 2019
MEF-Israel Starts Campaign for Israel Victory July 21, 2019
Urge University of Texas to Clean Up Center for Middle Eastern Studies July 17, 2019
Job Announcement: Campus Watch Managing Editor July 15, 2019
News: MEF Funds Tommy Robinson Defense ... To No Avail July 12, 2019
Job Announcement: Director of Development June 14, 2019
Tell the Senate to Oppose Arms Sales to Qatar June 11, 2019
CAIR Settles to Avoid an MEF-Funded Fraud Lawsuit June 4, 2019
Job Announcement: Coordinator of the Islamism in Politics Project May 28, 2019
MEF Research Forces CAIR to Condemn Its Own Former Official April 18, 2019
Netanyahu Promotes "Principle of Victory" April 9, 2019
MEF vs Columbia Univ.: Opposite Responses to Erdoğan's Bullying April 8, 2019
Job Announcement: Development Assistant April 1, 2019
CAIR Loses a Round in San Diego to MEF-Funded Lawsuit March 20, 2019
MEF Defends the Right to Discuss Islam in Europe March 19, 2019
MEF Applauds Rep. Banks for Calling Out Islamist Groups March 4, 2019
MEF Hosts D.C. Conference on Qatar's Malign Influence February 4, 2019
Islamist Watch is Seeking Interns, Writers and Citizen Volunteers January 18, 2019
25 Years of the Middle East Quarterly December 1, 2018
Middle East Forum Congratulates Reps. Banks and Gabbard for Calling Out Dangerous South Asian... November 29, 2018
Giving Tuesday: World Vision Must Answer Terror Finance Questions November 26, 2018
Thugs Disrupt MEF Congressional Event November 15, 2018
De-Platforming, A New Problem November 12, 2018
Invite: MEF 2019 Trip to Warsaw, Budapest, and Vienna October 26, 2018
Tommy Robinson Invited to America October 24, 2018
MEF Reveals Islamic Relief under Investigation; Congress Demands Answers October 18, 2018
MEF Uncovers Obama-era Scandal; Congress Investigates October 16, 2018
Keith Ellison and Michigan Candidates Top the 2017-18 Islamist Money List October 5, 2018
Campus Watch Seeks Writers for Paid Essays and Reports October 3, 2018
NEW: MEF Sentry Radio and Podcast Launched September 24, 2018
MEF Names Daniel Seaman as Head of its Israel Office September 5, 2018
Trump Administration Implements MEF Plan to Sideline UNRWA August 31, 2018
NDAA Requires Al Jazeera to Register as Foreign Agent: MEF Applauds August 13, 2018
Tommy Robinson Free – MEF Heavily Involved August 1, 2018
Islamic Relief Fails to Disprove Terror Links July 30, 2018
MEF Organizes 25,000 Strong Protest in Support of Tommy Robinson; Plans Additional Rallies July 8, 2018
Job Announcement: Israel Director for the Israel Victory Project June 20, 2018
Western Taxpayers Support "Islamic Relief" Despite Its Ties to Jihad June 20, 2018
Job Announcement: Counter-Islamist Grid Associates June 19, 2018
Job Announcement: General Editor and Media Specialist June 11, 2018
MEF Launches The "Counter-Islamism Grid" June 7, 2018
Sarsour, Adelson, and Ha'aretz: Unraveling the Lies May 24, 2018
Report Exposes Connections Between "Muslim Advocacy Day" and Terror Operatives May 4, 2018
Senator Chris Murphy Stands with Islamists April 26, 2018
Fifty-One Members of Congress Back MEF's UNRWA Policy April 20, 2018
MEF Launches Counter-Islamism Grid, Seeks Coordinator February 23, 2018
MEF Asks for Public's Help Collecting Examples of Tech Censorship February 19, 2018
MEF Welcomes Trump's Potential UNRWA Reforms January 31, 2018
MEF Offers One Million Dollars to UNRWA January 18, 2018
Immigration, Israel, and Islamists Dominate Most Widely Read MEF Articles of 2017 January 12, 2018
Internship Announcement: Islamist Watch December 5, 2017
Campus Watch Exposes Islamists, Apologists, and Fellow Travelers at Georgetown University December 4, 2017
Help the Middle East Forum on #GivingTuesday November 28, 2017
US, Israeli Lawmakers Issue Joint Declaration ahead of Trump Mideast Initiative November 16, 2017
CIVC-KIVC Joint Declaration of Principles November 15, 2017
Members of Congress, Knesset to Declare Support for Israeli Victory at Historic Meeting November 13, 2017
Middle East Forum Launches Project to Tackle Islamist Financing November 8, 2017
Policy Recommendations from the MEF-NATO Parliamentary Assembly Conference September 26, 2017
Turkey Attempts to Stifle Free Speech at MEF-NATO PA Event September 19, 2017
ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Block Federal Funds to Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) September 7, 2017
Internship Announcement: Israel Victory Project August 16, 2017
Job Announcement: Executive Assistant to the President and Director August 11, 2017
MEF Names Six Scholars as Campus Watch Fellows June 2, 2017
52 Congressmen to Trump: Recognize Jerusalem in Israel May 8, 2017
MEF Sues DHS for Hiding Information on Its Funding of Islamists May 1, 2017
The Congressional Israel Victory Caucus is Launched, with Plenty of Fanfare April 27, 2017
The Middle East Forum Responds to a J Street Screed April 25, 2017
Announcing the "Congressional Israel Victory Caucus" April 24, 2017
MEF Argues over Syria April 10, 2017
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Must Stop Funding Islamist Hate Groups March 1, 2017
Middle East Forum Plans Out a "White House Commission on Radical Islam" February 22, 2017
Summer 2017 Internship Opportunities February 16, 2017
New Staff Announcements from the Middle East Forum January 25, 2017
MEF's Legal Project Funds a Major Victory in Canada January 5, 2017
MEF Presents 15 "Useful Infidels" Who Enable Islamists December 27, 2016
Keith Ellison Reneges on Islamist Event; MEF Had a Role December 22, 2016
Challenging Islamism on #GivingTuesday November 28, 2016
More Islamist Money Flows to Hillary Clinton October 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton Tops 2015-16 Islamist Money List October 20, 2016
MEF Fights Anti-Zionism at San Francisco State University September 15, 2016
Prove Tuncay Babali Broke the Law or Free Him August 25, 2016
George Soros and His Minions Target the Middle East Forum August 16, 2016
MEF Accepts No "Pay-to-Play" Funds from Businesses August 8, 2016
The Middle East Forum Appoints Six New Staff Members June 22, 2016
The Middle East Forum Funds a Legal Defeat for CAIR June 22, 2016
The 10 Most Widely Read Middle East Quarterly Articles of All Time February 24, 2016
Job Announcement: Outreach Manager January 15, 2016
Job Announcement: Director of Islamist Watch January 15, 2016
Job Announcement: Director of Development January 15, 2016
Job Announcement: Development Associate January 15, 2016
Migrant Crisis Dominates Most Widely Read Middle East Forum Articles of 2015 January 11, 2016
Clifford Smith Appointed Director of the Washington Project January 8, 2016
Job Announcement: MEF Research Assistant November 25, 2015
Mufti Advised Hitler on Holocaust, Says Middle East Forum Scholar October 21, 2015
The Middle East Forum Defeats Tehran's Unofficial D.C. Lobby October 8, 2015
Job Announcement: Washington Project Director September 29, 2015
Gregg Roman Appointed MEF Director May 11, 2015
"Jihad Intel" Launched by the Middle East Forum May 6, 2015
Middle East Forum Appoints Counselor and Associate Counselor March 24, 2015
Job Announcement: Director of the Middle East Forum March 10, 2015
Islamist Watch Launches 'Islamist Money in Politics' October 1, 2014
The Middle East Forum Takes No Funds from Foreign Governments September 9, 2014
Middle East Forum Writing Fellows Now Sponsored and Named June 30, 2014
Middle East Forum Appoints New Writing Fellows June 16, 2014
100,000 Facebook "Likes" for the Middle East Forum April 24, 2014
Recognizing Israel as the Jewish State - Source Materials January 23, 2014
New Shillman/Ginsburg Fellows Appointed January 9, 2014
Middle East Forum Fights the al-Dura Libel September 30, 2013
New Associate Fellows Appointed April 29, 2013
Middle East Quarterly Goes Online Only February 27, 2013
New Associate Fellows Appointed September 24, 2012
Middle East Forum launches a Writing Fellowship Program August 15, 2012
Appointments: Efraim Karsh and Amy Shargel August 12, 2012
Syria's Weapons at the Ready July 24, 2012
Marc Fink Appointed Director of Islamist Watch January 12, 2012
Sam Nunberg Appointed Legal Project's Director December 12, 2011
Gary C. Gambill Appointed Middle East Forum General Editor July 5, 2011
Karsh becomes director, Pipes president of the Middle East Forum June 7, 2011
Debra Feuer Appointed Legal Project's Director May 23, 2011
Efraim Karsh Appointed Director of the Middle East Forum April 12, 2011
Efraim Karsh Appointed Middle East Quarterly Editor July 1, 2010
Hillel Zaremba Appointed Islamist Watch Associate Director April 27, 2010
David J. Rusin Appointed Islamist Watch Director April 1, 2010
Job Announcement: Islamist Watch Director February 1, 2010
Legal Project Part of Chorus of Opposition to UN Resolutions Banning Defamation of Religion November 12, 2009
Daniel Huff Appointed Legal Project Director November 3, 2009
Suit against Joe Kaufman Dismissed June 29, 2009
Middle East Forum Launches New Legal Project Website May 5, 2009
MEF Congratulates Visiting Fellow Steven J. Rosen on the Dismissal of All Charges May 1, 2009
Ruth Malhotra of Campus Watch Receives American Conservative Union's Highest Award March 13, 2009
Comment on Charles Freeman's Withdrawal from the NIC March 10, 2009
Steven J. Rosen Joins MEF as Visiting Fellow March 2, 2009
Eboo Patel Acknowledges Error Regarding Daniel Pipes February 5, 2009
Denis MacEoin Appointed Middle East Quarterly Editor January 15, 2009
Raymond Ibrahim Appointed Associate Director of the Middle East Forum December 1, 2008
Irfan Yusuf Apologizes Again to Daniel Pipes October 1, 2008
Irfan Yusuf Apologizes to Daniel Pipes September 17, 2008
Job Announcement: Editor, Middle East Quarterly September 2, 2008
Job Announcement: Associate Director August 27, 2008
The Middle East Quarterly Announces Winners of the Albert J. Wood Student Writing Contest August 13, 2008
Supna Zaidi Appointed Assistant Director of Islamist Watch July 28, 2008
Job Announcement: "Islamist Watch" Assistant Director May 16, 2008
Middle East Forum Launches "Islamist Watch" Website March 5, 2008
Middle East Forum Establishes Education Fund March 4, 2008
"Muslim Weekly" Apologizes to Daniel Pipes March 3, 2008
Daniel Pipes Joins the New York Times Syndicate October 22, 2007
Brooke Goldstein appointed Legal Project director October 1, 2007
Middle East Quarterly Student Writing Contest September 28, 2007
The Legal Project to Defend Robert Spencer from CAIR August 2, 2007
Appointments: R. John Matthies and Cinnamon Stillwell March 22, 2007
Jimmy Carter Falsified Conversations: Former Aide Reveals in the Middle East Quarterly January 25, 2007
Job Announcement: Assistant Director of "Islamist Watch" January 2, 2007
Paul Belien Appointed Director of Islamist Watch December 11, 2006
Daniel Pipes Called One of Harvard's Most Influential Living Alumni October 20, 2006
Winfield Myers Appointed Director of Campus Watch May 17, 2006
Announcing the creation of "Islamist Watch" April 21, 2006
Job Announcement: Campus Watch Director March 9, 2006
Alex Joffe appointed Campus Watch director October 26, 2004
Job Opening: Development Director September 15, 2004
Michael Rubin Appointed Middle East Quarterly Editor June 1, 2004
Daniel Mandel Appointed Associate Director December 22, 2003
Daniel Pipes to be Published in Two Asian-interest Newspapers November 26, 2003
"Campus Watch" Lists 108 Academics Supporting Apologists for Terrorism October 21, 2002
"Campus Watch" Alters Website Format September 30, 2002
Campaign Launched to Monitor Middle East Studies September 18, 2002
Gil Elan to Head Middle East Forum's Northwest Region August 1, 2002
Daniel Pipes Joins Pentagon's "Special Task Force" November 8, 2001
Martin Kramer - New Editor of Middle East Quarterly August 1, 2001
Lebanon Study Group Issues Report Calling for End to Syrian Occupation June 12, 2000
Middle East Forum forms Executive Committee August 30, 1999
Poll Shows American Jews Oppose U.S. Government Pressure on Israel January 15, 1998
Poll Shows Americans Want Jerusalem under Israeli Control September 30, 1997