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June 9, 2023 | |

U.S. Denies Reports of Cash Offers to Iran for Limited Enrichment Concessions

Multiple reports this week suggest the United States is offering financial incentives to the Islamic Republic of Iran in exchange for Tehran slowing its production of enriched uranium. On June 7, Haaretz...

February 24, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer, Joe Truzman

Why the West Bank is in chaos

Palestinian terrorism in Israel is on the rise. Daily headlines convey a steady stream of stabbings, vehicular attacks, and other forms of violence. Few expect the media to be fair, much less balanced....

September 7, 2022 | Mark Dubowitz, David Maxwell

How North Korea Taught Iran to Entrap and Threaten Israel

While the West appeases Iran, Israel is now battling Tehran's efforts to engulf the Jewish state in a 'ring of fire' – a strategy the theocracy adopted from its longstanding partner-in-intimidation, North Korea

August 14, 2022 | Mark Dubowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Why Palestinian Islamic Jihad Rockets Kill So Many Palestinians

Roughly 200 Gaza rockets misfired in the recent conflict, killing at least 15 civilians. So why are Islamic Jihad’s projectiles so fatally unreliable? And what are Iran’s plans for its proxy?

May 9, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Qatar Is Hamas’ Patron. Its ‘Moderate’ Rebranding Is a Dangerous Delusion

A rash of commentary celebrating a supposed shift in Qatari policy, away from promoting and subsidizing radical Islamists like Hamas and the Taliban to "moderating" them, is misplaced, misinformed and dangerously naïve

February 14, 2022 | Aykan Erdemir, Annie Fixler

Iran’s Cyber Operations Against Turkey Should Be a Wakeup Call for Erdogan

As Turkey’s Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signals his intention to mend ties with Israel, Iranian state-sponsored hackers have been targeting government and private-sector entities across Turkey,...

February 11, 2022 | Aykan Erdemir |

Embattled Erdogan Signals Turkish-Israeli Thaw

The ground in the Middle East is shifting yet again.

November 15, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir, Enia Krivine

Erdogan’s veneer of respect conceals blatant antisemitism

Turkish president Erdogan's early political career was characterized by antisemitism which he has tried to move away from in his rise to power.

April 7, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Notable German Journalist Under Fire for Comparing Israel to its Enemies

Professor Steinberg added “ If Schapira is seriously interested in the treatment of minors worldwide, including by Israel, she should look at the facts, and not propaganda. And she should apologize."

October 5, 2018 | Varsha Koduvayur |

Silencing of Critics Threatens to Undermine Saudi Reform Efforts

Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist known for his criticisms of the Saudi government and the crown prince, disappeared Tuesday after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. With still no contact from him, his friends and fiancée fear the worst.

July 14, 2017 | Grant Rumley |

Mahmoud Abbas and the Years of Terror

Mahmoud Abbas entered Yasser Arafat’s office in the Palestinian presidential complex, commonly referred to as the muqata‘a (compound), in the center of Rama...

March 24, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Taking the War to the BDS Activists

Israel is in a war against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement that includes using preemptive measures to curb the potential impact on the Jewish state, Strategic Affairs Minister Gila...

February 13, 2017 | Aykan Erdemir |

Trump Faces Dilemma in Battle Against ISIS: Turkey or the Kurds

Last July, in the midst of the presidential election campaign, Donald Trump declared in an interview that he was "a big fan of the Kurds." Speaking about the fight against ISIS on the ground in S...

February 2, 2017 | Jonathan Schanzer

Israel, the Palestinians and the United Nations: Challenges for the New Administration

Download the full testimony here Chairm...

December 23, 2016 | Oren Kessler |

Why did Egypt risk ties to Israel and Trump with UN resolution?

Egypt on Wednesday night circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution calling upon Israel to "...

August 18, 2016 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah’s Strategy in Syria Won’t Help Against Israel

Over the last three years of the Syrian Civil War, Hezbollah has incr...

June 22, 2016 | Oren Kessler

Hamas and Egypt Make Amends?

A steady stream of reports in recent weeks has suggested that Egypt is burying the hatchet with Hamas. The Washington Post saw an “...

March 8, 2016 | |

Olli Heinonen, former IAEA head of Safeguards, Joins FDD as Advisor on Science and Nonproliferation

Olli Heinonen, former head of Safeguards and Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies as Advisor on Science a...

April 8, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The Iranian Nuclear Threat and Greek-Israeli Relations

Two items in the March 7 issue of The National Herald, an editorial, “Netanyahu’s Pyrrhic Victory” and an opinion piece, “A National Disgrace: Boehner Undermines the Presi...

February 18, 2015 | |

The Long Arm of Iranian Terror

In recent weeks, an Iranian diplomat based in Uruguay hurriedly left the country after suspicions that he was involved in nefarious activities, purportedly involving a plan to bomb the Embassy of...