The Troubling Truth About Turkey
Those who downplay the danger posed by terrorism often fall back on the argument that the terrorist designation is nothing more than a political instrument to attack one’s opponents or diss...
IHH
Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I tha...
Congressional Testimonies
Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I thank yo...
Congressional Testimonies
Turkey’s Flotilla Charity Seeks Renewed Confrontation with Israel
The Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), the Turkish charity that organized the ill-fated flotilla to the Gaza Strip in 2010, appears to be preparing for round two – this time with the hel...
Policy Briefs
Turkey’s Double Standards On Protests
Anti-government demonstrators gathered at Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Saturday, May 31 on the first anniversary of last year’s Gezi Park protests. As expected, the government responde...
Policy Briefs
If All Else Fails, Blame The Israelis
An eleventh-hour Turkish lawfare initiative may prevent Ankara's long-awaited rapprochement with Israel. Days shy of the four-year anniversary of the 2010 Mavi Marmara raid, the Istanbul Hig...
Op-eds
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Chairman McKeon, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the committee, it is an honor to appear before you to discuss the state of al-Qaeda, its affiliates, and associated groups. My test...
Congressional Testimonies
Keep Relief Efforts From Terrorists’ Hands
Co-authored by Danny Eisen War, natural disasters and political instability ensure that the issue of foreign aid remains at the forefront of Canadian policy and public debate. I...
Op-eds
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Download the full testimony (PDF). Chairman McKeon...
Congressional Testimonies
Turkish Flotilla Charity Tied to Terrorism Again
Serbian news agencies reported this week that a Turkish charity, best known for organizing a 2010 flotilla to Gaza th...
Policy Briefs
Turkish Intelligence Agency (MIT) at Center of Political Storm
On Jan 1, news broke that a big rig was stopped i...
Op-eds
Turkey — Friend or Foe?
Is it time for Canada to designate Turkey as a state sponsor of terror? The question may strike some as surprising. After all, Turkey is a member of NATO; it conducts joint security oper...
Op-eds
Thorn in the Side
Turkey is a member of NATO and an aspiring member of the European Union -- but it has one alliance that sets it apart from its Western counterparts: It's an important base of operations for...
Op-eds
Uncharitable Organizations
Islamist groups are bankrolling terror groups across the Middle East and pretending it's aid work.
Op-eds
Pilgrims or Mercenaries? Iranian Hostages Freed by Free Syrian Army
The Free Syrian Army last week released forty seven Iranian citizens and their Syrian...
Policy Briefs
New Ottoman Empire?
In the complex geometry slowly taking shape in the new Middle East, the Palmer report must have felt like a godsend to Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The report criticises...
Op-eds
The Shuttered White House and Its Fantasies
I know exactly what is going on inside the Obama White House; the outside world has been banned and only the true believers are welcome. This has very little to do with the many unique f...
Op-eds
Gaza Flotilla Flops
This year's anti-Israel hate fest at sea is being sunk by countries that once backed it.
Op-eds
Where They Really Need a Freedom Flotilla — Try Syria
As if there weren’t enough trouble in the world, it’s “Freedom Flotilla” season again in the Middle East. Self-declared “freedom activists” are again maneuveri...
Op-eds
Palestine’s German Friends
The major media outlets reported this week that the German government and its fully-owned Deutsche Bahn railway company terminated participation in a long-planned Israeli rapid rail project...