Ilhan Omar

July 10, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

Trial for Glorifying Terrorism: When MEP Rima Hassan Is Backed by Rabid Antisemites

This is not Palestine they are defending. On the eve of what was supposed to be her trial this summer, some 250 public figures signed an open letter in L’Humanité supporting Rima Hassan.

June 3, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States

November 13, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Joey, we hardly knew ye

A few words of advice for the departing commander in chief

November 15, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer |

From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners

Investigating the Nexus Between Anti-Semitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing

July 15, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Mideast trip shows Biden choosing pragmatism, rejecting ‘Woke’ policy

'Progressives' dislike Saudi Arabia, Israel because they stand firm against ill-advised US policy on Iran

November 24, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Ryan Brobst

Congress should support the Biden administration’s effort to sell defensive missiles to Saudi Arabia

A fight is brewing within the Democratic party over whether to permit the sale of defensive air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia. The Biden administration’s State Department approved the sale of 280 AIM-120C...

October 27, 2021 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Gaza 2021: How Biden Handled His Far-Left Hamas Caucus Problem

In Gaza Conflict 2021, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Senior Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer provides the first in-depth look at the May 2021 war initiated by Hamas against Israel,...

September 29, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

The Squad loves dead Jews

Support for Hamas implies nothing less

May 20, 2021 | Jonathan Schanzer, David May

The truth about Hamas

The word Hamas means “zeal” in Arabic and “violence” in Hebrew. The group lived up to its name, zealously firing thousands of rockets into Israel over the course of the latest Gaza conflict. If...

June 21, 2020 | Toby Dershowitz, Orde Kittrie

Biden blasts BDS: Why it matters

Biden's firm rejection of BDS contrasts with the views of several members of Congress led by Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), both of whom have explicitly endorsed BDS.

June 15, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

American actor James Woods urges Congress to pass anti-BDS resolution

He seeks resolution based on Austria's anti-BDS measure.

February 19, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

The U.N. Human Rights Council strikes again

A motley crew of rights violators seeks to harm Israelis and Palestinians alike

January 20, 2020 | David May |

War by Other Means

A History of Anti-Israel Boycotts, From the Arab League to BDS

December 18, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

Progress on ‘the Jewish question’

Anti-Semites suffer defeats in the U.K. and the U.S.

November 6, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

Selective anti-imperialism

The world’s most despotic empires do not concern Ilhan Omar and her fans.

September 19, 2019 | John Hannah |

Israel Shouldn’t Worry About Ilhan Omar. It Should Worry About Xi Jinping.

China risks becoming a point of chronic contention between the United States and Israel.

August 21, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

The anti-Israel lobby

Reps. Tlaib and Omar are on a mission to defame and de-legitimize the Jewish state.

August 15, 2019 | Jonathan Schanzer |

The Congressman Who Hated Israel

Before Ilhan Omar, there was Paul Findley

April 24, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

The Battle of Afghanistan

“Fundamentally, war is a contest of wills.”

March 13, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

A brief history of Jew-hatred

It’s as old as the Judean Hills and remarkably diverse.