Islamism

March 4, 2025 | |

‘Strategic Buttress’: Shin Bet Calls Out Qatar’s Funding of Hamas Terror

Rare Public Report: Israel’s Shin Bet security service published an eight-page redacted summary on March 4 of an internal investigation into its contributions to the failure to...

March 3, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Can Syria Survive?

On February 25, Syria held a National Dialogue Conference, which is supposed to help the country come together after years of civil war and the toppling of the Assad regime. Syria’s new president,...

March 1, 2025 | |

‘No Progress’: Hamas Rejects Israeli Proposal to Extend Phase One of Ceasefire

Phase One of Ceasefire Ends: Hamas said that it rejected Israel’s proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which expired on March 1. During the first phase...

February 28, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Syria’s National Dialogue Conference: A Missed Opportunity

Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president, pledged in December that the country’s national dialogue conference on February 25 would chart a clear course for the country’s transition...

February 28, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Crushing Iran’s oil trade: The path to maximum pressure

“We are committed to bringing the Iranians to going back to the 100,000 barrels a day of oil exports,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Feb. 14. “If we get [Iran] back...

February 25, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Netanyahu calls for the demilitarization of southern Syria

On February 23, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for southern Syria to remain demilitarized in the wake of the collapse of the Bashar al Assad regime. “We will not allow forces from the...

February 25, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Hezbollah is the Antithesis of Shia Islam

A video went viral of a Lebanese woman standing at the Beirut Airport and berating other passengers, shouting: “We sacrificed our blood, this is our country, and whoever does not like it should emigrate.”...

February 24, 2025 | |

10 Things to Know About Turkey’s Interventions and Influence in Syria

Turkey intends to position itself as the most influential foreign actor in Syria. Following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Turkey built close ties with jihadist militias fighting Bashar...

February 21, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

The dreaded moment is finally here

An eerie ceremony that Palestinian Arabs held in Gaza as two small caskets were shown mocked the youngest of the remaining hostages, little Ariel and Kfir Bibas, even in death.

February 20, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Egypt and UNRWA Were for Trump’s Gaza Plan Before They Were Against It

Those Outraged by Trump’s Proposal May Not Recall That a Similar Plan for Palestinians Was Put Forth in 1953

February 19, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey Marginalized? How Trump’s Middle East Strategy is Rewriting Alliances

Nearly a month into Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. President, we are beginning to see the contours of his foreign policy in the Middle East. Having campaigned on a promise to prioritize American...

February 18, 2025 | |

‘Hamas Executed a Mother and Her Two Children in Cold Blood’: Bibas Family Bodies Reportedly Included in Upcoming Hostage Release

Bibas Family Said to Be Among Hostage Remains: Hamas will release the bodies of four slain Israeli hostages on February 20 and six living hostages two days later, the Iran-backed...

February 17, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

From Afghanistan to America: the rising reach of the Islamic State Khorasan Province

Four years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has expanded beyond the region, now endangering both American and European soil.

February 16, 2025 | |

‘Israel Will Do What It Has To Do’: Hezbollah Hit As Withdrawal Deadline Nears

Hezbollah Drone Commander Killed: An Israeli air strike on a car near the southern Lebanese town of Iqlim al-Tuffah on February 15 killed a Hezbollah drone commander and an operative...

February 14, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Syria’s National Dialogue Committee: A Facade of Inclusivity

Syria’s new president pledged to champion inclusivity, yet he has stacked a key transition committee with like-minded Islamists. The seven-member National Dialogue Committee will organize the National...

February 14, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Janatan Sayeh

U.S. Should Rescind Sanctions Waiver for Iranian Port at Chabahar

Donald Trump has reignited Washington’s economic war on Tehran, and New Delhi is now caught in the crossfire. India signed a 10-year deal in 2024 to develop and operate the port of Chabahar on Iran’s...

February 14, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

The vast majority of US Jews support Israel. Let’s act on that knowledge.

It’s past time for the rest to retort, “You don’t represent us,” and reflect that sentiment in the manner in which we run our communities.

February 14, 2025 | Mariam Wahba |

The Problem with Christian Martyrs

Ten years ago, 21 Coptic Christians were given a choice by ISIS: renounce their faith or die. They chose the sword. Their sacrifice wasn’t passive - it was a powerful testimony to unwavering faith.

February 13, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Disruptions and Challenges in the Middle East

Significant challenges await the Trump administration’s attention.

February 12, 2025 | |

A ‘Country of Particular Concern’: Iran Rearrests Two Christians for Practicing Their Faith 

Iran’s Renewed Discrimination: The Islamic Republic once again incarcerated two Christians in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison for practicing their faith, the religious freedom...