FIFA World Cup

March 16, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Why won’t US activists speak up for the tortured Iran women’s soccer team?

An athlete’s silent act of dissent can turn both her and her family into targets of intimidation under the rule of Iran’s radical Islamist regime. After refusing to sing the Islamic Republic’s anthem...

February 28, 2026 | Ivana Stradner |

Russia Should End It’s War To Attend the Next Olympics

While the Milano Olympic Games have now reached their end, Putin is celebrating the acquisition of countless new victims in his international influence campaigns. The Kremlin has taken advantage of the...

November 10, 2025 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

The Moroccan plan is a path to peace with Algeria

The United Nations Security Council has voted in support of a resolution calling for autonomy in Western Sahara as the best solution possible to Rabat’s longstanding territorial dispute with the separatist Iranian and Algerian-backed Polisario Front.

October 30, 2025 | |

2 Caskets Reportedly Containing Slain Hostages Returned to Israel After Hamas Ceasefire Violations

Caskets Returned for Identification: The IDF announced on October 30 that two caskets reportedly containing the remains of slain Israeli hostages were released by Hamas. The remains...

September 30, 2025 | Charlie Laderman, Nazee Moinian

Freedom for Iran: Learning From U.S. Support for Polish Anti-Communists in the 1980s

September 18, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Defamation Lawsuit Thrusts Qatar’s Record of Corruption Into the Spotlight

It has been three years since Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but the tournament is still making headlines. The latest story is about an emerging legal battle between former Qatari Prime Minister...

September 5, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Norway extends its Israel divestment campaign to the United States

Anti-Zionist ideology has crystallized as the dominant form of antisemitism in this century, with labor unions engaging it, and in some cases, propelling it.

June 19, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Qatar’s money isn’t just dirty – its filthy

Accusations of bribery against the Gulf state are only part of the problem – the Qataris are jihadi financiers

November 19, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatar’s Sportswashing Strategy: What the Latest Headlines on European Soccer Didn’t Tell You

Paris’ Stade de France stadium appeared more like a fortress than a soccer arena ahead of the UEFA Nations League match between France and Israel on November 14. French authorities increased security...

November 7, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

European Prosecutors Launch Probe into Allegations that Senior EU Official Accepted Bribes From Qatar

European Commission advisor Henrik Hololei is the latest Western official facing legal consequences for allegedly accepting bribes from Qatar. On November 1, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)...

October 8, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatari Emir’s Speech at UN Showed Its Loyalty to Hamas; We Must Respond

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has once again accused Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza. In his recent speech to the United Nations General Assembly, al-Thani refused to condemn Hamas — the Iran-backed terror group that instigated the war on October 7, 2023. Instead, he condemned the Jewish State for what he described as “the most barbaric and heinous and extensive” violations of “human values, international charters and norms.”

August 6, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

How Qatar buys powerful friends in Washington

The case of Bob Menendez and others like him

May 25, 2024 | David May |

FIFA Is Latest Target of Palestinian Hijacking

The Palestinian political intifada reached FIFA, soccer’s governing body, last Friday. Cloaked in the language of justice and human rights, the Palestinian FIFA delegation continued its decades-long...

May 20, 2024 | |

Qatari Royal Facing Arrest Warrant in UK Over $6 Billion Debt

An English judge issued an arrest warrant on May 16 for a member of Qatar’s ruling Al Thani family. Sheikh Fahad Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Thani, a cousin of former Qatari prime minister...

July 26, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

What Happens When a Quran Is Burned Demonstrates a Government’s Capacity for Liberty

Current Iraqi rage against the burning of a Quran in Sweden and in Denmark violates both liberty and Islamic teachings — and shows that freedom of expression is sometimes globally curtailed for...

May 24, 2023 | Mark Dubowitz, Tzvi Kahn

High time for a ‘Hajj Express’ for Israeli Muslims

With the Hajj being only a month away, Saudi Arabia has a chance to take the high road with Israeli Muslims and sidestep the obstacles in their efforts to normalize relations. Riyadh is hereby called upon,...

April 1, 2023 | David May |

Indonesia scores own goal with hostility to Israel

Attempting to ban Israeli athletes proved to be a costly own goal for Indonesia. On Wednesday, FIFA stripped Indonesia of hosting duties for the under-20 soccer World Cup due to Jakarta’s inability...

March 27, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Erdogan’s Charm Offensive Will Not Satisfy Egypt, Syria, or Israel

Wherever you look, Erdogan wants a “reset” and “rapprochement.” But in every single case, there will be a price to pay.

December 19, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer, Hussain Abdul-Hussain

It’s not just the EU that needs to scrutinize Qatar’s influence campaigns

There’s nothing wrong with deploying capital for economic growth — but Doha seeks to gain sway too.

December 7, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Xi’s struggle

China’s Communist ruler isn’t just playing games