The Investigative Project on Terrorism :: Writings

What Were They Thinking? The New York Times Has Some Serious Explaining To Do

(Steven Emerson) — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

By platforming Ussama Makdisi as a moral voice on Israel, America's newspaper of record handed its op-ed page to a man who publicly said he wished he had been among those who massacred 1,200 Israelis on October 7. There are editorial decisions that make

Erdogan's Turkey Weaponizes Judicial Mechanisms Against Israel

(Steven Emerson) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>As the U.S. and Israel are attempting to eradicate the nuclear threat of Iran's Islamist regime with Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion, usual suspect Turkey -a nominal NATO ally of the US- undermines their efforts. Turkey has been a close

The Roots of Harvard's Jewish Problem

(Steven Emerson) — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>The Trump administration announced on March 20 that it is suing Harvard University for failing to curb its rampant antisemitism. In a 44-page complaint, the DOJ's Civil Rights Division lays out in painstaking detail how, after October 7, "Harvard

They Laugh at the UK While the Watchdogs Sleep

(Steven Emerson) — Sun, 5 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>Tehran's Outpost in Maida Vale In the heart of Maida Vale, the Islamic Centre of England has, for years, operated as one of Tehran's most visible outposts in the UK. Critics have argued for years that it functions as more than a place of worship—serving

Has Columbia University Learned Anything From Its Middle East Studies Fiasco?

(Steven Emerson) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>In spite of its agreement with the Trump administration and its promise to combat antisemitism on campus, Columbia University is preparing to hire yet another credentialed, Israel-hating, BDS activist for a very high-profile job. Doing so should be

Eulogizing Khamenei

(Steven Emerson) — Mon, 9 Mar 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>Who could forget the Washington Post's foolish unforced error in 2019 when its obituary for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed Caliph of ISIS, called him an "austere religious scholar"? Apparently, the editors at the Washington Post forgot,

Twenty Thousand Gone

(Steven Emerson) — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 EST

When The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that up to 20,000 ISIS-affiliated detainees had disappeared from Syria's al-Hol camp, it wasn't describing a routine breach. It was describing the possible unraveling of one of the most consequential

Guest Post: is LinkedIn Guilty of Antisemitism?

(Steven Emerson) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>Editorial Note: The following is a guest post by Tzlil Berko, a very talented writer from Israel who is also an IPT Fellow. This article was first published by Ms. Berko on Substack. Ms. Berko makes a compelling argument about her work being censored by

The Silent Genocide of Syria's Minorities – Part 3: Diplomatic Treachery and Media Malpractice

(Steven Emerson) — Tue, 3 Feb 2026 00:00:00 EST

The destruction of Kurdish autonomy and the systematic persecution of Syria's religious minorities did not occur in a vacuum. They unfolded within a permissive international environment shaped by Western diplomacy that substituted engagement for

The Jihad Against Syria's Minorities: A Documentary Call to Act

(Steven Emerson) — Mon, 2 Feb 2026 00:00:00 EST

"The Jihad Against Syria's Minorities: A Documentary Call to Act" is a 4-minute mini-doc that chronicles the harrowing systemic persecution of vulnerable minority religious populations by the new Islamist leader of Syrian regime, "former" terrorist

The Silent Genocide of Syria's Minorities - Part 2: A Country Being Emptied

(Steven Emerson) — Mon, 2 Feb 2026 00:00:00 EST

Click here to read Part 1: The Betrayal of the Kurds. The collapse of Kurdish autonomy did not inaugurate Syria's current phase of violence; it confirmed a pattern already in motion. Long before Kurdish towns were pressured into surrender, Syria's

The Silent Genocide of Syria's Minorities - Part 1: The Betrayal of the Kurds

(Steven Emerson) — Sun, 1 Feb 2026 00:00:00 EST

Editor's note:"The Silent Genocide of Syria's Minorities" is a 3-part series that documents the systematic destruction of Kurdish self-rule in Syria and the coordinated persecution of the country's other religious minorities—Christians, Druze, Yazidis,

Castimatidis Interviews Emerson on Syrian Jihad, Turkish Terrorism and IRGC Defections

(Steven Emerson) — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 EST

On WABC Radio, Steven Emerson told host John Castimatidis that Syria's so-called new leader remains a radical Islamist waging jihad against the country's minorities, including violently displacing Kurds and betraying the U.S.-allied SDF that helped

JVP or SJP?

(Steven Emerson) — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>On April 20, 2024, during the semester of encampments, the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) posted perhaps its first ever factual statement on Instagram. The full text reads: "Jewish Voice for Peace stands in solidarity with students as they establish the

Emerson on Jihadi Terrorism in 2025

(Steven Emerson) — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 EST

IPT Executive Director Steven Emerson was interviewed on December 29 by WABC Radio's John Catsimatidis and James Flippin about the threat of Islamic terrorism and how 2025 has been one of the bloodiest years in terms of worldwide terrorism. Emerson