The Investigative Project on Terrorism :: Writings

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

Hatem Bazian Is The Jewish Voice For Peace

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

]]>On May 11, 2023, Hatem Bazian, founder of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), tweeted a retort to CNN anchor Jake Tapper, whining that Tapper's "report on Rashida Tlaib's Nakba 75 event was racist and anti-Palestinian." Bazian must have thought he

SJP's Hunger Strike Tactics

(Steven Emerson) — Wed, 3 Dec 2025 00:00:00 EST

]]>In the two years since October 7, the anti-Israel campus group known as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) has dwindled from a force to a farce. From occupying buildings, disrupting classes, and setting up encampments, it now resorts to hunger

The Rise and Fall of the Misconceptions From the River and the Sea

(Steven Emerson) — Mon, 1 Dec 2025 00:00:00 EST

]]>The Prosperity Illusion For decades, Israeli—and Western policymakers as well—clung to the belief that improving Palestinian economic conditions would restrain terrorism. The logic was simple: prosperity would temper radicalism. This belief led Israel to

How Dry Iran?

(Steven Emerson) — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST

]]>"Water water, every where, Nor any drop to drink," from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner, is a suitable motto for the Islamic Republic of Iran. With the Persian Gulf in the Southwest, the Sea of Oman in the South, and the Caspian Sea

Mamdani Unvarnished: Watch as he attacks politicians who attend the Israel Day Parade in NY

(Steven Emerson) — Sun, 2 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST

Before Zohran Mamdani began wearing a white shirt and tie in his campaign for NYC mayor, he routinely appeared at some of the most antisemitic and anti-American demonstrations held on New York streets. We have unearthed videos of several of those events

Mamdani Unvarnished: Watch What He Said About Israel Before He Ran For Mayor

(Steven Emerson) — Sun, 2 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST

On May 11, 2021, Zohran Mamdani participated in a virulently antisemitic 2-hour anti-Israel demonstration in NYC. Besides Mamdani, the rally featured some of the most notorious anti-Israel activists in the United States. Mamdani himself called for the