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NSJP 'Position Paper' Is A Declaration of War Against Higher Education

(Frank Wolf and Steven Emerson) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) believes that higher education is under attack from the right, but the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) demonstrated once again that the most dire threats to academia come from the

Greece Thwarts Hamas Terrorist Cell Bent on Israeli Targets

(Frank Wolf and Steven Emerson) — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>The Islamist terror group Hamas has been regrouping by relocating its operations to Europe and activating sleeper cells. On Jun. 6, Greek authorities arrested a Hamas terrorist operative in Agios Nikolaos, a famous tourist resort on the island of Crete.

The Defense Witness Who Lied

(Frank Wolf and Steven Emerson) — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 00:00:00 EST

On a July afternoon in 1995, in a federal courtroom in lower Manhattan, a 26-year-old medical student took the stand for the defense in the largest terrorism trial in American history. He greeted the defendant, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman — the Egyptian

Academia's Iran Lobby

(Frank Wolf and Steven Emerson) — Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 EST

]]>In 2021, after the Biden Department of Justice indicted Boston University professor Kaveh Afrasiabi for acting as an unregistered agent of the Iranian government, alleging that he was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars "to create and disseminate

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

(Frank Wolf and 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

(Frank Wolf and 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

(Frank Wolf and 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

(Frank Wolf and 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?

(Frank Wolf and 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

(Frank Wolf and 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

(Frank Wolf and 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?

(Frank Wolf and 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

(Frank Wolf and 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

(Frank Wolf and 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

(Frank Wolf and 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