Dear Reader: I thank the donors who funded the Middle East Forum in 2017 and I invite those of you who have not yet done so to send a tax-deductible contribution before year’s end. You might be interested in learning what our opponents say about us. As I like to say, there is no compliment as sincere as a back-handed one. Israel Victory Project Context: We steer U.S. policy toward backing an Israel victory over the Palestinians as a means to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. Quote: “Stay as far away from such savage and dangerous ideas as possible.” – J Street, April 19, 2017. Quote: “What Pipes publishes can cause something more dangerous than hurricanes.” – Al-Ba’ath, Syrian regime newspaper, August 16, 2017. Quote: “Trump's acknowledgement of ‘reality’ [recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital] seems to accept the extremist views of Daniel Pipes and others that Israel has prevailed, that this is the time … for the Palestinians to acknowledge defeat.” – Former UN official Richard Falk, December 16, 2017. Extreme Vetting of Muslim Immigrants Context: We produced a detailed plan to identify and weed-out Islamists, as opposed to moderate Muslims. Quote: “It’s clear where Trump’s anti-Muslim policies come from.” – Al Jazeera, May 3, 2017. Defunding Islamist Groups Context: We work to deny Islamist groups from receiving funds from corporate, community and private foundations. Quote: “We find MEF’s behavior dangerous to our democracy and inconsistent with U.S. values.” – The Silicon Valley Community Foundation, August 3, 2017. Chilling Relations with Turkey Context: We work to isolate and delegitimize the Erdoğan regime, remove Turkey from NATO, and counter Turkish Islamism in the U.S. Quote: “Daniel Pipes … this notorious anti-Turkish person.” – Ahmet Berat Çonkar, head of the Turkish Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly, September 9, 2017. Quote: Daniel Pipes is an “extremist,” “marginal,” “pathetic,” and “biased.” – Süleyman Gökçe, Turkish “diplomat,” June 29, 2017. Quote: “If you say that [supporting the failed July 15th coup and Erdoğan rival Fethullah Gülen], I would rather advise you not to go there [Turkey].” – Kemal Ökem, Turkey’s ambassador to Israel, speaking to me on February 21, 2017.
I hope you will support our efforts which attract such condemnation from those not-so-interested in promoting American interests. We can provide 2017 tax credit for credit card donations received by noon EST on Dec. 31; or for checks dated Dec. 31. Yours sincerely, Daniel Pipes President
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