About Gatestone Institute

"Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write."
— John Adams

Gatestone Institute, a non-partisan, not-for-profit international policy council and think tank is dedicated to educating the public about what the mainstream media fails to report in promoting:

Institutions of Democracy and the Rule of Law;
Human Rights
A free and strong economy
A military capable of ensuring peace at home and in the free world
Energy independence
Ensuring the public stay informed of threats to our individual liberty, sovereignty and free speech.

Gatestone Institute conducts national and international conferences, briefings and events for its members and others, with world leaders, journalists and experts -- analyzing, strategizing, and keeping them informed on current issues, and where possible recommending solutions.

Gatestone Institute will be publishing books, and continues to publish an online daily report, www.gatestoneinstitute.org, that features topics such as military and diplomatic threats to the United States and our allies; events in the Middle East and their possible consequences, and the transparency and accountability of international organizations.

Gatestone Institute is funded by private donors and foundations. We are grateful for your support.

Nina Rosenwald, President
Board of Governors (in formation)

R. James Woolsey, Chairman
Georgette Gelbard
M. Zuhdi Jasser
Lawrence Kadish
Douglas Murray
Naomi Perlman
Ingeborg Rennert
Rebecca Sugar
Amir Taheri
Professor Elie Wiesel
Christine Williams

Distinguished Scholars

Board of Governors, Gatestone Europe

Chairman, Amir Taheri
Josef Joffe
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

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They Voted for a Moderate; Now What?

by Shoshana Bryen

The bad news is that Rouhani has little influence on the three major power centers in Iran. Rouhani, who knows for whom he works (and it is not the Iranian people), will try to use his negotiating skills to effect changes in American behavior toward Iran.

Prominent British Charity "Linked to Hamas"

by Samuel Westrop

The British charity, Human Appeal International, seems more than happy to use democratic means, such as the courts, to silence its critics.

National Defense vs. the Ideology of Jihad

by Clare M. Lopez

It is impossible to avoid the conclusion that the deliberate blinding of our homeland security defense capabilities, perpetrated by the Muslim Brotherhood in close cooperation with the witting, willing assistance of our own national security agency leadership , is propelling the U.S. towards catastrophe.

The Other Battlefront: The Propaganda War

by Samuel Westrop

Raw footage of the event establishes that the Al-Durah affair is a prime example of Palestinian organizations' manipulating the media with falsified footage and incorrect testimony.

The Palestinian Authority's Reign of Terror

by Khaled Abu Toameh

The Fatah thugs are regularly sent by the Palestinian Authority, which is funded by the West, to threaten and batter journalists, writers, university students and political opponents -- driving them into the open arms of Hamas and other extremist groups.