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Cliff Smith

Cliff Smith is director of the Middle East Forum’s Washington Project. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook.

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Middle East Forum

Cliff SmithOctober 28, 2020

Saudi Arabia: A scapegoat for human-rights abusers

Bad actors, particularly China, whose misdeeds have been magnified due to the coronavirus pandemic, and others in the anti-Western axis needed a whipping boy.

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Middle East Forum

Cliff SmithSeptember 27, 2020

Washington celebrates Abraham Accords, but must prepare for challenges

The trend towards peace between Arab states and Israel is the most promising in the region in a long time.

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Middle East Forum

Cliff SmithJune 11, 2020

The black box: How Arizona’s response to a congressional letter is proof of the problem

Universities are so used to simply spending federal dollars on whatever they want, they feel no need to pay attention to how they do it.

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Middle East Forum

Cliff SmithMay 19, 2020

Omar’s Indian nemesis highlights the congresswoman’s radical supporters

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) may have a lot to hide, according to a reporter she continues to verbally attack.

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Middle East Forum

Cliff SmithMarch 2, 2020

Obama’s UN team sought to overturn terror designation of bin Laden charity

Now, the Islamic Relief Agency seems to have shut down.

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