Sarah N. Stern Archives

Sarah N. Stern

Sarah N. Stern is the founder and president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET), a think tank that specializes in the Middle East. She is the author of Saudi Arabia and the Global Terrorist Network (2011).

The Ayalon Highway (Highway 20) from Tel Aviv to Ramat Gan, devoid of cars on Yom Kippur. Credit: Roy Boshi via Wikimedia Commons.

My prayer for Yom Kippur 5784

I hope that we, as a people, wake up and see the big picture, and understand that the evil intentions of our enemies are much more lethal to our existence than anything that can divide us.

Sarah N. Stern

September 22, 2023

College campus. Credit: An Nguyen/Shutterstock.

Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act matters

There is much more work needed to be done to ensure turning it into law and making sure that universities are following it.

Sarah N. Stern

September 7, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden relaunches the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Feb. 15, 2021. Source: Twitter.

We are enabling Iran’s crimes

Instead of supporting the brave Iranian dissidents, the White House is paying a $6 billion ransom to the regime that oppresses and kills them.

Sarah N. Stern

August 15, 2023

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Robert Malley. Source: Screenshot.

Questions about the Malley affair

Who was the Biden administration trying to protect?

Sarah N. Stern

July 12, 2023

The flags of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Credit: FreshStock/Shutterstock.

The Cold War returns to the Middle East

Saudi Arabia is playing its renewed ties with Iran, China and Russia against that of the United States.

Sarah N. Stern

June 13, 2023

Israeli singer Aviv Geffen performing at the Jerusalem Theater, June 3, 2012. Photo: Uri Lenz/FLASH90

Israel’s remarkable resilience

We can all learn from their stellar example.

Sarah N. Stern

May 17, 2023

Israel Border Police officers stand guard as Jews visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, April 9, 2023. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Why is this Ramadan different from all other Ramadans?

The Israeli populace has got to understand the existential threats they now face and that the issues that divide them are much weaker than those that unite them.

Sarah N. Stern

April 11, 2023

Israelis block a road and clash with police as they protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2023. Photo: Erik Marmor/Flash90.

A nation torn apart

The battle over judicial reforms threatens Israel itself.

Sarah N. Stern

March 15, 2023

Israeli and Palestinian officers hold a field-situation assessment in preparation for Israel's 2005 disengagement from Gaza, Aug. 16, 2005. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

Learning some painful Mideast history lessons

We have to ask ourselves: Is this experiment of “land for peace” working?

Sarah N. Stern

February 27, 2023

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