Gatestone Institute

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The Gatestone Institute publishes articles by a number of prominent right wing, neoconservative, Zionist and counter-jihad individuals and organisations and promotes them at exclusive speaking events, often in New York City.

Activities

The Gatestone Institute describes itself as a think tank ‘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’. [1]

Its website also states that it ‘will be publishing books’ and currently 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’.

Themes include ‘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’. [1]

Among the writers whose work the Gatestone Institute has published are Fjordman, a far-right blogger ‘idolised’ by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik,[2] Bat Ye’or whose ‘Eurabia’ conspiracy theory is advocated by Fjordman, Daniel Pipes, Robert Spencer and Dutch politician Geert Wilders.

Events

Events are organised by the ‘Gatestone Institute Briefing Council’ are ‘by invitation only’ and exclusively for members. According to its website, Gatestone Institute events ‘often take place at The Four Seasons Restaurant, The '21' Club, The Knickerbocker Club, The River Club and select private residences in New York City’.

It also states that a minimum donation of $10,000 is ‘required for participation’.[3] Previous speakers have included Daniel Pipes, Henry Kissinger, John Bolton, Frank Luntz, Bruce Bawer, Alan Dershowitz, Geert Wilders, Douglas Murray and M. Zuhdi Jasser.[3]

History

The Gatestone Institute has been publishing articles on its website since October 2008.[4] It has been hosting events since June 2010.[3]

Funding

The Gatestone Institute states that it is funded by ‘private donors and foundations’ but does not appear to publish any further details on its website. [1]

In its 2013 tax filing Gatestone declared a total of US $1,387, 104 in income.[5]

People

Directors

Nina Rosenwald - director/ president | Georgette Gelbard - director | Grayson Levy - director | Erik Telford - director | Naomi Perlman - secretary/PR manager| Joel Zbar [6]

Board of governors

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

Gatestone Europe

Amir Taheri - Chairman | Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

Distinguished scholars and senior advisors

Soeren Kern | Guy Milliere | Harold Rhode | Khaled Abu Toameh | Samuel Westrop

Columnists

Writers listed as columnists include:

Irfan Al-Alawi Sami Alrabaa Benny Avni Shmuel Bar
Zeyno Baran Bruce Bawer Anne Bayefsky Elias Bejjani
Paul Belien Anat Berko Claire Berlinski Sushantha Kumar Bhattacharya
John R. Bolton Andrew Bostom Joseph Bottum Shoshana Bryen
Stephen Bryen Yigal Carmon Aidan Clay Marc Cogen
Alexandra Colen Valentina Colombo Irwin Cotler Nonie Darwish
Simon Deng Alan M. Dershowitz Dan Diker Arieh Eldad
Steve Emerson Manda Zand Ervin Douglas Feith Oleksandr Feldman
Fjordman Lawrence Anthony Franklin Ronnie Fraser Farid Ghadry
Dore Gold Brooke Goldstein Daniel Greenfield Lars Hedegaard
Tarek Heggy Gunnar Heinsohn Eli E. Hertz David Horowitz
Peter Huessy Raymond Ibrahim Youssef Ibrahim Amil Imani
Jeffrey Imm M. Zuhdi Jasser Avi Jorisch Lee Kaplan
Philippe Karsenty Efraim Karsh Joe Kaufman Mordechai Kedar
Soeren Kern David Keyes Mehdi Khalaji M. A. Khan
Martin Kramer Rita Kramer Bernard Lewis Herbert I. London
Denis MacEoin Shiraz Maher Itamar Marcus Evelyn Markus
Ryan Mauro Andrew McCarthy Betsy McCaughey Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens
Alan Mendoza Morten Messerschmidt Aaron Eitan Meyer Guy Milliere
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet Douglas Murray Taslima Nasreen Fiamma Nirenstein
Daniel Pipes Center for Islamic Pluralism Justin Polin Noah Pollak
Nidra Poller Raheel Raza Kamal Richa Asaf Romirowsky
Steven J. Rosen Barry Rubin Michael Rubin Jonathan Schanzer
Steve Schippert Stephen Schwartz Roger Scruton Natan Sharansky
Nina Shea Mark Silverberg Henry Jackson Society Robert Spencer
Gerald M. Steinberg Cinnamon Stillwell Amir Taheri Tiberge
Khaled Abu Toameh Michael J. Totten Diana West Sam Westrop
Geert Wilders Moshe Ya'alon Bat Ye'or Ben-Dror Yemini


Contact

Website: www.gatestoneinstitute.org
Email: info@gatestoneinstitute.org

Resources

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 About, Gatestone Institute, accessed 6 February 2013
  2. Jerome Taylor, Unmasked: the far right blogger idolised by Breivik, The Independent, 6 August 2011
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Events for Members, Gatestone Institute, accessed 6 February 2012
  4. Archives, Gatestone Institute, accessed 6 February 2013
  5. Gatestone Institute 2013 Tax return, accessed 27 February 2015
  6. Gatestone Institute 2013 Tax return, accessed 27 February 2015

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