Jonathan Schanzer

Executive Director @FDD. Former @USTreasury terror finance analyst. Coiner of Schanzerisms. Author of 4 books on the Middle East. Host of FDD Morning Brief.

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Qatar plays both arsonist and the firefighter when it comes to the MidEast. @EFischberger joins me on today’s @FDD Morning Brief to break down how this frenemy gets away with bankrolling terror while brokering peace. https://t.co/1ibvBWiSep

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Published 5 years ago today. Don’t say I didn’t warn you….

[FDD @FDD]

Qatar hosts a U.S. military base, funds Hamas, and bankrolls the Muslim Brotherhood — all at the same time. On today’s FDD Morning Brief, @JSchanzer sits down with @EFischberger to break down Doha’s duplicitous game. https://t.co/lhLdGJwpKH

[Eric Trager @ETrager18]

The woman in the photo below is my mother. She was loved, full of life, and had a lot to live for.

[FDD @FDD]

The riots in France are not random.

FDD Senior Envoy for Europe @srodan tells @JSchanzer that far-left groups, Muslim Brotherhood-linked organizations, and organized agitators are behind coordinated attacks on French institutions. She calls it an insurrectionist effort to bring the republic down.

🎧 Learn more on the latest episode of the FDD Morning Brief: https://t.co/rE4lXBFADo

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

A great last night at @92ndStreetY on stage with @DrMichaelOren & Bret Stephens. This was a @SapirJournal debate on the question of whether US aid to Israel was still a good thing. Fascinating discussion. Video forthcoming.

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

A+ trolling

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

Iran warns citizens against travel to France, Belgium and Italy amid violent unrest

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

FDD and Brandeis Center teamed up for this: https://t.co/u5Cs1cs4jY

[FDD @FDD]

France is burning. On today’s FDD Morning Brief, @JSchanzer sits down with @srodan to break down what’s behind the unrest — and what it means for the country. https://t.co/9IwiAFC8Oi

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

France is under fire. @srodan joins me on today’s @FDD Morning Brief to break down who is behind it and why. https://t.co/vbz7YGb6qd

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Good. Shouldn't have taken this long. Shouldn't have happened in the first place.
https://t.co/dRgOXpLR6y

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Lavrov in Tehran for his first visit since the outbreak of the Middle East war

https://t.co/QqPvW8EJ2Y

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Curious to learn how many Qatar owned properties have been impacted by the senseless violence and destruction in Paris

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

A+ trolling

[Israel War Room @IsraelWarRoom]

We call on France to exercise restraint when dispersing the freedom fighters on the streets of Paris. These brave warriors for justice must receive immediate humanitarian aid, and their safety must be guaranteed in accordance with international law. Failure to comply will leave us no choice but to bring a case before the ICJ, in close cooperation with that renowned champion of human rights, Afghanistan.

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Israel’s domestic extremist problem is undeniable. They may be a tiny minority, but the damage they are doing — to Israel and others— is enormous.

https://t.co/BGsGGJF5Vi

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Ya salaam

[C14 News | EN @c14english]

🚨🇪🇬 Egypt joins the war: Egypt is preparing to deploy thousands of troops and heavy military equipment to Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis.

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

The Arab Spring began here. Watch this space….

[Arab News @arabnews]

Thousands of Tunisians join the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years, accusing him of undermining democracy and mishandling the economy in a growing challenge to his rule https://t.co/iMSxn1OuVZ

[Miad Maleki @miadmaleki]

Buried under yesterday's @USTreasury Iran sanctions is something not done before.

This is the first time khums (the one-fifth levy observant muslims pay on surplus income) is named as a channel the Islamic Republic exploits for sanctions evasion and terror finance.

The alert publish by FinCEN didn't hold back saying some collectors act "on behalf of prominent Iranian ayatollahs with ties to the regime or on behalf of the Supreme Leader himself." The U.S. government is asking banks to be on the look out for these flows and report them.

In 2024 two men in Texas pleaded guilty to collecting khums on Khamenei's behalf, carrying cash out in amounts under $10,000 to evade detection, and once used 25 pilgrims bound for Iraq to hand-deliver dollars to Iran.

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Lucy and the football

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

In exchange for recognition of Palestinian statehood, Mahmoud Abbas promised Emmanuel Macron that he would hold elections in 2026 at last. Sometimes leaders and nations want to be lied to.
https://t.co/pkVkqHoNTm

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

This is tantamount to a vote for continued Hezbollah domination of Lebanon

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Qatar’s PM and FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al Thani has demanded Israel’s withdrawal from all occupied areas in southern Lebanon, while condemning Israeli attacks on peacekeeping forces.

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