Dexter Van Zile
Dexter Van Zile is Managing Editor of the Middle East Forum’s Focus on Western Islamism. Previously, Van Zile worked at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis, where he played a major role in countering misinformation broadcast into Christian churches by Palestinian Christians and refuting anti-Semitic propaganda broadcast by white nationalists and their allies in the U.S. His articles have appeared in The Jerusalem Post, The Boston Globe, Jewish Political Studies Review, The Algemeiner, and The Jewish News Syndicate. He has authored numerous academic studies and book chapters about Christian anti-Zionism.
Boston Public Schools Employs Farrakhan Supporter Who Lost Job with District Attorney
September 2026:In a 2016 interview with NOI minister Don Muhammad, Allah spoke of working at a retail store owned by “a Jewish guy that’s got short arms and deep pockets.”
Read Article »Hating the U.S. and Israel Comes with Costs; Ask Caleb Gannon
January 2025:Caleb Gannon's attack on a pro-Israel activist is tied to the ideology of "settler colonialism," which demonizes Western democracies and legitimizes violence. This ideology, fueled by Hamas's October 7th attack, drove Gannon's actions and destabilizes civil society.
Read Article »Empathy for Hamas, Not its Victims, on Turtle Island
June 2024:Despite being rooted in empathy, this coddling fantasy is the height of racism. It denies Arabs and Muslims—who, these days, serve as stand-ins for blacks or native Latin Americans—of their agency and keeps it in the hands of Eurocentric Westerners.
Read Article »Hamas Supremacism in Boston
February 2024:I walked into the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) on Malcolm X Boulevard to attend a fundraising gala where three black Muslims—two radical imams and a Boston city councilor—were scheduled to appear. Frankly, I was more than a little bit nervous.
Read Article »The Pinch Point is Upon Us
May 2022:Things have gotten worse. That’s undeniable. The spirit of Haman has gotten stronger over the years and it’s a stain on the honor of the American republic and a threat to our future. We’re at a ‘We know not Joseph’ moment.
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