Jonathan Schanzer

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

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1Oct 9, '23I repeat: Hakan Fidan was the intelligence chief who presided over the establishment of a Hamas headquarters in Turkey that included an active terrorist commander directing attacks46.3×818k2.2k870110
2Jun 8, '24I keep coming back to one detail from the news this morning. Hamas fired at the hostages as they were being rescued.44×778k14k2.6k324
3Jul 27, '24I can't overstate this: The Middle East is now potentially hours away from the most devastating war in its bloody history. A Israel-Hezbollah war would likely yield a shocking numb43.4×767k9.8k1.9k418
4Oct 20, '23Now that the Ashli hospital flap is over, the media must prepare for a story that will be difficult to navigate. The Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City is also the command center for H43.3×766k1.8k637198
5Apr 14, '24Talking to European friends in various government positions, there has been an overnight shift in views on the Middle East. After recoiling from the images out of Gaza for weeks (e36.5×645k5.6k1.3k223
6May 5, '24🧵Campus protest thread here. I’ve received lots of calls & emails in recent days related to this testimony from 2016. I testified again last year on the same topic Both about 34.1×603k1.3k591609
7Feb 17, '24Qatar's PM finally comes out with it. He calls for an immediate ceasefire, regardless of whether the hostages are released. There you have it, folks. Qatar never cared about releas28.7×508k2.2k52452
8Nov 5, '25Yeah, except Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Armenia, and Syria.27.3×483k9.7k1.2k361
9Aug 27, '24Southern Gaza is where the IDF and Shin Bet recovered a hostage alive today. Southern Gaza is where the Biden Administration repeatedly told Israel not to operate. Southern Gaza is25.1×443k3.6k72792
10Oct 3, '24Now debunked by US officials. Embarrassing that this was posted without casting a shred of doubt.24.9×440k6.6k925159
11Nov 23, '23Iran and Thailand have a direct hostage channel. This is quite telling. Iran is so clearly the sponsor of Hamas that Thailand went right to the source of power.23.8×421k1.4k37040
12Mar 15, '24IDF confirms: Hamas #2 military commander Marwan Issa has been killed.22×389k1.7k26324
13Dec 15, '24“We did it, my brother. We got Al-Qaeda installed as the new rulers of Syria.”21.7×383k1.8k30378
14Sep 9, '25Reminder: Half of London is owned by Qatar21.6×381k11k1.5k167
15Jan 30, '25Qatar’s Major Non-NATO ally status truly must be revoked. This is ridiculous.20×353k3k65358
16Nov 21, '2353 hostages to be released. 40 kids and 13 mothers. This appears final. Deal imminent.18.9×334k1.9k49953
17Jun 30, '24A few hours ago, an El Al flight had to make an emergency landing in Antalya, Turkey. Reports from Israeli channel 12 now conveying that Turkish authorities are not allowing the pl18.7×331k1.9k653107
18Aug 5, '25Hands down the most 2025 headline I have seen in 2025.17.8×315k13k2.2k466
19Oct 8, '25Qatar reportedly firing the top echelon of Al-Jazeera execs. Waiting for official confirmation17.5×309k2k247128
20Nov 19, '23Israeli strike on tunnels in Northern Gaza (Beit Hanoun). Watch how the explosion extends in multiple directions.17×301k1.1k370140
21Nov 5, '23Hamas now firing rockets out of southern Gaza, which is where Israel has tried to facilitate a humanitarian effort. Hamas is, once again, using the civilian population as a tool in16.2×287k3k95959
22May 13, '24Turkey now treating 1,000 wounded Hamas terrorists in country. Question: how are they getting there?15.8×279k1.8k47899
23Oct 17, '24*IF* Sinwar is dead, here's what needs to happen: When Qatar-based Hamas leader Khaled Meshal very likely takes over the organization, the US needs to put massive pressure on Doha.15.3×270k5.6k721152
24Apr 12, '24Break off these terrible alliances15.2×269k1.3k22059
25Oct 3, '24Hezbollah has launched more than 240 rockets at Israel today on Rosh Hashana. I’m old enough to remember when the international community put immense pressure on Israel to not adva15.1×267k5.6k1.1k121
26Mar 28, '24Tough to grasp why people are losing faith in mainstream media.14.9×263k1.8k33853
27Nov 2, '25I’m old enough to remember when people called Gaza an open air prison before the war. I’m also old enough to remember that Hamas launched the war.14.1×250k6.7k639184
28Sep 28, '24Watching the Israelis systematically take out Hezbollah’s top leaders in short order with apparent relative ease makes me wonder: why didn’t they do this sooner?14.1×250k4.9k26796
29Apr 14, '24British planes from Cyprus knocked a bunch of Iranian drones out of the sky tonight. US systems nailed a bunch. Jordanian systems did, too. And of course Israel. Not a bad night fo13.9×246k3.3k50453
30Oct 19, '23Qatar has failed to secure the release of the hostages. In other words, the reason that it cites for sustaining a Hamas headquarters — leverage over the group— was a lie. The same 12.8×225k1.9k50221
31Dec 2, '23It’s rare that a social media post captures the desperation of a corrupt organization that knows it cannot exist much longer. Here is one such post:12.5×222k3.8k68362
32Feb 23, '24Qatar now arguing against Israel at the ICJ. At the same time, it pretends to play a neutral role in Paris — with the lives of the Israeli hostages in the balance. Remember: Qatar 12.5×221k1.2k36832
33Sep 29, '24Reports tonight out of Lebanon tonight that Israel targeted Osama Hamdan, one of the few remaining identifiable Hamas leaders in Lebanon. This is just remarkable to watch. Nearly e12.2×215k3.2k43186
34Dec 7, '23More than 150 Hamas fighters surrendered today12×212k1.6k15716
35Sep 9, '24Khaled Meshal just called upon Hamas to resume suicide bombings against Israel. Khaled Meshal lives in Qatar. Qatar is a purported US ally. It's time for Qatar to extradite Meshal.11.8×208k2.8k75356
36Oct 24, '24Some of Hamas’s top surviving leaders live in Qatar. Qatar must put those Hamas leaders under house arrest. Qatar must force them to surrender on Al-Jazeera. Qatar must force them 11.2×198k2.1k54845
37Feb 5, '25Yahya Sinwar must be turning in his grave. The war he launched: 1. Left Gaza in rubble 2. Destroyed Hamas 3. Hammered Hezbollah 4. Toppled Assad 5. Left Iran without air defenses 610.9×192k4.8k523185
38Jun 22, '25From an impeccable Israeli contact: The strike appears to have ended the Iranian nuclear program. Confirmation to come in the next 24 hours. The last step is to remove the nuclear 10.6×187k2.5k391135
39Dec 10, '24Surprise!9.9×175k1.5k30359
40Jun 19, '25This is a strange tweet, given that it is now an established fact that Hamas operates command centers under Palestinian hospitals in Gaza.9.8×173k2.6k29844
41Jun 15, '25Beware of media outlets that try to tell you how to think.9.6×170k4.9k610109
42May 24, '24To bring everyone up to speed: On the same morning that IDF reports finding 3 dead hostages under an UNRWA facility, and amidst continued reports of Hamas-UNRWA cooperation, the IC9.3×165k2.5k845117
43May 24, '24Nawaf Salam, ICJ judge, is citing UNRWA reports as evidence right now. You can’t make this up.9.2×162k1.3k24025
44May 9, '24If you told me after 10/7 that American students would be protesting on behalf of the killers & rapists, I wouldn’t have believed you. If you told me that Biden would withhold 9.1×161k3.1k56280
45May 2, '24Gaza Health Ministry Cannot Provide Names for More Than 10,000 It Says Have Died. @fdd’s ⁦@adesnik⁩ is not having any of Hamas’s math.8.9×157k1.5k480162
46Aug 13, '22Out of curiosity, I just glimpsed the timelines of Amnesty, HRW & ACLU to see their response to the attack on Salman Rushdie. As it turns out, they didn’t respond at all. Not o8.8×012k2.8k140
47Nov 18, '24To recap: Turkey facilitated the rise of ISIS Turkey helped Iran evade sanctions Turkey supports Sunni jihadis, including Al-Qaeda, in Syria. Turkey now hosts the Hamas HQ Turkey b8.6×153k2.3k69699
48Jul 3, '2510 hostages over 5 different handovers? I can’t believe we’re still playing Hamas’ game. Squeeze the hell out of Qatar & Turkey, Hamas’s top patrons, and get them all out —all 8.5×151k2.8k56043
49Mar 11, '24Reminder what red hands mean historically in this conflict. The photo on the right is from Ramallah in 2000. Aziz Salha proudly waved his bloody hands from the window as an Israeli8.4×149k1.8k53959
50Aug 2, '24Israel is getting attacked on 7 fronts by the world’s top state sponsor of terror. Biden doesn’t get it: The more he pressures Israel, the more Iran steps up its aggression. The mo7.7×136k1.7k34442
51Apr 14, '24A reminder, kids. When someone does something nice, say “thank you.”7.3×130k3.1k19223
52Dec 8, '24I know Trump has said he wants the US to stay out. But this WH and those set to join the next admin should be warning Turkey and Qatar to keep their henchmen away from Israel’s bor7.2×127k2k34571
53Apr 26, '24Convicted Palestinian Islamic Jihad financier:7.0×124k1.9k40847
54Jun 14, '25Israelis bracing for as many as 2000 ballistic missiles from Iran tonight. If the regime uses them all, they’ll have nothing left. If they don’t, Israel will destroy them. Use or l7.0×124k2.4k375133
55Nov 4, '20إن الله مع الصابرين6.9×04.8k989239
56Feb 11, '24I clearly struck a nerve yesterday. So let me repeat: Qatar helped create this crisis by funding Hamas, and giving the group a HQ in Doha. Qatar could force the Hamas to surrender 6.8×120k3k61453
57Feb 10, '24I’ll say this again: Qatar helped create this mess by funding & harboring Hamas. Qatar could wield its leverage with Hamas to force the group to surrender & release the rem6.4×114k2.3k50936
58Jul 31, '24Hamas without Ismail Hanieyah and without Mohammed Deif is not the Hamas that existed before 10/7.6.4×113k2.2k23633
59Sep 1, '24Americans will wake up today & learn that Hamas murdered another 6 Israeli hostages, including one American-Israeli whose story was highlighted at the DNC. Some thoughts to fol6.4×112k1.8k26484
60Sep 20, '24So, this just happened.6.3×112k10k1.6k74
61Dec 3, '23IDF says it has found 800 Hamas tunnels in Gaza so far. 500 destroyed. Crazy how much time, effort and money went into this war infrastructure. Equally crazy to ponder: how much of6.3×112k3.5k69737
62Oct 12, '19Spin it however you want, but you’ll eventually arrive here: POTUS gave the green light for this war.6.3×08.7k2.3k19
63May 15, '21Channel 13 reporting that IDF has given a green light to targeting *all* Hamas operatives at *all* levels, both inside Gaza and out. Obviously implications for Iran, Turkey, Qatar,6.1×01.5k1.4k93
64Apr 14, '24Saudi official says the quiet part out loud: Iran engineered war in Gaza to ruin normalization with Israel5.6×98k1.2k42259
65Dec 9, '23Hakan Fidan, the former Turkish Intell chief who built a Hamas HQ in Turkey, attended ⁦@SecBlinken⁩’s meeting on Gaza’s future. What the actual f*ck is going on at ⁦@StateDept⁩? Th5.5×97k1.3k46065
66Jan 31, '25State sponsor of terror5.4×96k2.3k39543
67Oct 14, '25Hamas: 1. Not disarming 2. Slaughtering its opponents 3. Not returning bodies Trump needs to come down like a ton of bricks on our “friends” in Doha and Ankara. Qatar & Turkey 5.4×96k3.3k79796
68Sep 22, '24Turkey should never acquired the S400. Turkey should never have been in the F35 program. Turkey should not be in NATO. The US needs to get out of Incirlik.5.3×94k1.6k28863
69Nov 19, '23Just waiting for all the retractions and apologies from all those who denied Shifa's role in Hamas military infrastructure.5.2×92k1.7k32515
70Mar 22, '25Turkey’s foreign minister meeting with Hamas. Explain to me why we want to allow Turkey back into the F-35 program5.2×92k2k45652
71Feb 24, '24If only there was a multilateral legal body out there that investigated calls for genocide.5.1×90k1.5k41755
72Feb 16, '24Crazy stuff out of Rafah: A Gazan boy was shot dead by Hamas after he tried to access humanitarian goods. A riot broke out. Hamas then opened fire to contain the rioters.5.0×88k1.4k647110
73Nov 7, '23Qatar-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is now in Turkey after traveling to Iran. Reminder: Iran, Qatar and Turkey are the 3 primary jurisdictions of Hamas terror operations around4.8×85k1.1k41826
74Feb 5, '25The entire Arab world will go apoplectic over Trump's proposed takeover of Gaza. And it's not hard to understand why. But here's the thing: Trump doesn't need to do anything after 4.8×85k1.5k21869
75Jun 24, '25As part of his capitulation to Israel and America, Ali Khamenei should be forced to call upon Hamas to release every last hostage, dead and alive.4.7×84k2.5k34629
76Jun 22, '25October 7, 2023 was the day the Iranian regime believed Israel would begin to collapse. June 21, 2025 was the day the regime finally understood that it had made a terrible mistake.4.7×82k2.1k29252
77Dec 30, '24Jimmy Carter used to give annual town hall lectures at Emory. I felt the need to attend them as a student. But as I began to understand the depths of his toxic anti-Israel post-pre4.5×79k2.3k32362
78Apr 30, '18The Mossad just stole 100k documents from Iran and the Israeli prime minister provided proof of Iranian nuclear mendacity. Let’s go to our analysts for reaction:4.3×04.8k1.8k7
79Nov 21, '23If Qatar somehow manages to deliver on some of the hostages, it should get no credit. This tiny dirt patch of a country has funded and sheltered Hamas for more than a decade. Qatar4.2×74k1.5k30818
80Apr 21, '24Columbia needs to start kicking kids out of school and checking IDs to keep agitators off campus. What am I missing here?3.9×69k2k16912
81Apr 30, '18Israel stole the physical files right out of Iran and now exposing them. Boldest damn intell operation I’ve ever seen.3.4×03.9k1.4k5
82Oct 28, '25The United Nations stopped delivering aid to millions of Yemenis nine months ago. No one seems to care.3.2×57k1.4k51793
83Oct 26, '24One thing I want to stress about last night’s operation was the sheer complexity. 1/3 or maybe even 1/2 of the Israeli Air Force was in the sky last night, striking enemy targets 13.0×52k1.7k23838
84Mar 22, '25As someone who has studied Hamas since the 1990s, I tend to disagree.2.9×50k1.2k19162
85Feb 20, '24Qatar says it got permission from Hamas to send medications to the hostages. The last batch of medicine was found in the trash by Israeli soldiers. This is all Qatari theater. Qata2.5×44k2k42825
86May 9, '24Never mind that Biden just threw Hamas a lifeline. He just demonstrated to every country in the Middle East and beyond that an alliance with America is worth little to nothing duri2.4×42k1.4k29633
87Jan 8, '17Vehicular terrorist attacks in Berlin, Nice, Jerusalem. Two received global coverage. One won't. Two prompted worldwide outrage. One won't.2.1×01.7k1.3k0
88May 3, '25Finally. Netanyahu calls upon Qatar to stop playing both sides in hostage talks. I’d love to see the same from the US side now.2.1×37k1.3k19222
89Feb 8, '19Glad we clarified that after hearing this slogan for 40 straight years and 7 different presidents.2.0×02.7k7978
90Jan 10, '20Soleimani was designated by the US as a terrorist. Bush and Obama administrations. Actual policy. Bipartisan policy. Meeting legal threshold.1.8×02.8k52929
91Aug 3, '16Question for @statedeptspox: What is the punishment when Americans send cash -- to evade our banking laws -- to a state sponsor of terror?1.7×01.4k1.1k0
93Jun 12, '18My head just exploded1.6×02.5k4303
94Aug 27, '21The narrative that ISIS is hardcore while the Taliban is pragmatic is flat out bonkers, reflecting a total lack of understanding of the landscape. Both organizations are jihadist. 1.3×01.8k47316
95Apr 24, '21The irony of recognizing a century-old genocide while negotiating with and legitimizing a regime that today aspires to genocide should not be lost on anyone.1.3×01.9k43016
96Oct 27, '18If you’re blaming one person, one party, one movement for anti-Semitism, you really don’t understand the problem.1.3×01.8k4770
97Dec 18, '17Had the craziest dream last night that a president of the United States gave a glide path to a terrorist group in pursuit of a nuclear deal that gave a state sponsor of terror $1501.1×01.2k5140
98Dec 9, '17Says octogenarian autocrat now 12 years into a four year term who bankrolls convicted terrorists and has rejected at least two legitimate offers to make peace:1.0×01.1k4950
99Feb 27, '20BDS this1.0×01.2k41514
100Feb 7, '18And the award for the absolute worst name for a Florida retirement community goes to....0.8×01.1k2670
101Oct 16Iran invented fake Western journalists using AI and planted their articles in real outlets. @JBreach joins me on today’s @FDD Morning Brief to break down how Tehran’s propaganda ma0.1×1.2k1571

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