Steven Emerson

Steven Emerson
Steven Emerson is considered one of the leading authorities on Islamic extremist networks, financing and operations. He serves as the Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, a non-profit organization that serves one of the world's largest storehouses of archival data and intelligence on Islamic and Middle Eastern terrorist groups. Emerson and his staff frequently provide briefings to U.S. government and law enforcement agencies, members of Congress and congressional committees, and print and electronic media on terrorist financing and operational networks of Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and the rest of the worldwide Islamic militant spectrum. Since 9-11, Emerson has been interviewed frequently on all the major television networks and in the national and international print media. The website of the Investigative Project on Terrorism, which was started in September 2007, is now considered one of the top counter-terrorism websites in the world and can be accessed at www.investigativeproject.org. Emerson launched The Investigative Project on Terrorism in 1995, following the November 1994 broadcast of his documentary film, "Jihad in America," on public television. The film exposed clandestine operations of militant Islamic terrorist groups on American soil. For the film, Emerson received numerous awards including the George Polk Award for best television documentary, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism. He also received the top prize from the Investigative Reporters and Editors Organization (IRE) for best investigative report in both print and television for the documentary. The award from IRE was the fourth he had received from that group. The documentary, which was featured on 60 Minutes, has become standard viewing for federal law enforcement and intelligence organizations. Emerson is recognized as one of the first terrorism experts to have testified and warned about the threat of Islamic militant networks operating in the United States and their connections worldwide. In a pioneering congressional testimony delivered in 1998, he specifically warned about the threat of Osama Bin Laden's network. Nearly every one of the terrorist suspects and groups first identified in his 1994 film have been indicted, convicted, or deported since 9-11. Emerson is the author or co-author of six books on terrorism and national security, including: "Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the U.S." (Prometheus, 2006) "American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us" (The Free Press, 2002) "Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West" (Villard Books /Random House, 1991) "The Fall of Pan Am 103: Inside the Lockerbie Investigation" (Putnam's Sons, 1990) "Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era" (Putnam's Sons, 1988) "The American House of Saud: The Secret Petrodollar Connection" (Franklin Watts, 1985) Prior to starting the Investigative Project on Terrorism, Emerson worked as a correspondent for CNN and previously as a senior editor at US News and World Report. His first job in Washington DC in 1977 was as a staff researcher for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has a BA and MA from Brown University and once ran a marathon in 2 hours, 59 minutes, a feat he was never able to repeat again.

ARTICLES BY: Steven Emerson

November 11, 2014 11:27 am

Rasmieh Odeh Guilty of Naturalization Fraud

Rasmieh Odeh, a Palestinian woman convicted of killing two college students in a 1969 Jerusalem grocery store bombing, faces possible prison time and eventual deportation...

November 9, 2014 1:54 pm

Prosecutor: Odeh’s ‘Amazing Series of Coincidences’ Indicate Guilt

DETROIT - Jury deliberations will begin Monday in the naturalization fraud case against Chicago Palestinian activist Rasmieh Odeh, who failed to disclose her convictions in three...

November 7, 2014 10:58 am

Prosecution Witness Contradicts Key Rasmieh Odeh Defense Argument

DETROIT - An emotional Rasmieh Odeh testified Thursday about her life as a Palestinian, admitting that she was in an Israeli prison after being convicted in...

November 6, 2014 8:00 am

Odeh Jury Hears Wildly Differing Theories

DETROIT - Rasmieh Odeh's fate may turn on a parsing of the word "ever." Odeh, 67, is on trial for one count of naturalization fraud. When she...

October 30, 2014 7:00 am

Ottawa Police Services Reach Out to Islamist Groups After Attack

Just after last week's terrorist attacks in Ottawa, the city's police chief Charles Bordeleau reached out to various Muslim leaders and organizations with questionable ties to...

October 28, 2014 7:17 am

Palestinian Terrorist Who Became U.S. Citizen Faces Setbacks in Court Case

Two orders issued Monday by a Federal judge in Detroit dealt harsh blows to the defense strategy expected from attorneys for Rasmieh Odeh, the subject of...

October 24, 2014 6:43 am

Hamas, Fatah Officials Praise Terrorist Who Killed Israeli Baby

Palestinians across the political spectrum are praising Wednesday's terrorist attack in Jerusalem, which resulted in the death of a three-month-old Israeli baby. A car driven by a...

October 23, 2014 7:17 am

Death and Terror in Ottawa in Beyond: Radical Islam on the March

Two people - a reserve soldier from Hamilton, Ontario, and his apparent murderer - were killed Wednesday morning in an attack that began at Canada's National War...

October 22, 2014 1:13 pm

An Open Letter to Haaretz on America and a Missing Israeli Soldier

To the Editor of Haaretz, You published an attack on me and my reporting without providing a shred of evidence to back up your assertions. My...

October 20, 2014 6:59 am

How the U.S. Agreed and Then Refused to Help Find a Missing IDF Soldier

For the IDF, it was one of the bloodiest battles of the entire war with Hamas. On July 19 and 20, only days after Israel...

October 19, 2014 12:25 pm

John Kerry Says ISIS Recruits Motivated by Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israeli government officials are fuming over remarks made by Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday that connected the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict to waves of international recruits flocking...

October 13, 2014 12:32 am

Activists Try to Interfere in Trial of Palestinian Terrorist in U.S.

Supporters of Rasmieh Odeh, a Palestinian woman convicted in a deadly 1969 Jerusalem grocery store bombing, are angry that Federal prosecutors want to curb their...

October 12, 2014 1:24 pm

British Watchdog Freezes Galloway’s Hamas-Supporting Charity

Britain's Charity Commission announced Thursday that it froze bank accounts for Viva Palestina, an aid group that has delivered cash and supplies to Hamas officials in...

October 8, 2014 7:58 am

Hamas Envisions West Bank Takeover, Destruction of Israel

Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahar stated that the terrorist organization intends on establishing an Islamic state in all of Palestine, insinuating the destruction of Israel, according...