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==History==
==History==
The institute was founded in 2008 under the name "Hudson Institute New York" by [[Nina Rosenwald]], who serves as its president,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Gatestone.Institute/info |title=Gatestone Institute |publisher=Facebook |date=May 3, 2012 |accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref><ref name="NRbioGI">{{cite web|url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/biography/Nina+Rosenwald |title=Nina Rosenwald |publisher=Gatestone Institute |date= |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}</ref> Briefly in 2012 it was renamed Stonegate Institute,<ref>''On January 1, 2012, our name changed from "Hudson New York" to Stonegate Institute.'' {{Cite web|title=Stonegate Institute |url=http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120108183203/http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/ |archive-date=8 January 2012 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> before becoming Gatestone Institute in March 2012.<ref>''Note to our readers: Unfortunately we have had to change our name again, but last time: Lawyers... What can one do?'' {{Cite web|title=Gatestone Institute: International Policy Council |url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120323172447/http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ |archive-date=23 March 2012 |dead-url=yes}}</ref>
The institute was founded in 2008 under the name "Hudson Institute New York" by [[Nina Rosenwald]], who serves as its president,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Gatestone.Institute/info |title=Gatestone Institute |publisher=Facebook |date=May 3, 2012 |accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref><ref name="NRbioGI">{{cite web|url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/biography/Nina+Rosenwald |title=Nina Rosenwald |publisher=Gatestone Institute |date= |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}</ref> Briefly in 2012 it was renamed Stonegate Institute,<ref>''On January 1, 2012, our name changed from "Hudson New York" to Stonegate Institute.'' {{Cite web|title=Stonegate Institute |url=http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108183203/http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/ |archive-date=January 8, 2012 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref> before becoming Gatestone Institute in March 2012.<ref>''Note to our readers: Unfortunately we have had to change our name again, but last time: Lawyers... What can one do?'' {{Cite web|title=Gatestone Institute: International Policy Council |url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323172447/http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


The Gatestone Institute's personnel includes [[John R. Bolton]] (Chairman), former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/topics/john-bolton.htm|title=John Bolton|date=|publisher=Foxnews.com|accessdate=August 26, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803203341/http://www.foxnews.com/topics/john-bolton.htm|archivedate=August 3, 2013}}{{irrelevant citation|reason=Gatestone not mentioned|date=December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aei.org/scholar/john-r-bolton/|title=Scholars – John R. Bolton|date=|publisher=AEI|author=John R. Bolton|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}{{irrelevant citation|reason=Gatestone not mentioned|date=December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3858/john-r-bolton-gatestone-institute-chairman|title=Former UN Ambassador John R. Bolton Joins Gatestone Institute as Chairman|date=July 17, 2013|publisher=Gatestone Institute|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref>, [[Nina Rosenwald]] (President), Naomi H. Perlman (Vice President), [[Viscount Bearsted|The Viscountess Bearsted]], [[Caroline Cox, Baroness Cox|Baroness Caroline Cox]], [[Alan Dershowitz]], [[Daniel Finkelstein|The Lord Finkelstein OBE]], and [[Merryl Tisch]]. [[Amir Taheri]] is the Chairman of Gatestone Europe. The Board of Advisors include [[Zuhdi Jasser]], [[Richard Kemp]], [[Michael Mukasey]] and [[R. James Woolsey, Jr.]] The Gatestone Institute's website contains a list of "Distinguished Senior Fellows," which include [[Khaled Abu Toameh]], [[Gordon G. Chang]], [[Patrick Caddell]], [[Con Coughlin]], [[Charles Crawford (diplomat)|Charles Crawford]], [[Salim Mansur]], [[Douglas Murray (author)|Douglas Murray]], [[Raheel Raza]], and [[Harold Rhode]].<ref name="experts" />
The Gatestone Institute's personnel includes [[John R. Bolton]] (Chairman), former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/topics/john-bolton.htm|title=John Bolton|date=|publisher=Foxnews.com|accessdate=August 26, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803203341/http://www.foxnews.com/topics/john-bolton.htm|archivedate=August 3, 2013}}{{irrelevant citation|reason=Gatestone not mentioned|date=December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aei.org/scholar/john-r-bolton/|title=Scholars – John R. Bolton|date=|publisher=AEI|author=John R. Bolton|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}{{irrelevant citation|reason=Gatestone not mentioned|date=December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3858/john-r-bolton-gatestone-institute-chairman|title=Former UN Ambassador John R. Bolton Joins Gatestone Institute as Chairman|date=July 17, 2013|publisher=Gatestone Institute|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref>, [[Nina Rosenwald]] (President), Naomi H. Perlman (Vice President), [[Viscount Bearsted|The Viscountess Bearsted]], [[Caroline Cox, Baroness Cox|Baroness Caroline Cox]], [[Alan Dershowitz]], [[Daniel Finkelstein|The Lord Finkelstein OBE]], and [[Merryl Tisch]]. [[Amir Taheri]] is the Chairman of Gatestone Europe. The Board of Advisors include [[Zuhdi Jasser]], [[Richard Kemp]], [[Michael Mukasey]] and [[R. James Woolsey, Jr.]] The Gatestone Institute's website contains a list of "Distinguished Senior Fellows," which include [[Khaled Abu Toameh]], [[Gordon G. Chang]], [[Patrick Caddell]], [[Con Coughlin]], [[Charles Crawford (diplomat)|Charles Crawford]], [[Salim Mansur]], [[Douglas Murray (author)|Douglas Murray]], [[Raheel Raza]], and [[Harold Rhode]].<ref name="experts" />
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In 2012, an article in Gatestone claimed that France had "Muslim-dominated neighborhoods that are largely off-limits to non-Muslims." ''[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]'' reported that this was "demonstrably untrue".<ref name="bloomberg">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-14/debunking-the-muslim-nogo-zone-myth|title=Debunking the Myth of Muslim-Only Zones in Major European Cities|date=2015-01-14|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref> Gatestone's claims about such zones originated from [[Daniel Pipes]],<ref name=":3"/> who later retracted his claims.<ref name="bloomberg"/> Nevertheless Gatestone's claims were picked up by many outlets, including ''[[FrontPageMag]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/david-miller-tom-mills/misinformed-expert-or-misinformation-network|title=Misinformed expert or misinformation network?|date=2015-01-14|website=openDemocracy|language=en|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref>
In 2012, an article in Gatestone claimed that France had "Muslim-dominated neighborhoods that are largely off-limits to non-Muslims." ''[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]'' reported that this was "demonstrably untrue".<ref name="bloomberg">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-14/debunking-the-muslim-nogo-zone-myth|title=Debunking the Myth of Muslim-Only Zones in Major European Cities|date=2015-01-14|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref> Gatestone's claims about such zones originated from [[Daniel Pipes]],<ref name=":3"/> who later retracted his claims.<ref name="bloomberg"/> Nevertheless Gatestone's claims were picked up by many outlets, including ''[[FrontPageMag]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/david-miller-tom-mills/misinformed-expert-or-misinformation-network|title=Misinformed expert or misinformation network?|date=2015-01-14|website=openDemocracy|language=en|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref>


On November 18, 2016, Gatestone Institute published an article authored by Yves Mamou entitled ''"European Unions Orders British Press NOT to Report when Terrorists are Muslims"''. [[Snopes]] stated that the headline was "false". Snopes pointed out that Gatestone confused [[European Union]] with [[Council of Europe]], that it confused a recommendation with a mandate, and that it portrayed the report as blaming the media whereas the report gave both good and bad examples of reporting. <ref name="Snopes-European-Union-Gag-Order">{{Cite news|url=http://www.snopes.com/european-union-gag-order-on-revealing-muslim-terrorists-religion/|title=FALSE: European Union Gag Order On Revealing Muslim Terrorists' Religion |date=2016-11-18|newspaper=Snopes.com|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en-US}}</ref> An Editor's note apologized for the inaccuracies and the title was corrected to read: "Council of Europe Recommends British Press NOT Report when Terrorists are Muslims<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mamou|first1=Yves|title=Council of Europe Recommends British Press NOT Report when Terrorists are Muslims|url=https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9190/media-censorship-muslims-terrorists|accessdate=15 March 2017|publisher=gatestoneinstitute.org}}</ref>{{dead-link|date=March 2017}}
On November 18, 2016, Gatestone Institute published an article authored by Yves Mamou entitled ''"European Unions Orders British Press NOT to Report when Terrorists are Muslims"''. [[Snopes]] stated that the headline was "false". Snopes pointed out that Gatestone confused [[European Union]] with [[Council of Europe]], that it confused a recommendation with a mandate, and that it portrayed the report as blaming the media whereas the report gave both good and bad examples of reporting. <ref name="Snopes-European-Union-Gag-Order">{{Cite news|url=http://www.snopes.com/european-union-gag-order-on-revealing-muslim-terrorists-religion/|title=FALSE: European Union Gag Order On Revealing Muslim Terrorists' Religion |date=2016-11-18|newspaper=Snopes.com|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en-US}}</ref> An Editor's note apologized for the inaccuracies and the title was corrected to read: "Council of Europe Recommends British Press NOT Report when Terrorists are Muslims<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mamou |first1=Yves |title=Council of Europe Recommends British Press NOT Report when Terrorists are Muslims |url=https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9190/media-censorship-muslims-terrorists |accessdate=15 March 2017 |publisher=gatestoneinstitute.org |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024603/https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9190/media-censorship-muslims-terrorists |archivedate=March 16, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' criticized Gatestone as "paranoid" for claiming that [[immigration to Europe]] was “civilization jihad” and a “Muslim invasion”.<ref name="thehill">{{Cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/presidential-campaign/262953-the-paranoid-style-in-islamophobic-politics|title=The paranoid style in Islamophobic politics|last=Picard|first=Joe|date=2015-12-14|newspaper=TheHill|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref>
''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' criticized Gatestone as "paranoid" for claiming that [[immigration to Europe]] was “civilization jihad” and a “Muslim invasion”.<ref name="thehill">{{Cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/presidential-campaign/262953-the-paranoid-style-in-islamophobic-politics|title=The paranoid style in Islamophobic politics|last=Picard|first=Joe|date=2015-12-14|newspaper=TheHill|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref>

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Gatestone Institute
Founded2012; 13 years ago (2012)
FounderNina Rosenwald
TypeNot-for-profit, non-governmental organization, think tank
45-4724565
Registration no.5119586
FocusInternational politics
Location
Key people
John R. Bolton, Amir Taheri, Elie Wiesel, R. James Woolsey[1]
Websitewww.gatestoneinstitute.org
RemarksDelaware corporation

The Gatestone Institute, formerly Stonegate Institute and Hudson New York, is a nonpartisan, right-wing, not-for-profit international policy council and think tank based in New York City with a specialization in strategy and defense issues.[2][3][4][5]

Gatestone was founded in 2012 by Nina Rosenwald, who serves as its president.[6][7] Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John R. Bolton is its chairman.[8][9][10] Gatestone publishes the writings of authors such as Alan Dershowitz, Fred Maroun, Douglas Murray and Soeren Kern.[11]

The Gatestone Institute has been accused of making false claims about Muslims.

History

The institute was founded in 2008 under the name "Hudson Institute New York" by Nina Rosenwald, who serves as its president,[12][7] Briefly in 2012 it was renamed Stonegate Institute,[13] before becoming Gatestone Institute in March 2012.[14]

The Gatestone Institute's personnel includes John R. Bolton (Chairman), former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations[15][16][17], Nina Rosenwald (President), Naomi H. Perlman (Vice President), The Viscountess Bearsted, Baroness Caroline Cox, Alan Dershowitz, The Lord Finkelstein OBE, and Merryl Tisch. Amir Taheri is the Chairman of Gatestone Europe. The Board of Advisors include Zuhdi Jasser, Richard Kemp, Michael Mukasey and R. James Woolsey, Jr. The Gatestone Institute's website contains a list of "Distinguished Senior Fellows," which include Khaled Abu Toameh, Gordon G. Chang, Patrick Caddell, Con Coughlin, Charles Crawford, Salim Mansur, Douglas Murray, Raheel Raza, and Harold Rhode.[1]

Mission

The organization describes itself as a "non-partisan, not-for-profit international policy council and think tank is dedicated to educating the public about what the mainstream media fails to report."[18][19] The organization believes that traditional news outlets conduct insufficient and, as a result, misleading reporting on critical issues, and thus it distributes its own information about events in the Middle East and Muslim populations in other parts of the world.[18][20][21][22][23] The organization has been described as right-wing.[5][4][24]

Gatestone publishes the writings of authors, such as Alan Dershowitz, Robert Spencer, David Horowitz, Khaled Abu Toameh, Harold Rhode,[25] and Sebastian Gorka.[26]

Criticism

Some articles published on the Gatestone Institute's website have been criticized for making false claims about Muslims. Its funding has also been criticized.[25][27] Muslim writers for the Gatestone Institute have defended the organization against claims of anti-Muslim bias.[28]

Allegations of inaccurate or false claims

In 2012, an article in Gatestone claimed that France had "Muslim-dominated neighborhoods that are largely off-limits to non-Muslims." Bloomberg reported that this was "demonstrably untrue".[29] Gatestone's claims about such zones originated from Daniel Pipes,[27] who later retracted his claims.[29] Nevertheless Gatestone's claims were picked up by many outlets, including FrontPageMag.[27]

On November 18, 2016, Gatestone Institute published an article authored by Yves Mamou entitled "European Unions Orders British Press NOT to Report when Terrorists are Muslims". Snopes stated that the headline was "false". Snopes pointed out that Gatestone confused European Union with Council of Europe, that it confused a recommendation with a mandate, and that it portrayed the report as blaming the media whereas the report gave both good and bad examples of reporting. [30] An Editor's note apologized for the inaccuracies and the title was corrected to read: "Council of Europe Recommends British Press NOT Report when Terrorists are Muslims[31]

The Hill criticized Gatestone as "paranoid" for claiming that immigration to Europe was “civilization jihad” and a “Muslim invasion”.[32]

Funding

Main article: Nina Rosenwald

The Council on American–Islamic Relations [28] and progressive/liberal think tanks and political magazines such as the Institute for Policy Studies,[33] The Nation,[25] and the Center for American Progress[34] have characterized Nina Rosenwald as Islamophobic for funding the Gatestone Institute.

Muslim members of Gatestone Institute have defended Nina Rosenwald from this criticism. Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, founder and president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, said, "It goes without saying, but to those who may not know Nina, and having known her now for many years, it is clear to me that she has the highest respect for Muslims who love their faith, love God, and take seriously our Islamic responsibility to defeat the global jihad and its Islamist inspiration." In response to anti-Muslim allegations made by CAIR toward Rosenwald, writer and film maker Raheel Raza said, "If Muslims guided by CAIR could take the time to read and reflect on efforts of people like Nina, they would broaden their horizons and gain a lot of insights into the betterment of Muslims."[35]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Board of Advisors" Gatestone Institute. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2016/01/07/nra-executive-director-responds-to-obama-challenges
  3. ^ "About Gatestone Institute". Gatestone Institute.
  4. ^ a b Ramesh, Randeep; editor, social affairs (December 30, 2014). "Rightwing thinktank pulls funds for Commons groups after disclosure row". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 16, 2017. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ a b Jaffe-Walter, Reva (March 16, 2016). Coercive Concern: Nationalism, Liberalism, and the Schooling of Muslim Youth. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804798426.
  6. ^ "Gatestone Institute". Facebook. May 3, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Nina Rosenwald". Gatestone Institute. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "John Bolton". Foxnews.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)[irrelevant citation]
  9. ^ John R. Bolton. "Scholars – John R. Bolton". AEI. Retrieved August 26, 2013.[irrelevant citation]
  10. ^ "Former UN Ambassador John R. Bolton Joins Gatestone Institute as Chairman". Gatestone Institute. July 17, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  11. ^ https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/archives/
  12. ^ "Gatestone Institute". Facebook. May 3, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  13. ^ On January 1, 2012, our name changed from "Hudson New York" to Stonegate Institute. "Stonegate Institute". Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Note to our readers: Unfortunately we have had to change our name again, but last time: Lawyers... What can one do? "Gatestone Institute: International Policy Council". Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "John Bolton". Foxnews.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)[irrelevant citation]
  16. ^ John R. Bolton. "Scholars – John R. Bolton". AEI. Retrieved August 26, 2013.[irrelevant citation]
  17. ^ "Former UN Ambassador John R. Bolton Joins Gatestone Institute as Chairman". Gatestone Institute. July 17, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  18. ^ a b "About". Gatestone Institute. May 3, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  19. ^ Cal Thomas (February 4, 2016). "The multiculturalism myth: World leaders ignore Islam's refusal to assimilate". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  20. ^ "Egypt Coptic Christians have one of their 'worst months,' Gatestone Institute report says —". Jns.org. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  21. ^ "What the He!! Is Going On in England? | National Review Online". Nationalreview.com. July 18, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  22. ^ Ben, Ariel (April 25, 2013). "Hundreds of European Muslims fighting Assad | JPost | Israel News". JPost. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  23. ^ Rosenwald, Nina (August 9, 2013). "Gatestone Weekly Roundup". Gatestone Institute. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  24. ^ "The hidden American backers helping to bankroll Geert Wilders' election success". The Independent. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  25. ^ a b c Blumenthal, Max (June 13, 2012) "The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate", The Nation, Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  26. ^ "Writings".
  27. ^ a b c "Misinformed expert or misinformation network?". openDemocracy. January 14, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  28. ^ a b Miller, Paul. "Islamic Scholars Blast CAIR for Trapping Muslims Into a 'Trance of Victimhood'". The Observer. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  29. ^ a b "Debunking the Myth of Muslim-Only Zones in Major European Cities". Bloomberg.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  30. ^ "FALSE: European Union Gag Order On Revealing Muslim Terrorists' Religion". Snopes.com. November 18, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  31. ^ Mamou, Yves. "Council of Europe Recommends British Press NOT Report when Terrorists are Muslims". gatestoneinstitute.org. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  32. ^ Picard, Joe (December 14, 2015). "The paranoid style in Islamophobic politics". TheHill. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  33. ^ "Nina Rosenwald – Profile". International Relations Center. March 5, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  34. ^ Fear Inc 2.0
  35. ^ http://observer.com/2015/05/islamic-scholars-blast-cair-for-trapping-muslims-into-a-trance-of-victimhood/
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