Sarah Stern

Sarah Stern is founder and president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET), the foremost pro-Israel, pro-American think tank on Capitol Hill. Her regional expertise, hands-on knowledge of the issues, and personal relationships with Members of Congress, have enabled her to shape U.S. policy towards the Middle East over the past two decades. She advises top policymakers regularly on issues ranging from Iranian nuclear proliferation to negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. Sarah has worked closely with congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle to educate policymakers about the Middle East and the joint threats that America and Israel face in the region. Sarah has testified before the Senate Working Group on Religious Minorities and Human Rights about the treatment of Christians and other religious minorities by the Palestinian Authority, and has testified before the United States Commission on Civil Rights on anti-Semitism on our nation’s college campuses. She has been instrumental in the passage of many pieces of legislation, including ones that: hold Syria accountable for President Bashar al-Assad’s genocide; support Israel’s right to build a security fence to prevent terror attacks; seek justice for American victims of terrorism; and help correct the anti-American and anti-Israeli biases in the Middle East Studies programs at many U.S. universities, among other issues. Before founding EMET in 2005, Sarah coordinated national policy at the Zionist Organization of America, and directed legislative strategy at the American Jewish Congress.