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==Objectives and projects==
The organization indirectly gained public prominence as a source of news and analysis about the Muslim world, following the September 11 attacks and the subsequent [[war on terrorism]] by the Bush administration. According to MEMRI, its translations and reports are distributed to "congresspersons, congressional staff, policy makers, journalists, academics, and interested parties". According to PRA, MEMRI's translated articles and its commentary are routinely cited in national media outlets in the United States, including ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', and ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', while analyses by MEMRI staff and officers are frequently published by right-wing and [[neoconservative]] media outlets such as ''[[National Review]]'', ''[[Fox News]]'', ''[[Commentary (magazine)|Commentary]]'', and the ''[[Weekly Standard]]''. PRA writes that both critics and supporters of MEMRI note its increasing influence in shaping perceptions of the Middle East.<ref name=PRAonMEMRI/> It has maintained longstanding relations with law enforcement agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baron |first=Dan |date=2007-08-17 |title=Israeli Web site Debka.com at center of New York 'dirty bomb' tip |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/united-states/15254/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918012812/http://www.jewishjournal.com/world/article/israeli_web_site_debkacom_at_center_of_new_york_dirty_bomb_tip_20070817/ |archive-date=
Concerning this change in their 'mission statement,' [[Political Research Associates]] (PRA), which studies the US [[right-wing politics|political right]], notes that it occurred three weeks after the [[September 11 attacks]], and considers MEMRI "was previously more forthcoming about its political orientation in its self-description and in staff profiles on its website". PRA considers that "MEMRI's slogan, 'Bridging the Language Gap Between the Middle East and the West,' does not convey the institute's stridently pro-Israel and [[anti-Arab]] political bias." It further notes, that MEMRI's founders, Wurmser and Carmon, "are both hardline pro-Israel ideologues aligned with Israel's [[Likud]] party".<ref name=PRAonMEMRI>{{cite web|url=http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Middle_East_Media_Research_Institute|title=Middle East Media Research Institute|date=9 November 2011|work=Right Web - Institute for Policy Studies|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805012017/http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Middle_East_Media_Research_Institute|archive-date=5 August 2009}}</ref> Carmon, in a public letter to Juan Cole that included a threat with a lawsuit over his comments on MEMRI, stated that he has never been affiliated with Likud. Cole answered that he hadn't alleged that, but that MEMRI would campaign for Likud goals such as the rejection of the Oslo peace process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juancole.com/2004/11/intimidation-by-israeli-linked.html|title=Intimidation By Israeli Linked|work=Informed Comment|date=23 November 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502104324/http://www.juancole.com/2004/11/intimidation-by-israeli-linked.html|archive-date=2015-05-02}}</ref>
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