From the Middle East Quarterly

Is U.S. Detention Policy in Iraq Working?
by Jeffrey Azarva

review of The Jewel of Medina
by Robert Spencer

Dissident Watch: Mehdi Kazemi
by Andrew M. Hollin

MEF Articles

Solving the "Palestinian Problem"
by Daniel Pipes :: January 7

Diplomacy Cannot Quell Gaza Violence
by Michael Rubin :: January 5

Middle East Studies on the Mend?
by Jonathan Schanzer :: January 4

Insight into Obama's Middle East Policy?
by Daniel Pipes :: December 30

The Mumbai Atrocities: Where is the Outrage?
by Cinnamon Stillwell :: December 17

MEF Wires

Wishful Thinking and Iran
by Steven Rosen :: November 10

The Hamas-Fatah War & Israeli Security
by Jonathan Schanzer :: November 3

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In the Spotlight:

• With the war raging between Israel and Hamas, the MEF looks at Gaza:
• The Hamas-Fatah War & Israeli Security by Jonathan Schanzer (November 3, 2008)
• Gaza: How it All Got Started... by Asaf Romirowsky (August 26, 2005)
• Leaving Gaza: Is the Withdrawal good for Israel? by Meyrav Wurmser (June 28, 2005)
• Retreat from Gaza by Daniel Mandel (May 2, 2005)
• Tunnel-Vision in Gaza by Doron Almog (Summer 2004)
• A Gaza-West Bank Split? by Jonathan Schanzer (July/August 2001)