Middle East Quarterly

Middle East Quarterly - Fall 2026
Founded in 1994 by Daniel Pipes, MEQ is the Middle East Forum’s journal intended for both scholars and the educated public. Policymakers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists write for and read the Quarterly, which is known for exclusive interviews, in-depth historical articles, and book reviews on subjects ranging from archaeology to politics and on countries from Morocco to Iran.


Fall 2026 Volume 33: Number 4
India and Israel have transformed a once-cautious relationship into a multidimensional strategic partnership encompassing defense, intelligence, technology, cybersecurity, trade, and innovation, underpinned by decades of cooperation and shared security interests. (Credit: Shutterstock, Asset ID: 1965773578)
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Strategic Partners in Practice: India and Israel’s Multidimensional Engagement
September 1, 2026
Iran’s “soft war” against Israel has combined propaganda, international conferences, and transnational activist and political networks to challenge Israel’s legitimacy and spread Tehran’s anti-Zionist message abroad. At the sixth New Horizon International Conference in Tehran, May 2018, fifth from right is Iranian filmmaker and producer Nader Talebzadeh; beside him is Russian political theorist Alexander Dugin; second from right is Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss. (Credit: Nima Najafzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0)
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Iran’s Islamist Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism (Part 2): The Propaganda Industry
September 1, 2026
Israel’s 2026 election could reshape the country’s political landscape as voters confront deep divisions over Haredi military conscription, settler violence, and Netanyahu’s political future. (Credit: Shutterstock)
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For a ‘Big Bang’ in Israeli Politics
September 1, 2026
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, whose leadership played a central role in the January 2026 statement by Jerusalem church leaders condemning Christian Zionism as a “damaging ideology.” The declaration sparked controversy over who speaks for Christians in the Holy Land and exposed a growing divide between the traditional church hierarchy and pro-Israel Christian voices. (Credit: Djampa/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Timeless Theology or Dhimmi Diplomacy?: Christian Zionism and Church Politics in the Holy Land
September 1, 2026
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Book Reviews
September 1, 2026
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A Daring Enterprise: A U.S.-Egyptian Partnership and the Case for Soft Power
By James A. Harmon, Cornelius Queen, and Mark Warren. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2026. 240 pp.; $35.00 (hardcover)

Book Review by Patrick Clawson
September 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Saudi Arabia: A Modern History
By David Commins. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2025. 384 pp.; $28.99 (hardcover); $16.99 (Kindle)

Book Review by Jacob Goldberg
September 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Desert Imaginations: A History of Saharanism and Its Radical Consequences
By Brahim El Guabli. Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2025. 300 pp.; $95.00 (hardcover); $34.95 (paperback)

Book Review by Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
September 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Enduring Hostility: The Making of America’s Iran Policy
By Dalia Dassa Kaye. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2025. 236 pp.; $60.00 (hardcover)

Book Review by Sophie Baron
September 1, 2026
Book Reviews
The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan
By Aaron Magid. Irvine & Boca Raton: Universal Publishers, 2025. 254 pp.; $29.95 (paperback); $9.99 (Kindle)

Book Review by Asher Susser
September 1, 2026
Book Reviews
The New Age of Genocide: Intellectual and Political Challenges After Gaza
By Martin Shaw. Newcastle upon Tyne: Agenda Publishing, 2025. 224 pp.; $110 (hardcover); $29.95 (paperback).

Book Review by A. J. Caschetta
September 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law.
By Roy K. Altman. Charleston, S.C.: Advantage Books, 2026, 304 pp.; $32.00 (hardcover), $9.99 (Kindle).

Reviewed by Judith Friedman Rosen
September 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Beyond Dialogue: Building Bonds Between Christians and Muslims
By Craig Considine. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2025. 256 pp.; $69.95 (hardback); $24.95 (paperback)

Book Review by Mark Durie
September 1, 2026
Book Reviews
No Compulsion in Religion—No Exceptions: Islamic Arguments for Religious Freedom.
Edited by Mustafa Akyol. Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 2026. 184 pp.; $24.95 (hardcover).

Review by Dexter Van Zile
September 1, 2026
Book Reviews
From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan
By Suzy Hansen. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026. 368 pp. $30.00 (hardcover)

Book Review by Robert Ellis
September 1, 2026
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Stratejik Ortak Olarak Türkiye
June 5, 2026
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Replace Turkey as a Strategic Partner?
June 5, 2026
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Jonathan Eric Lewis
Emblem of the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS “Handschar,” a Waffen SS formation composed primarily of Bosnian Muslim recruits under German command during World War II. The insignia combined SS symbolism with the image of a scimitar (handschar), reflecting the use of Islamic imagery in Nazi military propaganda. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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From Bosnia to Palestine: The SS Handschar Veterans Who Fought Israel’s Birth
June 1, 2026
The long-running conflict between Iran and Israel has been shaped not only by geopolitical rivalry but also by the Islamic Republic’s ideological hostility toward the Jewish state. Antisemitism and the Palestinian cause have become central elements in calls for Israel’s destruction and support for the so-called Axis of Resistance. Image: Shutterstock Asset ID 2640797799.
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Behind Iran’s Ambition to Destroy Israel
June 1, 2026
A pedestrian walks past a state-sponsored anti-Israel mural in Tehran in December 2024. The Islamic Republic frequently depicts Israel as the “Little Satan” and the “poisonous spawn” of America, the “Great Satan,” reflecting a core ideological framework examined by Farhad Rezaei and Ofira Seliktar in their analysis of the regime’s antisemitic and anti-Zionist worldview. Image licensed from Shutterstock.
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Iran’s Islamist Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism: Jews as Source of All Evil (Part 1)
June 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Hostage
By Eli Sharabi. Translated by Eylon Levy. New York: Harper Influence, 2025. 208 pp.; $20.74 (hardcover); $14.99 (Kindle)

Book Review by A. J. Caschetta
June 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Call at 4 AM: Thirteen Prime Ministers and the Crucial Decisions that Shaped Israeli Politics
By Amit Segal. New York: Wicked Son, 2025. 248 pp.; $23.41 (hardcover); $14.99 (Kindle)

Reviewed by Alex Selsky
June 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Frequencies of Deceit: How Global Propaganda Wars Shaped the Middle East
By Margaret Peacock. Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2025. 326 pp.; $82.75 (hardcover); $29.95 (paperback); $28.45 (Kindle)

Reviewed by Jeffrey Herf
June 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Israel Under Netanyahu: Populism and Democratic Decline
By Neta Oren. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2025. 169 pp.; $95 (hardcover); $95 (e-book)

Book Review by Martin Sherman
June 1, 2026
Book Reviews
Syria: Civil War to Holy War?
By Charles Glass. New York: OR Books, 2025. 294 pp.; $17.01 (paperback); $9.99 (Kindle)

Book Review by Jonathan Spyer
June 1, 2026
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Perhaps the IDF Unit “otto duecento” (eight two hundred) also saved the lives of a few celebrities in tuxedos who took part in the 25-minute round of applause for Naza at the Venice Film Festival, held earlier this month at the Lido di Venezia. Image: the emblem on the Lido of the 83rd Venice Film.
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The Naza of the Skies: The Story of a Foiled Massacre
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September 16, 2026
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Giulio Meotti
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Beyond the Movie Naza: Only Israel Accuses Itself. It’s Called Democracy
Setting Aside the Accusations and Falsehoods, Naza Stands as Evidence of Israel’s Strength
September 16, 2026
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Giulio Meotti
A view of Salim street in Sulaymani, Iraqi Kurdistan.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Talabanis Should Start Thinking About Exile
To Kurds Today, the Peshmerga Are Businessmen Who Receive Party Patronage, Not a Vanguard of a National Movement
September 16, 2026
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