Links 21 November 2010

• More than 1200 Muslim Brotherhood members arrested, group says | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
  Egypt MB says over 1200 arrested. But don't worry they don't count for US perceptions of the elections.
• How Egypt Is Helping Iran to Circumvent Sanctions - Jonathan Schanzer - International - The Atlantic
  New neocon meme: Egypt is helping Iran bust sanctions. Except this article presents no evidence.
• Arab Reform Bulletin - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  Moroccan Methods to silence the press, Tunisian-style - by the estimable Maati Monjib.
• Middle East Report Online: Economic Prizon Zones by Sam Bahour
  MERIP essay on how free trade zones and economic peace trap Palestinians and prospects for independence.
• Palestine at the UN: An alternative strategy - The Hill's Congress Blog
  Mouin Rabbani on an alternative strategy for the Palestinians, based on int. law and the UN.
• With settlement deal, U.S. will be rewarding Israel's bad behavior
  Even Dan Kurtzer thinks the US bribe to Israel is stupid. Too bad he puts it in terms of it being bad for Israel though.
• Saudi king to be treated in US - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
  King Abdullah, 86, to be treated in US, Sultan - a sprightly 85 - will be in charge.