CRS Report for CongressPrepared for Members and Committees of Congress CRS Issue Statement on the Middle East Jeremy M. Sharp, Coordinator Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Jim Zanotti Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs Casey L. Addis Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Christopher M. Blanchard Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs Hussein D. Hassan Information Research Specialist February 23, 2010 Congressional Research Service7-5700 www.crs.gov IS40348 .c11173008