—Voices from the Sensible Center—
Interpreting the Middle
East for North Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East
The U.S., Iraq, and the Israeli Occupation
of Palestine
 7 Israel
Is Caught in a No-Win Situation—Rachelle Marshall
10 A Conservative Estimate of Total Direct U.S. Aid to Israel: Almost $114 Billion—Shirl McArthur
12 Al-Arian Family Reunited—But
Justice for Muslims No Longer as American as Apple Pie—Delinda C. Hanley
14 Gaza Teachers Pawns of Both Palestinian
Parties—Mohammed Omer
15 "Free Gaza" Mission Accomplished—Safely,
Successfully—Pat McDonnell Twair
16 The Poet Is Dead: Mahmoud Darwish
(1942-2008)—Nathalie Khankan
17 The Dust and Stones
of al-Birweh—Isabelle Humphries
19 Casualty of War: Censuring Truth in Palestine—Mohammed
Omer
38 Charley Reese Bids Farewell—Three
Columns
CONGRESS AND THE 2008 ELECTIONS 20 Muslim- and Arab-Americans Poised to Make a Difference in Battleground States—Delinda C. Hanley
22 Sarah Palin—New Darling of the Neocons—James G. Abourezk
26 If Pro-Israel PAC Money
Talks, It's Saying Senators McConnell and Coleman Are in Deep Doo Doo—Janet
McMahon
27 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions
to 2008 Congressional Candidates—Compiled by Hugh Galford
Special Reports
24 Taking a Page Out of the
French Playbook—Syrian Ambassador Imad Moustapha
31 The Mines Bush Planted in
Iraq Could Derail Obama Policies and Strategy There—Faruq Ziada
34 European Court of Justice
Rejects Procedures Enforcing U.N. Terrorism Watch List—Ian Williams
36 Pakistan's New President
Zardari Seeks to Consolidate His Hold on Power—M.M. Ali
40 "A Timely Exit," Says
Britain's Guardian of Musharraf's Departure—Lucy Jones
42 China's Xinjiang Problem—John
Gee
62 This Holiday Season: Buy
Palestinian!—Matt Horton
Departments
5 Letters
to the Editor 44 Southern California Chronicle:
Theater of the Oppressed to Take Circus to West Bank for October Olive Harvest—Pat
and Samir Twair
46 Northern California
Chronicle: "Midnight at the Oasis" Party Celebrates Sonoma-Aswan Sister
City Project—Elaine Pasquini
48 Israel and Judaism: When It Comes to Israel, American Jews Are "Not One," But of Many Minds—Allan C. Brownfeld
50 Arab-American Activism:
Mahmood Ibrahim Addresses AAPG
50 Music & Arts:
"Palestine in Paris" Celebrates Palestinian Arts and Culture
David Rovics Rocks Des Moines' Ritual Café
51 Human Rights:
Mosque Demolition in Israel
Activists Support Dr. Sami-Al-Arian
52 Waging Peace:
Holocaust Museum Vigilers: "Never Again" Must Include Palestinians
Muslims Who Saved Jews in WWII
Teens Return from Holy Land Tour
The Latin Patriarch in Washington
Deir Yassin Remembered Scholarships
Organizing Against Occupation with Finkelstein
Young Global Leaders Share Findings
Vigilers Respond to Questions About Palestine
No Military Answer to Iranian Non-proliferation
John Nichols Addresses Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement
59 Other People's Mail
60 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
63 Book Reviews
Guilt By Association: How Deception and Self-Deceit Took America to War
—Reviewed by Andrew I. Killgore
America's Defense Line: The Justice Department's Battle to Register the Israel Lobby as Agents of a Foreign Government
—Reviewed by Delinda C. Hanley
65 New Additions To The AET Book Club
71 Bulletin Board
72 2008 AET Choir of Angels 74 Publishers' Page
18 Index to Advertisers |
