Interpreting the Middle East for North
Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East
The U.S. War on Terrorism and the
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
6 "This War Is Not Necessary at
This Time"—Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
7 Sharon's Victory and Tight Bonds
Between U.S. and Israel Hold Long-term Dangers—Rachelle
Marshall
9 Meeting With Dani—Samah
Jabr
10 War on Iraq: What Are the Hawks—and
Israel—Getting America Into?—Two Views—Patrick
Seale, Patrick J. Buchanan
12 Zalmay Khalilzad: The Neocons' Bagman
in Baghdad—Issam M. Nashashibi
14 The Pentagon's Dynamic Duo: Richard
Perle and Paul Wolfowitz—Richard H. Curtiss
16 At the U.N., Washington Snatches
Diplomatic Defeat From the Jaws of Victory—Ian Williams
17 One U.S. Rule for Israel, Another
for Saddam—Henry Porter
20 Is Israel Poised for a New Round
of Ethnic Cleansing?—Two Views—Alison Weir and
Robert Younes, M.D.
23 Following Sharon's Re-election,
U.S. Must Demand Justice for Palestinians—Edmund R.
Hanauer
24 A Visit to Iraq: The Calm Before
a Second Desert Storm?—William R. Polk
27 Humanitarian Groups Warn Conflict
a Potential Catastrophe for Iraqi Children—Robert
Younes, M.D.
28 Another Toxic Gulf War Will Jeopardize
American, Iraqi Children Alike—Delinda C. Hanley
30 Afghanistan After the War Bodes
III for Iraq—Phil Reeves
32 Amid Criticisms of Bush War Plans,
Congress Finally Passes 2003 Appropriations—Shirl
McArthur
38 Giant Demonstrations Transform Europe—Martin
Seiff—with reports from New York and Los Angeles
54 What You Aren't Supposed to Know
About the Arrest of Sami Al-Arian—John Sugg
Special Reports
34 "U.S. President Splits Europe,"
Says Russia's Rossiyskaya Gazeta—Lucy Jones
35 Baku-Ceyhan Update—Oil and
Water Don't Mix—Andrew I. Killgore
36 Ankara's Nightmare: A Kurdish State
"on the Other Side"—in Northern Iraq —Jon
Gorvett
37 As the World Awaits War, Pakistan
Remains in a State of Confusion—M.M. Ali
41 Shining a Light Into the Darkness
of Iranian-U.S. Relations—Charles W. Nass and Henry
Precht
43 Questions Remain in the Pan Am 103
Lockerbie Trial—Andrew I. Killgore
44 At the Start of the Silk Road Lies
Xi'an's Great Mosque—John Gee
46 In Memoriam: Maury Maverick, Jr.
(1921-2003)—Geoff Rips, Janet McMahon
55 Pakistanis in U.S. Among the Most
Affected by INS Registration Edict—Homayra Ziad
Departments
3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
48 ISSUES IN THE NEWS—Compiled
by Nizar Wattad
51 ISLAM IN AMERICA: Surge in Hate
Crimes Followed by Official U.S. Targeting of Muslim, Arab Men—Riad
Z. Abdelkarim, M.D.
58 NEW YORK CITY AND TRI-STATE NEWS:
Bush Has Abandoned Long-Time Consensus on Mideast, Says William
Quandt—Jane Adas
59 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: Pro-Israel
Crowd Baits ISM Speakers Huwaida Arraf, Adam Shapiro at CalTech—Pat
and Samir Twair
63 EDUCATION: The "Human Right"
of Education Applies to "Everyone"—Including Palestinians—Bill
L. Turpen
64 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: "We're
Not Cowboys—Stop the Roundup!" San Francisco Protesters
Tell INS—Elaine Pasquini
66 NORTHWEST NEWS: Sen. George Mitchell
Says U.S. Ideals More Influential Than Economic, Military Might—Sister
Elaine Kelley
70 CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST:
World Christians Volunteer Ministry of Accompaniment for Palestinian
Church—Fred Strickert
71 ISRAEL AND JUDAISM: Israel Must
Face the Contradiction Between a "Jewish" and a "Democratic"
State—Allan C. Brownfeld
73 BULLETIN BOARD
74 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
75 OTHER PEOPLE'S MAIL
78 ARAB-AMERICAN ACTIVISM: Arab American
National Museum in the Works
81 MUSLIM-AMERICAN ACTIVISM: Young
Muslim-American Leaders Hold Annual Retreat
83 HUMAN RIGHTS: Searching Jenin: Finding
More Questions
85 WAGING PEACE: “Islam and Democracy:
the Turkish Model?”
89 DIPLOMATIC DOINGS
90 BOOK REVIEW: Healing Israel/Palestine:
A Path to Peace and Reconciliation—Reviewed by Hugh
S. Galford
91 AET
BOOK CLUB CATALOG
96 2003 AET CHOIR OF ANGELS
97 MIDDLE EAST MARKETPLACE
98 PUBLISHERS' PAGE
18 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS |