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Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East

The U.S. and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

6 ADL Did Nothing Wrong and Promises Never to Do it Again—Rachelle Marshall

7 Al Awda: The Return From Which There is No Return—Richard H. Curtiss

10 Will Clinton Yield to Pressure and Free Jonathan Pollard, the U.S. Counter-Intelligence Officer Who Spied for Israel?—Tim Kennedy

11 Improving Gaza Health Care is Major Challenge for Palestine—Stephen Sosebee

14 Likudists Within Administration Fuel Reckless Anti-Boycott Drive—Lucille Barnes

16 Israel Gets Full Foreign Aid Package for Fiscal Year 1994—Nathan Jones

17 World Bank Awaits Donor Countries’ Approval of PLO Commission—Frank Collins

20 Vienna Center Marks Decade of NGO-U.N. Collaboration on Palestine—Don Betz

29 After Two Years, Archeologist Albert Glock’s Murder Unsolved—Kurt Holden

32 Expect a Palestinian State, Israeli General Tells Jewish Audience—Kate Casa

33 U.S. Grants and Credits to Israel Will Exceed $6 Billion in 1994—Ella Bancroft

34 Release of All Prisoners Would Be Welcome Sign for Mideast Peace—Geoffrey D. Schad

35 A Problem for Palestine: Gaza’s Birthrate Highest in Mideast—Adbullah Khayat

18-19, 41 Israeli Foreign Policy

18 Israeli Cultivation of Cuba Reflects Contempt for U.S. PoliciesDr. Israel Shahak

19 China and Indonesia Warming Ties With IsraelLeon T. Hadar

41 Hindu Extremists Seek Ties With Israel and Its U.S. LobbyFaisal Kutty

Special Reports

8 Toll of Bosnian Rape Camps Increases SteadilySusan Bloor

9 Despite U.S.-European Sellout, Republic of Bosnia Refuses to DieRichard Curtiss

12 On Its 50th Anniversary, Lebanon Still Struggles to Be Free Marilyn Raschka

13 Lebanon: Poised for a Massive ReconstructionColin MacKinnon

27 What They Said: Islam and the WestThe Prince of Whales

37 Saudi Economic "Problems" Would Be the Envy of Most CountriesRichard Curtiss

42 Peace an Urgent Need for KashmirDr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

47 German Couple Deliver Food, Medicine to Iraqi ChildrenSam Cahnman

48 Sea Level Changes Document 20,000-Year Mideast Rainfall CyclesRuth E. Steele

49 Egyptian Journalists Fear Return to "Bad Old Days" of Strict Censorship James J. Napoli

51 Tunisia’s Beaches, Antiquities and Crafts Attracting 3.6 Million TouristsRichard Curtiss

53 Election Results Enhance Stability in Both New Delhi and IslamabadM.M. Ali

Departments

3 Letters to the Editor

15 The Party Line

22 Issues in the News—Compiled by Greg Noakes

36 Myths and Facts

38 Media Watch: The New Republic: Israel’s "Most Articulate" Friend in the U.S. MediaNathan Jones

39 Quatsch Watch

40 Speaking Out: Solarz’ Indian Dreams DashedPaul Findley

43 Other People’s Mail

50 Maghreb Mirror: Libyans Debate Post-Qaddafi EraGreg Noakes

54 United Nations Report: Outstanding U.N ResolutionsIan Williams

55 Personality: Journalist Roni Ben-Efrat Janet McMahon

56 Pro-Israel McCarthyism: Discussion of Palestinian Human Rights Taboo at Atlanta SchoolKarin Brothers

57 Seeing the Light: Taking a Second, Informed Look At Israel’s TribulationsWilliam Lord

60 Human Rights: Middle East Watch Criticizes Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon and ClintonR. Clemente Holder

61 Arab-American Activism: Speakers at NAA Convention Duel Sign of the TimesCatherine M. Willford

62 Jews and Israel: Over Statehood, Autonomy, BoycottSheldon Richman

64 Christianity and the Middle East: 1994 World Day of PrayerRev. L. Humphrey Walz

67 Book Reviews
Original Sins—Reviewed by H.J. Skutel

Syria and the Middle East Peace Process—Reviewed by Laura Drake

70 California Chronicle: NAAA Chapter Hosts CongressmenPat and Samir Twair

73 January Middle East History: Israel’s 1971 "Pacification" of GazaDonald Neff

102 October-November 1993 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East RelationsCompiled by
Janet McMahon

113 Publishers’ Page