—Voices from the Sensible Center—

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

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

6  Once Again a President in Trouble Heads for the Middle East as Chances Fade for Arab-Israeli Peace—Richard H. Curtiss

7  As Netanyahu Suspends Further Implementation of Wye Withdrawals, Palestinians Renew Intifada—Maureen Meehan

9  In the Aftermath of Wye, Israelis “Grab More Hills”—Rachelle Marshall

11  Birzeit University: A Foundation Stone of a Palestinian Civil Society Under Siege—Edward Said

12  Netanyahu’s Refusal to Release Palestinian Political Prisoners Seen as Attempt to Turn Them Against Wye—Maureen Meehan

23  Election Roundup: Year of the Incumbent Produces No Change in Arab-American Representation—Shirl McArthur

24  Cloverleaf Diplomacy at Wye Plantation Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers a Bundle for Apartheid Roads—Eugene Bird

25  $3 Billion in New Aid Pledged to West Bank, Gaza—Colin MacKinnon
(coming soon)

26  Combat Units Manned by West Bank Settlers Puts Trojan Horse Within the Future Palestinian State—Victor Ostrovsky

27  Eviction of Silwan Family Sets the Scene for Accelerated Ethnic Cleansing of Jerusalem—Maureen Meehan

28  Countdown to Bethlehem 2000 Has International, Local Project Managers Scurrying to Completion—Sr. Elaine Kelley

31  Deception Is Binyamin Netanyahu’s Modus Operandi—Neve Gordon

32  A Third Lawsuit Against the Anti-Defamation League Inches Forward—Rachelle Marshall

33  ADL Releases Software to Block “Internet Hate” Web Sites—Shawn L. Twing

34  Former Prosecutor Joseph E. diGenova Speaks Out on Jonathan Jay Pollard’s Espionage Conviction—Andrew I. Killgore

44  Back to the Future: Is There a More Equitable Palestinian-Israeli Solution in UNSCOP’s “Minority Plan”?—Issam Nashashibi

47  Israeli-Turkish Alliance May Prove to Be New Destabilizing Factor in Middle East—Nabil M. Kaylani

50  Despite Censorship, Israel’s Media Contain Truths Its Foreign Supporters Deny or Call “Anti-Semitism”—Nathan Jones

54  U.S., Israel at Odds Over Israeli Defense Sales and Technology Transfer to India, China—Shawn L. Twing

71  Attempt to Halt Creation of Canadian Chapter of Christian Ecumenical Friends of Sabeel Rebuffed—Betsy Barlow

78  Mirror-Image Jewish and Islamic Religious Extremists Threaten Israel’s Movement Toward Peace—Allan C. Brownfeld

Special Reports

14  In Iraq, Whose Interests Are Served by Killing an Entire Nation by Starvation, and Threatening Still More Bombings? Two Views
—Richard H. Curtiss, and
—Sali Qaragholi

18  Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif’s Opening Statement at the National Press Club Dec. 8, 1998

19  India’s BJP Loses Three Critical Elections and Pakistan’s Prime Minister “Satisfied” With U.S. Visit—M.M. Ali

20  Despite End of Lebanon’s Long Civil War, Low-Level Conflict Continues Around Israeli-Occupied Zone—JoMarie Fecci

35  Professor Agha Saeed Sets Fast Pace for Political Empowerment of U.S. Muslims in Year 2000—Paul Findley

37  Leadership Split in Malaysia’s Government Puts a Promising Islamic Country at a Crossroad—M.M. Ali

45  It’s Necessary to Distinguish Between Indiscriminate and Motivated Terrorism—A. Motiar

46  Canadian Security Intelligence Service Treading on Democratic Values—Faisal Kutty

48  Long-Simmering Scandals Over Graft, Government-Gangster Ties Bring Down Turkey’s Yilmaz Government—John P. Gorvett

49  Oil Companies Rejecting U.S.-Turkish Plans to Bypass Iran for Pipeline to Transport Caspian Oil—James M. Dorsey

51  Don Bustany: Truth Be Told—John C. LaMonte

52  New Lebanese President Lahoud Announces Trimmed-Down Cabinet and Wide-Ranging Reforms—Carole Dagher

63  Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander’s Journey to His Ancestors’ Lebanon—Carole Dagher

Departments

3  Letters to the Editor

38  Issues in the News—Compiled by Delinda C. Hanley

43  Defense and Intelligence: Public Opposition to Pollard’s Release Mounts, UAE F-16 Purchase Delayed—Shawn L. Twing

53  United Nations Report: General Assembly Resolutions Call for Land-for-Peace Settlement, Palestinian Refugee Right of Return—Ian Williams

55  Other People’s Mail

60  Public Opinion: Poll Shows Palestinians Support Peace Process Despite Pessimism—Ella Bancroft

61  People Watch: While Albright’s in the Air, Berger’s at the Tiller—Lucille Barnes

64  California Chronicle: NAAA President Assesses Wye, Announces California Convention—Pat and Samir Twair

68  Northeast News: Iranian-American Professor Predicts Gradual Turn Away From Extremism for Iranian Revolution—David P. Johnson Jr.

72  News From New York: Activists Protest Deteriorating Palestinian Conditions on Fifth Anniversary of Oslo Accord—Jane Adas

74  Northwest News: Ghassan Andoni Offers Alternative Tourism to Palestine—Kinga Bernàth

83  Education: NEH-Sponsored Institutes on Middle East, Islam—Betsy Barlow

85  Christianity and the Middle East: Christians Face the Year 2000 in Different Ways—Fred Strickert

104  Muslim-American Activism: AU Hosts a Conference on Cultural Diversity and Islam

107  Arab-American Activism: The NAAA Foundation Hosts Briefing With PLO Director

109  Human Rights: Fawaz Turki Speaks at MEI

112  Waging Peace: Aaron Miller Analyzes Wye

120  Facts for Your Files: October, November 1998 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Janet McMahon

124  Book Review: Bint Arab: Arab and Arab American Women in the United States—Reviewed by Samia El-Mahdi

135 Bulletin Board

138 Publishers’ Page