—Voices from the Sensible Center—

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

The United States, Israel, and the Intifada

7 First $2 Billion U.S. Loan Guarantee to Israel Signed Ever So Quietly—Eugene Bird

8 Clinton Appointments: So Far There's Not Much Bad News—Richard H. Curtiss

12 Racism and Retaliation Replace the Middle East Peace Talks—Rachelle Marshall

13 While World Watches Deportees, Israeli Forces Kill Children in Gaza—Stephen J. Sosebee

14 Israelis Set Stage for Direct Negotiations With the PLO—Leon T. Hadar

15 Dotangate: Bizarre U.S. Questioning of Israeli General Never Took Place—Frank Collins and Eugene Bird

22 Words to Remember: Iraq, Serbia, Israel and the Double Standard

25 The Passionate Attachment: America's Involvement with Israel, 1947 to the Present, By George W. Ball and Douglas B. Ball —Reviewed by Andrew 1. Killgore

26 Collapsing Peace Process Fractures Hard-Won Palestinian Unity—Brother Patrick White

28 The Occupied Territories' True Ruler: Israel's Corrupt and Inefficient Shabak—Dr. Israel Shahak

30 Rabbi vs. Graduate: Intimidation at the University of Oregon—Gary Murrell

Special Reports

16 Words to Remember: Why Save Bosnia?

19 Bosnian President Hits at U.N. and the EC—Ian Williams

21 Lebanese Prime Minister's Decide on Exiles Pleases Everyone—Marilyn Raschka

29 Absence of Soviet Threat Removes Constraints on Turkey—Sami Kohen

31 Iraq: My Unrequited Love Affair With the People Who Gave Us Civilization—Richard H. Curtiss

33 Egypt, Aigerla and Tunisia Accuse Sudan, as Halalb Dispute Reignites—Michael Collins Dunn

34 Egypt Remains Stable Despite "Annus Horribilis" in 1992—James J. Napoli

35 Facing Uncertain Future and Violent Present, Algerians Turn to Idealized Past—Greg and Laidia Chouat Noakes

36 Women's Forum: What Are Arab Women Authors Writing About?

41 Saudi Government Center Prints 70 Million Qu'rans in 7 Years—Hussein Shehadeh

46 In Memoriam: John Newton Gatch, Jr.—Andrew 1. Killgore

50 Ayodhya: End of India's Secular Dream?—M. M. Ali

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

23 United Nations Diary: In 1992 General Assembly, Again the U.S. and Israel Against the World—Ian Williams

24 Security and Intelligence: GCC Again Fails to Act on Serious Joint Security Forces—Michael Collins Dunn

38 Personality: Karen Armstron: A Profile in Literary Diversity—M.M. Ali

39 Seeing the Light: A Lone Voice on a Foreign Beach Now Finds a Thousand American Echoes—Lawrence S. Helm

40 Education: U.S. University Defers Branch Campus in Occupied Territories—Andrea W. Lorenz

43 Other People’s Mail

47 November-December 1992 Chronology of Events—Compiled by Janet McMahon

49 Myths and Facts

52 Issues in the News—Compiled by Greg Noakes

58 Christianity and the Middle East: U.S. and International Church Groups Protest Israeli Deportations—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz

59 Arab-American Activism: ATFL Hosts Tribute to Hostages—Catherine M. Wilford

60 Jews and Israel: New AIPAC Acting President—Sheldon L. Richman

61 Human Rights: Human Rights Watch Urgens Clinton Administration to Take a Bold Stand—Andrea W. Lorenz

62 Waging Peace: Five Alternative Information Sources on Israel and Palestine—Jerri Bird

63 California Chronicle: Arab Americans Present Lifetime Achievement Award to Alfred Lilienthal—Pat and Samir Twair

95 Publishers’ Page