March 1997, TOC
Washington Report
—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 Who
Is Binyamin Netanyahu? Peace Depends on the Answer—Richard
H. Curtiss
7 Hebron
Accord—A Move Forward in Peace Process or Recipe for
Disaster?—Maureen Meehan (coming soon)
8 What
Secret Promises Did U.S. Make to Israelis, Palestinians?—Eugene
Bird
9 Israel’s Intransigence,
U.S. Pressure Force Arafat Compromise on Hebron—Rachelle
Marshall (coming soon)
15 Ross
Debriefing After Hebron Accord Casts Doubt on Final Withdrawals—Eugene
Bird
16 Blow
to Pro-Israel Lobby in U.S.—Paul Findley
17 Israel-Driven
U.S. “Containment” Has Failed—Andrew
I. Killgore
18 Translations
and Commentary From Hebrew-Language Newspapers —Dr.
Israel Shahak
19 Now,
Drop the Veil: The Palestinian State Exists—John
V. Whitbeck
Special Reports
8 Pollster
John Zogby Becomes “The Polltakers’ Poster Boy”—Richard
H. Curtiss
10 Modernization
and Democracy Replaces Warlike Traditions in Yemen—Ian
Williams
13 Glitz
and Grit:Lebanon’s Future Looks Like Its Pre-War Past—Marilyn
Raschka (coming soon)
14 Djibouti:Economic
Miracle Without a Cause—Ian Williams
20 Uncle
Sam Can’t Fill U.N.’s Shoes—Paul Findley
23 Torture
Is Not to Make People Talk, But to Make Them Remain Silent—Neve
Gordon
25 India’s
Major Gains and Losses in World Affairs—M.M. Ali
29 Mounting
Communal Tensions Increase Need for Cyprus Settlement—James
M. Dorsey
36 A
1961 Massacre of Algerians in Paris When the Media Failed
the Test—James J. Napoli
55 Temple
at Petra Challenges Veteran American Archeologist—Pat
McDonnell Twair
95 Friends
of Lebanon Promise Major Reconstruction Help—Shirl McArthur
(coming soon)
Departments
3 Letters to the Editor (coming
soon)
12 Straight
Talk:Prince Charles Presents Muslims an Opportunity That May
Not Come Again—Dr. Abdul Qader Tash
21 Congress
Watch: The 105th Congress Convenes—Shirl McArthur
22 Saudi
Reflections: Blood Set to Flow Again in Occupied Lands—Khaled
Al-Maeena
24 Talking
Turkey: European Rebuffs Strengthen Erbakan Dreams of Closer
Islamic Ties—James M. Dorsey
26 United
Nations Report: Given Kofi Annan’s PRSkills, Albright May
Rue Loss of Boutros-Ghali—Ian Williams
27 Trade
and Finance: In U.N.-Approved Deal, Iraqi Oil Flows—Colin
MacKinnon
28 The
Subcontinent: India and Pakistan Heavily Burdened by Corruption—M.M.
Ali
30 Issues
in the News—Compiled by
Shawn L. Twing
35 Canada
Calling: Russian Jews Look to Canada for Asylum—Faisal
Kutty
37 Central
Asia: Serious Western Investment Finally Flowing Into Central
Asian Republics—Gordon Feller
38 Media
Watch: If You Thought Mideast Coverage Was Improving, You
Were “Manipulated”—Richard H. Curtiss
39 The Cost
of Israel to U.S. Taxpayers: U.S. Aid to Israel Increases in
1997—Shawn L. Twing
40 Demographics:
Year-End Population Statistics Gloss Over Israel’s
Biggest Problem—Richard H. Curtiss
41 People
Watch: Former AIPACChairman Takes Over Democratic National
Committee —Lucille Barnes
43 Lobby
Watch: Jewish Weeklies Wield Poison Pens Against Christian
Jerusalem Ad—Richard H. Curtiss
45 Jews
and Israel: U.S. Reform Judaism Leader Denounces Netanyahu
Policies—Nathan Jones
47 Public
Opinion: Israeli Polls Indicate Why Netanyahu Moving Toward
Center— Ella Bancroft
47 Election
Watch: Vignettes on the 1996 Election From the Jewish Weekly
Press—Lucille Barnes
50 Other People’s Mail (coming soon)
56 Muslim American Activism (coming soon)
58 Human Rights (coming soon)
59 Waging Peace (coming soon)
60 Arab American Activism (coming soon)
63 Northwest News:
Northwest Groups Discuss Afghan, Iranian and Turkish Rights
Violations—Elaine Kelley |
