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| —Voices from the Sensible Center— Interpreting the Middle
East for North Americans— Current Affairs 2 King Hussein is Right—Once again, as so often in the past, King Hussein has reacted to misguided and ineffective U.S. policies by telling the Administration that he will not play a role in them because they are misguided and ineffective. And once again, Administration officials call him "weak" and "inconsistent." The record, however, shows that the shoe is on the other foot. 4 Israel: The Economic Crisis—Israel's prime minister Shamir has his work cut out for him. By July 23, when national elections are to take place, he has to convince the voters that his economic policy is not a disaster. It won't be easy. 5 Lobby Activities—The Administration's announced cancellation of the Stingers for Jordan and Saudi Arabia came as no surprise to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee—it had met secretly with U.S. officials to decide the fate of the proposed sales. When the National Association of Arab Americans got word of all this, they came out with a blunt warning to the Administration. Regular Features 2 Editorial—Sometimes, Administration spokesmen talk like the marching soldier's mother who notes that "everybody is out of step except Johnnie." A recent statement on the Middle East by a very important official reflects this myopia. 6 Facts For Your Files—A Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations 7 Book Review—Our reviewer tells us that Roberta Strauss Feuerlicht's The Fate of the Jews: A People Tom Between Israeli Power and Jewish Ethics is a very important book. But he also has an interesting story to tell about the fate of The Fate of the Jews. 8 Personality—How often does a starry-eyed teenager grow up to become the very sort of person he had fantasized about becoming? We certainly couldn't tell you but we do know it happened to Youssef Ibrahim, and that the odds against its happening seemed quite improbable. |