—Voices from the Sensible Center—

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

Inside This Issue

3 As Khomeini Government Disintegrates, Iranian Opposition Groups Revive—Bahram Alavi

5 State Department Human Rights Report: Only a Glimpse of Khomeini's Bloody Failure—Richard H. Curtiss

8 The Shatt Al-Arab: Obstacle to Iran-Iraq Peace—Emile Siman

9 Two Views: Is the US Responsible for Shamir's Reluctance to Talk Peace?
— Jerome Segal
— Sol Schindler

10 Two Views: Western Support for Rushdie: Courageous or Hypocritical?
— Abdul Slam Y. Massarueh
— Muhammad Hallaj

11 Western Support for Rushdie: Courageous or Hypocritical? Two Views
— George Thomspon
— Allan C. Brownfeld

12 Words to Remember: The Salman Rushdie Affair

13 American Business Abroad: A US-Arab Dialogue

14 The Other Side of the Coin: The Achille Lauro Hijacking and Terroism Revistited—Dr. Alfred M. Lillenthal

15 Media: Stifling a Campus Newspaper's Criticism of Israel—Amy Harmon and Caleb Southworth

16 Palestinian-Israeli Dispute: Knowing When It's Over—Richard H. Curtiss

18 What They Said: There Can Be No Peace Without Two States Existing Side by Side—Salah Khalaf

19 The Decline of B'nai B'rith: From Protector to Persecutor—Rachelle Marshall

20 Congress: Double Standard and Israel—Dennis J. Wamsted

21 Trade and Finance—John T. Haldane

22 Public Opinion: Special Relationship at Risk—Fouad Moughrabi

23 Education: Teaching Materials on Islam—Audrey Shabbas

24 Religion and the Middle East—The Rev. L. Humphrey Walz

25 Jews and Israel—Andrea Barron

25 Arabs and Islam—Catherine Willford

27 Letters to the Editors

29 Other People's Mail

31 Boston Beat: Joe Kennedy and Palestine—Mary Barrett

32 Book Review: Reflection on Things Past—Russell W. Howe

32 From the Hebrew Press

33 Excerpts From Reflections on Things Past

34 Pacific Perspective: Pressure Building for Action on Odeh Murder Case—Pat McDonnell Twair

35 Mideast Military Markets—Brendan McNally

36 Facts for Your Files: Chronology of US-Mideast Relations

49 A Note From the Publishers

50 TIE: Training, Information, & Education Exchange

51 In Memoriam: Dorothea Seelye Franck—Andrew I. Killgore