—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 An Irrational Response to Terror—Rachelle Marshall

7 A Comprehensive Guide to U.S. Aid to Israel—Shawn L. Twing

8 By-Pass Roads Destroy Hopes for Future Palestinian Autonomy—Maureen Meehan

10 Jerusalem: A City of Three Faiths—Grace Halsell

11 Relatives Mystified by Israeli Refusal to Release Body of Slain Palestinian-American—Samir Twair

12 ADC Chairman Hamzi K. Moghrabi—Andrew I. Killgore

13 Grassroots International Speakers Analyze Palestinian Autonomy—Kathryn M.  Metres

14 Pentagon, GAO Report Israeli  Espionage and Illegal Technology Retransfer—Shawn  L. Twing

15 After Israeli  Elections, Balance Must Be Returned to Peace Process—Richard H. Curtiss

17 With Two  Engineers at the Throttle, Is "Peace Train"  Stopping or Starting?—Rachelle Marshall

18 PACWatch: Downward Spiral in  Pro-Israel PAC Contributions Continues—Richard H.  Curtiss

19 1995 Pro-Israel PAC  Contributions to 1996 Congressional Candidates

21 Leah Rabin: Peace Is a  Process and There Will Be Bad Days—Eugene Bird

22 Israel's Nuclear Weapons: Changing the Subject of  Debate —Israel Shahak
(coming soon)

23 The Palestinian Elections: A Strong Start Into an Uncertain Future —Salma A. Shawa
(coming soon)

28 Political Pilgrims Find  Israeli-Palestinian Peace Prospects Elusive—Eugene  Bird

Revolutionary Iran: At a Crossroad

73 After Two Disastrous Decisions, Revolutionary Iran Again at a Crossroad—Amir Hossein Ganjbakhsh

75 Persian Gulf Stability Hinges on U.S.-Iran Dialogue —Hooshang Amirahmadi (coming soon)

76 First Round of Iranian Elections Indecisive in Conservative-Reformist Struggle—Colin Barraclough

77 A Glossary of Contemporary Politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran—Mike Mansoor

80 Is Iran's Military Buildup Purely Defensive or Potentially Destabilizing?—Shawn L. Twing

82 Iran: "Neither East Nor West" —Paul Foote (coming soon)

83 Iran's 5,000 Years of Recorded History—Richard H. Curtiss

Special Reports

24 Ciller-Yilmaz Agreement Ends Five-Month Political Crisis in Turkey—James M. Dorsey

25 Mounting Tension on Indo-Pak Border—Khaled Al-Maeena

27 Scandal Sweeps India on Eve of April National Election—M.M. Ali

46 The Internet, the Middle East, and You —James Ennes (coming soon)

Departments

3 Letters to the Editor (coming soon)

26 United Nations Report: The "Road to Damascus"—Ian Williams

29 Christianity and the Middle East: Prayers for Peace in Bahrain—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz

30 Issues in the News—Compiled by Shawn L. Twing

37 Middle East History: April 1949: Lausanne Conference Seals Fate of Palestine—Donald Neff

40 Education: 1996,The Year of the Hodja—Betsy Barlow

41 Other People's Mail

55 Issues in Islam: The Hajj: Centering the Muslim World—Greg Noakes

56 Arab American Activism: Arab-American Leaders Speak Out on Terrorism Summit

59 Diplomatic Doings: Georgian Official, Caucasus Expert Discuss Volatile Pipeline Issue

60 Muslim American Activism: AMC Sponsors Congressional Iftar Dinner

60 Waging Peace: CSIS Holds Middle East Peace Conference

65 Human Rights: Hebron Rights Workers Face  Off With IDF, Risk Deportation—Geoff Lumetta

66 California Calling: California Contractor  Describes Israeli- Palestinian Showdown in Gaza—Pat McDonnell Twair

70 Book Review: Nine Parts of Desire—Reviewed by Geoff Lumetta

71 CD-ROM Review: Days of Rage:  Beirut 1982-1985 —Reviewed by Shawn L. Twing

115 Facts for Your File: January 1996  Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Janet McMahon

126 Bulletin Board

137 Publishers'  Page (coming soon)