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| —Voices from the Sensible Center— Interpreting the Middle
East for North Americans— Inside This Issue 1 Policy—As the Arab side shows increasing flexibility to open peace talks with Israel, the big question now is: With whom in Israel will these Arabs negotiate? 4 Policy—The goodwill that has been developing between the U.S. and Iraq since the restoration of diplomatic ties could be set back. Congress will decide. 2 Editorial—If the parties involved waste much more time on peripheral issues, we may find the 1985 "window of opportunity" for Mideast peace closed before we get there. 5 Media—It may be easier than you think to challenge American media distortions concerning the Middle East. See guidelines, p.5. 7 Personality—For more than four decades, Rabbi Elmer Berger has led the fight to convince Jews and non-Jews alike of the incompatibility of a Zionist Israel and the Judaic faith. 8 Facts For Your Files—Chronology of U.S.-Middle East relations. 9 Update on Congress—Israel wants three new, American-made submarines and Congress would probably be gung ho, were it not for the U.S. Navy's plan to build them in Haifa, Israel. 9 Lobby Activities—Several groups in the U.S. have helped get emergency supplies to Palestinians forced from their camps near Beirut. The pro-Israel lobby, on the other hand, is seeking to block any preliminary negotiations between the U.S. and a Jordanian-Palestinian delegation. 11 Trade and Finance—John Haldane highlights several energy-related developments in the Gulf and summarizes the findings of a new report on OPEC in his "Economic Notes." 12 Book Review—Scholarly and objective" are the words our reviewer uses to describe Dr. Jasim Abdulghani's new book on Iraq and Iran. |