—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

7 Sealing off the Palestinians Won't Guarantee Israel's Security—Rachelle Marshall

8 Jewish Settler Terror Groups Have a Long History in Hebron—Steve Sosebee

9 Prodded From the Right, Moscow Renewing Middle East Activism—Leon Hadar

10 In a Peaceful Middle East, Will Israel Lobby "Normalize"?—Eugene Bird

11 How Bad Is the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Accord?—Richard H. Curtiss

12 Richard Nixon Twice Had Mideast Peace in His Grasp—Richard Curtiss

13 Israel-Occupied Territories Closure Marks First Anniversary—Mary C. Cook

14 "Memory Hole" Shapes U.S. Policy to Pressure Group Requirements—Andrew I. Kilgore

15 Collective Acts of Complicity—Paul Findley

18 Richard Schifter: Human Rights or "Population Exchange" Advocate?—Paul D. Molineaux

19 Will Israeli Death Squads Operate After Gaza, Jericho Withdrawals?—Frank Collins

51 In Memoriam: USS Liberty Survivor Thomas R. Reilly, Jr., 1947-1993—James M. Ennes, Jr.

77 U.S. Federal Reserve Levies Fine Against Israeli Bank—Kenneth R. Kahn

Special Reports

6 "Bosnia Is About More Than Bosnia"—Richard H. Curtiss

16 The Yugoslavian War Crimes Report: Not a pretty Picture—Lewis K. Elbinger

20 Albania and the Muslim World—Grace Halsell

27 The Rising Tide of Hostile Stereotyping of Islam—Salam Al-Marayati

28 Two Views: What is the Solution to the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict?
—Ambassador Hafiz Mir Jalal Ashayev
—Ambassador Rouben Shugarian

30 Algeria's Tarnished Revolution—Greg Noakes

50 New Film's Popularity Gives Mubarak Government a Victory—James P. Napoli

52 Nuclear Standoff and Kashmir: Recipe for Disaster?—M.M. Ali

53 Israel-PLO Agreement May Revive Frayed U.S.-Lebanese Ties—Carol H. Dagher

54 Lebanese Waiting for First Postwar Tourist Sightings—Marilyn Raschka

55 Turkish Elections Spell Alienation—Gerald Robbins

56 Two Visits to Sarajevo: Total Elapsed Time 17 Minutes—Richard H. Curtiss

76 Filmmakers Defend India's Viewpoint on Kashmir—Mustafa Malik

Departments

3 Letters to the Editors

17 U.N. Diary: U.N. Action Paralyzed by Clinton Flipflops on Jerusalem, Bosnia—By Ian Williams

22 Issues in the News—Compiled by Greg Noakes

31 Pro-Israel McCarthyism: Human Rights Commission Charges University With Anti-Arab Bias—John Dirlik

32 Other People's Mail

44 Election Watch: Daniel Moynihan Faces Pro-Israel Competition

45 Demographics: Jewish Emigration Patterns Confound the Planners

45 The True Cost of Israel

46 Congress Watch: West Virginia's "Wild and Wonderful"—Byrd Rahall

47 Public Opinion: Peace Accord Delays Cost Rabin, Arafat Support

47 Human Rights: Human Rights Group Charges Abuses Have Begun in Kosovo

49 Canada Calling: Ariel Sharon's Call for North American Emigration to Israel Falls on Deaf Ears—John Dirlik

63 Book Reviews: The Politics of Miscalculation in the Middle East—Reviewed by Andrew I. Kilgore

64 Arab-American Activism: Palestinian Commission's Hebron Findings Described in Press Conference—Catherine M. Wilford

66 Jews and Israel: Clinton Angers Jewish Leaders by Linking Israeli Aid to Health Care Reform—Sheldon Richman

68 California Chronicle: Memorial Dedicated to Slain Activist Alex Odeh—Pat McDonnell Twair

70 Christianity and the Middle East: MECC Holds Conferences on Middle East Economics and Ethics—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz

73 June Middle East History: Surprises for the First U.S. Secretary of State to Visit the Mideast—Donald Neff

75 Trade and Finance: First Claims Against Iraq Awarded—But Now What?—Colin MacKinnon

103 March 1994 Chronology Of  U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Janet McMahon

113 Bulletin Board

114 Publisher's Page