—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 A U.S. Ultimatum Fizzles Out While Congress Pledges All-Out Support for Netanyahu—Rachelle Marshall

9 Two Ways to Make U.S. Mideast Policy Even-Handed: Arab Economic Unity or U.S. Muslim Bloc Vote—Richard H. Curtiss

11 Legality of Torture in Israel Debated but Not Decided—Maureen Meehan

14 What Will Israel Do as the Arab Demographic Tide Rises in Palestine?—Andrew I. Killgore

15 New U.S. Foreign Aid Agreement May Provide Israel a Net Increase In U.S. Foreign Aid—Shawn L. Twing

21 In the Case Against AIPAC, the Gorilla Gets a Stay of Execution—Paul Findley

27 Clinton Delivers First Address by Sitting U.S. President to Arab- American Leadership Conference—Dr. James Zogby

28 U.S. Government’s “Secret Evidence” Against Mazan Al-Najjar Has Yet to Produce Indictments—John Sugg

30 Words to Remember: As the Peace Process Died, May 3-19, 1998—Compiled by Richard H. Curtiss

33 United for Al-Quds: A Day-Long Program of Six Major San Francisco Bay Area Islamic Organizations—Hasan Zillur Rahim

46 American Engineer Who Admitted Giving Classified Information to Israel is Back at Work—Shawn L. Twing

47 Netanyahu: A Man Seeking Time to Pursue His Sinister Plan to “Transfer” All Palestinians to Jordan—Victor Ostrovsky

72 Israeli Make-Believe: Kibbutzim Are Profitable—Andrew I. Killgore

118 U.S. Government Moves to Seize Chicago Home of Mohammad Salah After His Conviction in Israel—Raeed N. Tayeh

25 Gingrich Prostration Caps Month of Congressional Prostitution for Pro- Israel Votes, Campaign Contributions—Shirl McArthur

57 Glacial Progress on Middle East Legislation—Shirl McArthur

Special Reports

6  Western Firmness Needed to Head Off Chaos in Kosovo—Peter Lippman

16 Mushroom Clouds Over South Asia: Three Views
—Mahjabeen Islam Hussein
—M.M. Ali
—Kuldip Nayar

29 Egypt’s Coptic Christians, While Struggling to Maintain Their Heritage, Decry U.S. Anti-Persecution Act—James J. Napoli

36 In Memoriam: Marion Fitch, 1921- 1998—Andrew I. Killgore

42 In Memoriam: George R. Thompson, 1925-1998—Richard H. Curtiss

51 Turkish Army and Islamists Escalate Their Struggle—James M. Dorsey

52 UNSCOM’s Richard Butler Tells Chicago Audience He Is “Truly Mystified” by Saddam Hussain’s Behavior—Sam Cahnman

53 United Nations Report: Israel’s Netanyahu Still Maneuvering for Conditions on Israel’s Withdrawal From Lebanon—Ian Williams

54 Evolving Democracy in Yemen: No Surprise After All—David Nassar

55 Lebanon Holds First Municipal Elections in 35 Years—Carole Dagher

71 AUC Forum Examines Recent Changes in Iran—Nicole Davidson

75 Canadian Chronicle: Algerian Islamist Sheikh Mahfoud Nahna Addresses ISNA Conference—Faisal Kutty

Departments

3 Letters to the Editor

20 Defense and Intelligence: UAE May Bankroll Next- Generation Radar for Israeli F-16s—Shawn L. Twing

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

48 Jews and Israel: Zionism and Anti- Semitism: A Strange Alliance Through History—Allan C. Brownfeld

59 People Watch: There’s Less Than Meets the Eye in Gingrich, Hillary Clinton Remarks—Lucille Barnes

61 Public Opinion: Center for Palestinian Research and Studies Polls Keep a Finger on the Palestinian Pulse—Ella Bancroft

63 Northwest News: Oral Histories and Testimonials of Palestinians Living in Portland Mark 50 Years of Al-Nakba—Elaine Kelley

65 California Chronicle: Faisal Husseini and Syrian Ambassador Walid Mualem Visit Los Angeles for Major Speeches—Pat and Samir Twair

73 Northeast News: Former Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Ciller Tackles Critics—David P. Johnson, Jr.

78 Middle East History:
July 1995: Under Prodding From a Zionist, Al Gore Fires His Speech Writer
August 1997: Albright Delivers Her First Speech on the Middle East—Donald Neff

80 Trade and Finance: The Netanyahu Effect: Trade Row With European Union, MENA Summits Suspended—Colin MacKinnon

82 Christianity and the Middle East: An Open Letter to Fundamentalist Ministers From a Member of a Christian Fundamentalist Church—Kathleen Banks

83 Education: Educational Resources—Betsy Barlow

85 Other People’s Mail

103 Muslim American Activism

106 Arab-American Activism

114 Waging Peace

117 Diplomatic Doings

126 Book Reviews:
The Space Between Our Footsteps, reviewed by Randa Kayyali
Islam, reviewed by Michael Lee
Loving Letters, reviewed by Michael Lee

137 Bulletin Board—Compiled by Janet McMahon

138 Publishers’ Page