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—Voices from the Sensible Center— Interpreting the Middle
East for North Americans— Current Affairs 3 Peace in the Gulf: The Outlook—There have been indications recently that Iran is looking for a way out of its war with Iraq. That may be, but Phebe Marr, a specialist on Iraq, doesn't expect peace any time soon. 4 Oil: Prospects for OPEC, Gulf—An expected increase in demand for OPEC oil over the second half of this year could lessen some of OPEC's current problems. This also could mean higher merchandise imports by Arab Gulf producers, and a halt to their declining overseas investments. Oil expert Joe Story discusses these prospects on page 4. 5 Lobby Activities— With action expected soon on the Jerusalem legislation, a large group of Christian leaders opposing the embassy move 'decided it was time to make a House call.' In San Francisco, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee was busy Israel among Democratic drumming up support for delegates. Regular Features 2 Editorial—Israel's indecisive elections last month mean that the U.S. cannot soon press Israel for progress on either its economy or the future of the West Bank, right? We don't think so, and there are many good reasons why. 6 Facts For Your Files A Chronology of U.S. Middle East Relations. The Democratic Party platform on the Middle East. 7 Book Review—Coming out next month is a book by two Israeli journalists, Zeev Schiff and Ehud Yaari, on Israel's invasion of Lebanon. After reading what John Cooley has to say about it, we think you'll want to pick up one of the first copies. 8 Personality—Since 1981, the Rev. Donald E. Wagner has been national director of the Palestine Human Rights Campaign. But he has not always been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause it took some over zealous supporters of Israel to turn him around. |