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| —Voices from the Sensible Center— Interpreting the Middle
East for North Americans— Inside This Issue 1 Policy—At their short and sour meeting, King Hassan II and Prime Minister Peres accomplished exactly what each set out to do. 2 Editorial—How long will it be before America tires of playing Mortimer Snerd to Israel's Edgar Bergen and begins to speak in its own voice about the Middle East? 4 Lobbies & Activists—American Jews say Israel's friendly relations with South Africa are not unique; Arab Americans push for a Congressional investigation of a top Pentagon official's security clearance. 6 Update on Congress—Dennis Wamsted explains how the House managed to slash $2.5 billion off the President's new foreign aid request—without taking a penny from Israel. 8 Trade and Finance—Economic realities have fast turned the much-touted Lavi fighter plane into a multi-billion dollar lemon for its Israeli manufacturers. That's bad news for American taxpayers, who foot the bills. 9 Page 65—Our new feature provides some Mideast news nuggets that other publications saw fit to bury. 10 Special Report—On May 27, 1986, a murderer's knife cut short the lives of two brilliant and active American Muslim scholars, Drs. Isma'il and Lamya' al-Faruqi. Dr. Ralph Braibanti of Duke University assesses their contributions toward understanding Islam. 13 Religion—The Rev. L. Humphrey Walz inaugurates a new column of facts, gleanings and insights about the role of religion in U.S.-Middle East relations. 14 Commentary—Former Congressman Paul Findley explains the roots of terrorism in terms Americans can understand. 12 Book Review—(The Hidden Imam) |