—Voices from the Sensible Center—

Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East

Peace Talks, West Bank Settlements and US Aid to Israel

7 US Aid is Key to Israeli Withdrawals—Richard H. Curtiss

8 Israel Blocks the Exits for Soviet Jews—Frank Collins

10 The Real Cost of Israeli Loan Guarantees: $3.1 to $177 Billion—Parker L. Payson

11 Israel's Loan Request and US Needs—George Moses

18 Is Putting Immediate Strings on Aid to Israel the Best Hope for Peace?—Three Views
— Hilda Silverman
— Hady Amr
— George Thompson

20 Lift the US Cap on Soviet Immigration—John Asfour

21 Israel's Campaign for $10 Billion More—Paul Findley

37 Pro-Israel McCarthyism: Stealth Attacks and Backgrounders for Book Burners—Richard H. Curtiss

Israel and the Palestinian Intifada

16 Josefa Pick: Israeli Peace Activist—Richard Curtiss

22 Israeli Government Puts Death Squads on TV—Rachelle Marshall

23 Internal Criticism of Racism Would Be Called "Anti-Semitic" Outside Israel—Dr. Israel Shahak

25 Israeli Lawyer Lynda Brayer—Brother Patrick White

27 American Jewish Fantasies of Israel—Leon T. Hadar

29 Dr. Hanan Mikhail-Ashrawi: An Embodiment of Her Embattled People—Janet McMahon

30 Israel's Unmentionable Stockpile of Nuclear Bombs—John Law

31 Zionism is Racism: Ridiculous Resolution or the Truth that Hurts?—Ian Williams

The Arab World, Horn of Africa, and the Subcontinent

17 Illegally in Kuwait and Unwanted Anywhere Else—Andrew I. Kilgore

32 Lebanese Army Shuts Down Palestinian Strongpoints—Marilyn Raschka

33 What Young Iraqis Don't Dare Say to Each Other—Andrea W. Lorenz

35 When Iraq Invaded Kuwait in 1990, What Would Nasser Have Done?—Andrew I. Killgore

43 Arab Democratization Picks Up Speed—Michael Collins Dunn

47 Reconstruction a Shattered Somalia—Stanley B. Andrews

48 "Fundamentalist" Military Junta Pushing Sudan to Catastrophe—S.A. Mohammad

49 As Region Faces Economic Reforms, India Also at Political Crossroads—M.M. Ali

US Congress

14 Middle East and Aid to Israel May Dominate Fall Debates—Dennis Wamsted

15 Bonior Victory a Defeat for AIPAC—George Moses

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

36 Words to Remember: The Peace Process

39 Other People's Mail

41 Canada Calling: Calls for Economic Pressure Against Israel—John Dirlik

45 Maghreb Mirror: Mauritania's Constitution—Jamal Amiar

46 Talking Turkey: New Era in US-Turkish Ties—Sami Kohen

50 Facts for Your Files—Compiled by Janet McMahon

52 Issues in the News—Compiled by George Shadroui

56 Seeing the Light: Stunned by Middle East Violence, Shocked to Discover Its Cause—Robert Hurd

63 Religion: Boycott Benefits Interfaith Peace Symposium—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz

65 Issues in Islam: Dr. Tawfik El-Shawi—Greg Noakes

66 California Chronicle: Three Lebanese Ministers Explain Taif Accord—Pat McDonnell Twair

67 Arab-American Activism: American Task Force for Lebanon Conference—Catherine M. Willford

68 Mideast Ecology Notes: Gulf Corals Endangered—Dennis J. Wamsted

68 Jews and Israel: Citizens' Rights Movement—Andrea Barron

71 Trade and Finance: Japan and Saudi Arabia Enter Joint Ventures—John T. Haldane

72 Book Reviews:
Islam—Reviewed by Greg Noakes

Faith & Power: The Politics of Islam—Reviewed by David Wemple

91 Publishers' Page