—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
6 Supreme Court Takes
Up "The Case Against AIPAC"—Richard
H. Curtiss
7 As Israelis Bicker Among
Themselves, Palestinians Grapple With Serious Internal Problems
—Rachelle Marshall
9 Ethnic Cleansing in
Jerusalem, Israeli Style—Paul Findley
14 Land Dealer Killings
Highlight Collapse of Israeli-Palestinian Talks—Stephen
J. Sosebee
15 Palestinians Equally
Disgusted With Shabby Government Performance, Failed Peace
Process —Maureen Meehan
17 Saudi Straight Talk:
Are They Real Advocates of Peace?—Dr. Abdul
Qadar Tash
18 The Balfour Declaration
and the Zimmermann Note: A Possible Explanation for Britain's
Betrayal of the Palestinians—John Cornelius
21 Rep. Jim Moran Says
Jerusalem Should Be "Multi-National Capital"—Shirl
McArthur and Richard H. Curtiss
23 Affairs of State: Will
the End of the Peace Process Be Followed by "A Nice Little
War"?—Eugene Bird
26 Antiochian Orthodox
Archbishop Assails Clinton, Gingrich Middle East Stands—Pat
McDonnell Twair
27 Congress Watch: Legislative
Mischief—Shirl McArthur
29 Palestinian Press Censorship:
Both Heavy-Handed and Subtle—Joshua Stayn
43 From the Hebrew Press:
Dayan's Regrets About Allowing Soldiers in Hebron—Translated
by Dr. Israel Shahak
72 The Many Faces
of Terrorism—Dr. Edna Homa Hunt
Special Reports
10 The Iranian Elections:
Five Views
—Richard H. Curtiss
—Bruce Laingen
—Dr. Khosrow Akmal
—Sarvnaz Chitsaz
—Suroosh Irfani
25 Re-rooting Lebanon's
War-Displaced Farmers—Marilyn Raschka
31 Second Yemeni Parliamentary
Election Praised by International Observers—William
A. Rugh
33 Hopes for Peace Still
Alive in the Subcontinent—M.M. Ali
35 Maury Maverick, Jr.:
A Fearless, Cantankerous, Kind-Hearted, Free Thinker From
Texas—Pat McDonnell Twair
44 Turkey's Islamist-Led
Government Seeking to Call New Elections—James
M. Dorsey
45 Is Turkey's Military
Repeating Algerian Army's Catastrophic Mistake?—Richard
H. Curtiss
48 Afghanistan's Taliban
Draw World Attention Again—M.M. Ali
49 Central Asia: Revival
of "Silk Road" Underway—Gordon
Feller
Departments
3 Letters to the Editor
38 Issues in the News—Compiled
by Shawn L. Twing
46 Trade and Finance:
IMF Asses Palestinian Economic Potential—Colin
MacKinnon
51 United Nations
Report: U.S. Votes Againsty Requiring Israel to Fund Rebuilding
of Qana U.N. Camp—Ian Williams
52 People Watch: Pollard's Israel Handler Breaks
10-Year Silence —Lucille Barnes (coming soon)
55 Waging Peace:
Princeton Mideast Society Meets
59 Arab-American Activism:
ADC Conference Attracts 2,000
61 Diplomatic Doings:
Qatar's Emir Visits Washington
62 Muslim-American Activism:
AMA Involves Community Members in Strategy Building
66 Northeast News:
Boston's Museum of Fine Arts Unveils Exotic Luxury With
Silk Road Exhibit—David P. Johnson
70 Canada Calling:
Second Conference on Islamic Banking Held in Toronto—Faisal
Kutty
73 Christianity
and the Middle East: Friends of Sabeel Hold Major Conference
in Washington, DC—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz
76 Other People's
Mail
87 Education: B'tselem
Publications Examine Illegal Israeli Land and Population Policies
in Jerusalem—Betsy Barlow
88 California Chronicle:
Dr. Maher Hathout Criticizes Bigotry of South Carolina Board
of Education Member—Pat and Samir Twair
92 Northwest News:
PNA Officials Study U.S. Government Press Relations in
USIA-Sponsored Project for Palestine—Elain Kelley
96 Middle East History:
August 1970: Fulbright Called for U.S. Defense Pact With
Israel but Was Labeled Anti-Semite—by Donald
Neff
September 1981: U.S. Grants Israel Strategic
Partnership and Then Pays For It—by Donald
Neff
99 Book Reviews
Open Secrets: Israeli Nuclear
and Foreign Policies—Reviewed by Norman Mezvinsky
George Ball: Behind the Scenes
in U.S. Foreign Policy—Reviewed by Andrew I. Killgore
111 Facts for Your
Files: April-May 1997 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled
by Janet McMahon
119 Bulletin Board
121 Publishers'
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