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—Voices from the Sensible Center— Interpreting the Middle
East for North Americans— Special Reports 2 Assessing the U.S. Peace Plan—We still think the President's Middle East peace plan was a very courageous move and an immeasurable improvement over his old policy. But we also think it fell short of what is really required, and will have no chance of success unless the U.S. puts some teeth in it. We tried to explain this to our friend who comes into the office from time to time to pick our brains, and he seemed very disappointed. Well, it hurts us even more than it hurts him. 3 South Lebanon: Going?—One of the big unanswered questions in Lebanon is whether Israel plans to get out of the south, in the area up to the Litani River. There are many signs that it is laying the groundwork for at least a de facto, if not an official, presence on a permanent basis. 4 Arab Investment: New Report—Once again, apprehensions by some Americans of a possible "Arab takeover" of American industry are shown to be unfounded. The latest evidence comes from some figures recently released by the Commerce Department. 5 Lobby Activities—Officers of the National Association of Arab Americans, still actively trying to influence U.S. policies towards Israel's invasion of Lebanon, presented their views to Vice President Bush in a private meeting. American Jewish groups, meanwhile, kept busy trying to close ranks with their communities after a summer of divisiveness over the invasion. Regular Features 2 Editorial—Bashir Gemayel: Would he have been able to heal Lebanon's wounds if he had lived? This is something we will now never know. What we do know, though, is that the Israelis are using every ploy they can think of to take advantage of what happened. So what else is new? 6 Facts For Your Files—Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations 7 Book Review—Seth Tillman has written a book which makes timely reading. In "The United States and the Middle East: Interests and Obstacles," he gives his views on what kind of a peace settlement would be viable for the Middle East. Written, of course, prior to Mr. Reagan's new peace plan, the author's own formula is similar in many ways to the President's. 8 Personality—AMIDEAST has become the leading private and voluntary organization in the U.S. which guides Arab students through the "jungle" of American higher education. And the Head Guide is Orin D. Parker, AMIDEAST's president.
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