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

The U.S. and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

7 West Bank Settlers' Riot Marks End of "Greater Israel"Stephen J. Sosebee

10 Does Israel Want Comprehensive Peace or All of Palestine?Richard H. Curtiss

11 Dispute Over Jerusalem Holy Places Disrupts Arab CampGreg Noakes

12 Israeli Ethnic Cleansing Undiminished in JerusalemKatherine M. Metres

13 Canada Funding Palestinian Community's Return to Gaza StripDick Doughty

14 Histadrut Elections in Israel Point to New Political RealignmentsLeon T. Hadar

15 American Library Association Buries Israel Censorship IssueAdam L. Chandler

16 The "Washington Declaration": Two Views
Paul Findley
Rachelle Marshall

18 Rise of Congressional Black Caucus Not Reflected in Foreign AidAndrew I. Killgore

19 Yasser Arafat's Return: New Beginning for PalestineStephen J. Sosebee

20 Israeli Cold Warriors and U.S. Likudniks: Threats to Mideast PeaceEugene Bird

50 Lebanon's New Fatah: "Revolution Within a Revolution"Laura Drake

Special Reports

6 Prodded by Congress, Clinton Lurches Toward Leadership in BosniaRichard H. Curtiss

8 Why Secret 1986 U.S.-Iran "Arms for Hostage" Negotiations FailedGeorge Cave

9 Rage and Incongruity: Hezbollah Funeral for Victims of Israeli  RaidMarilyn Raschka

21 Heritage Foundation Conference Assesses Islamist ThreatGreg Noakes

49 Moment of Truth for KashmirHasan Zillur Rahim

51 Writer Taslima Nasrin's Case Tests Secular Law in Muslim BangladeshM.M. Ali

52 Egypt's People's Assembly Passes Landmark Environmental LawJames J. Napoli

57 Republic of Macedonia's U.S. Representative Grew Up in OhioGrace Halsell

Departments

3 Letters to the Editor

22 Issues in the NewsCompiled by Greg Noakes

35 The Cost of Israel to U.S. Taxpayers: Clinton-Hussein-Rabin Photo-Op Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers $1 Billion Ella Bancroft

36 Media Watch: Newsday Defends Its Middle East CoverageKurt Holden

37 Congress Watch: Tears in Congress Over Hussein-Rabin AppearanceLucille Barnes

39 Public Opinion: Peace Moves Help Israeli and Palestinian, But Not U.S., LeadersNathan Jones

45 Canada Calling: Flood of Israeli Refugees to Canada Embarrasses IsraelJohn Dirlik

46 Seeing the Light: From the Gulf War to Palestine—The Evolution of an AdvocateKatherine M. Metres

55 Trade and Finance: The Palestinian Territories: In Financial and Legal LimboColin MacKinnon

56 United Nations Report: UNRWA Moving Its Headquarters to GazaIan Williams

60 Arab and Muslim American Activism: Democrats Organize Arab-American CouncilRichard H. Curtiss

62 Human Rights: Egyptian Human Rights Leader Calls for ModerationR. Clemente Holder

63 Jews and Israel: The Christian Right and the ADL: A Controversial RelationshipSheldon Richman

66 California Chronicle: Congresswoman Urges Arab Americans to Make Views HeardPat McDonnell Twair

68 Book Reviews:
Modern Algeria: The Origins and Development of a NationReviewed by Greg Noakes

Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle EastReviewed by Robert Hurd

71 Christianity and the Middle East: New Shahak Book Challenges Jews, Christians, and OthersRev. L. Humphrey Walz

74 Middle East History September: Truman Overrode Strong State Department Warning Against  Partitioning of Palestine in 1947

October: Israel Defied U.N. and U.S. in Covering Up Police Murder  of 17 Palestinians at Haram Al-Sharif in 1991By Donald Neff

79 Other People's Mail

102 June-July 1994 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East RelationsCompiled by Janet McMahon

110 Bulletin Board

112 Publishers' Page