—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 An Obituary
for “the Middle East Peace Process”—Richard
H. Curtiss
7 Netanyahu’s
New Jerusalem Calls for Ethnic Cleansing and Urban Sprawl—Rachelle
Marshall
8 Time for
Palestine to Force the Pace of Peace—John V. Whitbeck
9 After the
Final Acre: The Final, Terminal Stage Is Here. But Where Are We?—Edward Said
11 “For
Security Reasons”: The Surreal Reality of Post-Oslo Palestine—Janet
McMahon
20 His CSIS
Talk Indicates Yossi Beilin Still Dreams of Labor Comeback to Save
Peace Accords—Eugene Bird
21 U.S. Bans
High-Resolution Imagery of Israel—Shawn L. Twing
26 “Real
Americans” Combining to Provide Medical Treatment to Injured
Arab Children—Stephen J. Sosebee
27 Sixteen
Years After the Sabra-Shatila Massacre: The State of Palestinian
Refugees in Lebanon—Ghada Khouri
49 A Visit
With George Habash: Still the Prophet of Arab Nationalism and Armed
Struggle Against Israel—Grace Halsell
52 The Strange
Campaign to Secure the Release of Convicted Spy Jonathan Jay Pollard—Allan
C. Brownfeld
55 What Israel’s
Top-Secret Manbar Trial Reveals About Extensive, Ongoing Israeli
Arms Dealing With Iran—Victor Ostrovsky
57 Answering
Critics of the Theory That Balfour Declaration Was Payoff for Zionist
Services in WWI—John Cornelius
114 A Palestinian’s
Refuted Story of Religious Persecution Is Replayed in the U.S. Congress—Charmaine
Seitz
The U.S. Congress and the 1998 Elections
16 With Most
Primaries Completed, 10 Arab Americans Expected to Be Running for
House in November—Shirl McArthur
19 Jewish
Voters in the 1998 Elections—Dr. James J. Zogby
23 As Oslo
Dies, Congress Tries to Keep a Low Profile—Shirl McArthur
41 “Loyal
Supporter of Israel” Exploits Bigotry to Defeat Lebanese-American
in California Republican Primary—Dr. James J. Zogby
42 Halls of
Fame and Shame: Records of Every Member of Congress on Matters Related
to the Arab-Israeli Dispute—Shirl McArthur
Special Reports
29 As Lebanon Recovers,
Air Quality Deteriorates and Recycling Fails to Catch On—Marilyn
Raschka
30 To Prevent
a Nuclear War in South Asia, First Disarm the Nuclear Fuse—the
Kashmir Problem—Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
31 World Bank
Statistics Show Tunisia as Arab Bright Spot, Gaza and West Bank
as Potential Flash Points—Pat McDonnell Twair
32 Yemen Violence
Threatens Stability in Arabia—Dr. Abdu H. Sharif
33 Iran-U.S.
World Cup Match: What the World Saw, What Iranians Saw and What
Participants Recall—Richard H. Curtiss
35 First U.S.
Pan-Orthodox Christian School Starting Its Second Year September
in Boston Area—Linda M. Thomas
50 Measured
U.S. Reaction to Nuclear Tests Prompts Positive Asian Responses—M.M.
Ali
51 Despite
Its Problems, Turkish Military May Save Yilmaz Government to Thwart
Islamist Victory—James M. Dorsey
106 Emily
Shihadeh’s “Grapes and Figs Are in Season” a Hit
in U.S. and Mideast—Nabella Salama Shunnarah
Departments
3 Letters to the Editor
38 Issues
in the News—Compiled by Shawn L. Twing
47 Canadian
Chronicle: Canadian Islamic Congress Hosts First Congress—Faisal
Kutty
48 United
Nations Report: Palestine Upgraded at U.N. in 124-to-4 General Assembly
Vote—Ian Williams
60 People
Watch: Israel’s President Calls for New Elections to Thwart
Netanyahu and Save Peace—Lucille Barnes
64 Arab-American
Activism: Two Thousand Participate in 1998 ADC National Convention
Featuring Janet Reno
66 Muslim-American
Activism: Minaret of Freedom Fund-Raising Dinner
71 Waging
Peace: Egyptian Copts Warn Against Congressional Pressure
76 Diplomatic
Doings: Pakistani Foreign Minister Says Current Indian Actions Rooted
in “Hindu Mythology”
79 Trade
and Finance: Nine-Month Oil Price Slump Problematic for Producers—Colin MacKinnon
81 Education:
AAUG Conference Opens Oct. 23 in Detroit—Betsy Barlow
83 Middle
East History: September 1993: Israel Never Honored the Oslo Peace
Accords Signed at the White House—Donald Neff
87 Other People’s
Mail
103 NORTHEAST
NEWS: Harvard’s Sackler Museum Scores Royal Triumph With Islamic
Art—David P. Johnson Jr.
108 NORTHWEST
NEWS: Palestinian Quilt, Palestinian Films Exhibited in Portland—Kinga Bernąth
109 CALIFORNIA
CHRONICLE: During Visit to Southern California, Father Elias Chacour
Discusses Palestinian Holocaust—Pat McDonnell Twair
115 Christianity
and the Middle East: Prominent Christian Arabs to be Featured in
U.S. and Canadian Events in November—Rev. L. Humphrey
Walz
118 Mahjabeen’s
Musings: American-Muslim Political Involvement in 1998 Is Dress
Rehearsal for Crucial Year 2000 Elections—Mahjabeen
Islam-Husain
120 Christianity
and the Middle East: An Open Letter to “Christians for Israel”—
Kathleen Banks
121 Facts
for Your Files: June 1998 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled
by Janet McMahon
123 Book Review:
Dictionary of the Middle East —Reviewed by Richard H.
Curtiss
Video Review: Nasser 56—Reviewed
by Michael S. Lee
135 Bulletin
Board
137 Publishers’
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