October/November 1999, TOC

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

The U.S. War on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

12 Albright as “Facilitator” Tries to Sacrifice Bunt—Eugene Bird

13 Commander Barak Tries an End Run Around Wye—Rachelle Marshall

15 Barak’s Government Handling Jewish Settlers With Kid Gloves Three Months After His Election—Neve Gordon

22 The Israeli Deception That Led to the Bombing of Pan American Flight 103 Over Lockerbie, Scotland—Richard H. Curtiss

25 Palestinian Police Undergo Human Rights Training to Curb Brutality They Learned in Israeli Prisons—Maureen Meehan

27 Buffeted by False Media Accusations, Former Mossad Case Officer Ostrovsky Starts His Own Web Site—Victor Ostrovsky

36 Jobs, Markets and Human Rights for Palestinians—Roy Skinner

46 Defamation, Revisionist Style: Commentary Seeks to Prove Prominent Palestinian Doesn’t Exist—Edward W. Said

47 A Foundation With an Agenda, an Author for Hire, and His Virtual Reality “Straw Arabist”—Andrew I. Killgore

48 Status of Middle East-Related Bills at the Congressional Recess—Shirl McArthur

49 Which U.S. Presidential Candidates Should Muslim Americans Support?—Richard H. Curtiss

51 Money Bills Hold Some Middle East Surprises; Wye River Funding Withheld—Shirl McArthur

52 Are Soviet Jews There to Stay or Is Israel Just a Way Station en Route to the West?—Andrew I. Killgore

53 The Kennedys and I: JFK’s Bold Words on the Middle East Conflict—Dr. Alfred M. Lilienthal

55 The Unreported Middle East Catalyst for Richard Nixon’s Downfall—Richard H. Curtiss

57 Palestine, the Balfour Declaration and Why America Entered the Great War—John Cornelius

66 ADL’s Unconvincing Charges Against Salam Al-Marayati—Rachelle Marshall

67 Rafeeq Jaber: An Energetic Muslim Visionary and Fearless Palestinian-American Political Activist—Richard H. Curtiss

68 Under Barak, Isolation of Bantustans, Separation of West Bank Palestinians From Jerusalem Continues—Matthew Brubacher

69 Dheisheh Refugee Camp Dance Troupe Embarks on First American Tour in September—Roxane Assaf

70 What Do Israelis Do During a Drought? Destroy the Cisterns in Which Palestinians Store Rainfall—Jamey Bouwmeester

78 With Total U.S. Aid to Israel Already Exceeding $91 Billion, Congress Resists Clinton Pressure for More—Richard H. Curtiss

83 Reform Judaism is Abandoning Its Universalist Roots and Embracing Jewish Nationalism—Allan C. Brownfeld

Special Reports

6 After Earthquake, Turks’ Disgust With Government Offset by Improved Image of Themselves—Jon P. Gorvett

8 Massive State Failure Highlights Need to Review Turkey’s Vibrant But Flawed Democracy—Marvine Howe

11 Turkey’s Kurdish Workers’ Party Rebels Pledge Unilateral End to Armed Struggle, Withdrawal From Turkey—Jon P. Gorvett

16 South Lebanon: Prospects for Peace—Text and Photos by JoMarie Fecci

19 Lebanese Residents of Atiri: Living Between the Lines—Text and Photos by JoMarie Fecci

20 Together at Last: After Civil Wars, Sectarian Split, Lebanese Army Maintains Cohesion in Dealing With Israel and Party Militias—Text and Photos by JoMarie Fecci

24 Rebuilding for Survival and Reconciliation in Kosovo: The Really Hard Part—Alan Heil

28 Iran Regime’s Leading Reformers and Conservatives Unite, Briefly, to Put Down Mass Protests—Dr. John P. Nordin

29 ”The New Libya” Backs a U.S.-Libyan Dialogue Group—Eugene Bird

31 Now Malaysia Prepares for Elections—John Gee

33 As Islam Replaces Communism in Uzbekistan, Economy Stagnates, Men Remain “More Equal” Than Women—Lucy Jones

35 After Decades of Disappointments in Central Asian and Caucasus States, Post Mortem Begins—Gordon Feller

37 Bring China Into Kashmir—Mowahid H. Shah

42 Until NATO Restores Order, Revenge, Criminality Rule—Peter Lippman

43 Kosovo: A Watershed in U.S.-Islamic Relations—M.A. Muqtedar Khan

44 India Goes to Polls Again—M.M. Ali

103 Golden Mummies Abound at Bahariya Oasis—Pat McDonnell Twair

120 America’s Public Schools and Libraries Need Your Help to Fight the “Thought Police”—Delinda C. Hanley

Departments

3 Letters to the Editor

38 Issues in the News—Compiled by Delinda C. Hanley

59 Other People’s Mail

64 People Watch: Russian Money Churning Has an Israeli Connection—Lucille Barnes

71 Northern California Chronicle: Iraqi Artist Displays Watercolors in San Francisco—Elaine Pasquini

74 Canada Calling: Canada’s Talisman Energy Company’s Sudan Operations Targeted by Boston “Anti-Slavery Group”—Faisal Kutty

75 Southern California Chronicle: Muslims, Jews Renew Efforts to Forge Code of Ethics—Pat and Samir Twair

79 Trade and Finance: U.S. Slowly Changes Sanctions Policy—Colin MacKinnon

80 EDUCATION: AAUG Schedules Annual Convention Oct. 22-24 in White Plains, NY—Betsy Barlow

81 Middle East History: November 1967: De Gaulle Calls Jews Domineering, Israel an Expansionist State—Donald Neff

85 Islam in America: The Real Challenge Facing Muslims in North America—El-Hajj Mauri’ Saalakhan

88 Mahjabeen’s Musings: Brilliant Pakistanis and the Sad State of Pakistan—Mahjabeen Islam-Husain

90 CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Preparations for the Jubilee Holy Land Pilgrimage—Fred Strickert

105 Muslim-American Activism: Muslim and Arab Americans Win Burger King Battle

110 Arab-American Activism: The Bethlehem Association’s Annual Reunion

113 Waging Peace: Daytonians Reach Out to Iraqi Children

119 Diplomatic Doings: Departing Egyptian Ambassador Salutes Increasing Influence of Arab Americans

122 Facts for Your File: July 1999 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Janet McMahon

124 Book Review: Scattered Like Seeds—Reviewed by Andrew I. Killgore

138 Publishers’ Page