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—Voices from the Sensible Center— Interpreting the Middle
East for North Americans— Current Affairs 2 The King and Us—Lots of people are confused over just where King Hussein stands when it comes to making peace. Among them was our friend Humphrey, until he got a clearer picture during his latest visit to our office. 4 Anti-Boycott: Mixed Signals—Some members of the business community were led to believe last month that the Administration was about to relax its enforcement of the anti-boycott laws. But there is no sign of any change yet—and the betting is that things will go on as they have before. 5 Lobby Activities—The National Association of Arab Americans and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee have been working to make a campaign issue of U.S. aid to Israel. On the other side of the fence, a new political action committee has been giving pro-Israel candidates up to $5,000 each. Regular Features 2 Editorial—Two months after the announcement of the Reagan peace plan for the Middle East, officials are still talking as though it can be implemented by getting reasonable and fair-minded men to sit down together and talk about it. But history indicates that talk alone will not be enough. 6 Facts For Your Files—Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations Upcoming Events 7 Book Review—Fouad Ajami has written a critique of Arab society which doesn't pull any punches. In The Arab Predicament he seems to be telling the Arab world: "know thyself." But he does not prescribe any remedies for the ills he diagnoses. 8 Personality—If you are one of those who think the business boom in the Middle East is a thing of the past, you should go to see Albert J. Planagan, the head of the Commerce Department's Office of the Near East. He'll straighten you out.
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