—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 Dangerous
Myths About the Late, Great Peace Process—Richard H.
Curtiss
7 Deadly
Riots Quelled by Promise of Negotiations, But Still No Progress—Maureen
Meehan
11 Netanyahu's
Resumption of Shamir's Stalling Will Be Israel's Mistake—Rachelle
Marshall
15 Peace
Process: More Pilate Diplomacy by Clinton Team—Eugene
Bird
16 The Jerusalem Tunnel —Two
Inside Views
—Grace Halsell and
—Stephen J. Sosebee
18 Netanyahu's
Siege of Palestinians Completes Triumph of Rabin's Assassin—Neve
Gordon
19 Prime
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu—Israel Shahak
21 An Unresolved Question—Did
AIPAC Unmask Agnew?—Paul Findley (coming soon)
29 It's Time
for Arafat to Put Netanyahu on the Defensive—Paul Findley
40 Neturei
Karta, Shunned by Media, Makes Jewish Anti-Zionism Known—Mitchell
Kaidy
67-85 Tunisia: A Country that Works—By Richard
H. Curtiss
67 Tunisian
Beaches, Crafts and History Attract 4 Million Visitors Annually
68 Tunisian
Economic Development Based on Moderation, Pragmatism
70 Tunisia At a Glance — By Shawn L.
Twing (coming soon)
71 A Personal
Reminiscence
72 Tunisia's
Family Planning Success Underlies Its Economic Progress
74 Tunisians
Express Dismay at Crumbling of Peace Process They Helped Start
75 As First
Arab State to "Create Ministry of Environment, Tunisia Retains
Its Lead
76 Justice
Minister Describes Tunisia's Battle Against Islamist Takeover
77 National
Institutes Concentrate on Developing Computer Geniuses
78 Tunisian
Women Executives Face Different Problems Than in U.S.
80 Tunisia in History: The Country Which Gave
Its Name to a Continent
(coming soon)
82 President's
Solidarity Fund Brings Development to Remotest Areas
83 Tunisia's
Envoy to the U.S.: An Ambassador at the Top of His Form
85 Tunisia
Deploys Scientific Researchers in Battle for Self-Sufficiency
Special Reports
22 Peace Still Eludes Shifting Afghan Alliances
—Hamed Madani (coming soon)
23 Turn of Events in Afghanistan
—M.M. Ali (coming soon)
25 In Memoriam:
Elmer Berger, 1908-1996—Norton Mezvinsky
26 A Made-in-lsrael
Policy Toward Iran—and America's Allies —Laura
Drake
8-24 Congress and the 1996 Election:
8 Congressman
Dana Rohrabacher: An Expert on South and Central Asia—Shirl McArthur
9 Congress
Calls for Sanctions If Israeli Technology Transfer to China is
Proven—Shawn L. Twing
10 Congressman
Nick J. Rahall: An Expert on Middle East Affairs—Shirl
McArthur
20 Senate Hearing Elicits Calls
to Lift Lebanon Travel Ban—Shirl McArthur (coming
soon)
24 Saving
a Foundation in Ohio for National Muslim Political Empowerment—Mahjabeen
Islam-Husain
Departments
3 Letters
to the Editor
12 Canada
Calling: Edward Said Attacks Both Israeli Government and Palestinian
Authority—John Dirlik
14 The Internet,
the Middle East, and You: Intifada 11 Was No Surprise to Cybernauts—James
M. Ennes, Jr
30 Issues in the News —Compiled
by Shawn L. Twing (coming soon)
35 Central Asia:
The Progress and Problems of Uzbekistan and Kyrgystan—Gordon
Feller
36 United
Nations Report: U.N. Debate on Jerusalem Tunnel Isolates U.S. and
Israel, Again—Ian Williams
38 Trade and Finance: Gaza:
Make It a Free Trade Zone —Colin MacKinnon (coming
soon)
46 Issues in
Islam: OIC Hosts Symposium in Toronto—Faisal Kutty
47 Christianity and
the Middle East: Ecumenical Peace Service and March Held in Jerusalem—Rev
L. Humphrey Walz
49 Other People's Mail (coming
soon)
27 Role of
the U.N. in a Dangerous World—Khaled Al-Maeena
28 Islamophobia in the West—Dr
Abdul Qader Tash
37 With Friends
Like Qaddafi, Turkey's Islamist Prime Minister Erbakan Doesn't Need
Enemies—James M. Dorsey
39 Oil and Gas in the Caspian
Sea Region—Gordon Feller (coming soon)
41 PAC Watch:
Pro-lsrael PACs Outspending Rivals 522 to 1 in 1995-96 —Richard
H. Curtiss and Geoff Lumetta
41 Election
Watch: Despite Candidates, Muslim Americans Gained Some Ground in
1996 Elections—Richard H. Curtiss
43 Public
Opinion: Arab-American Voting Patterns Reflect U.S. Regional Preferences—Richard
H. Curtiss
55 Book Review:
Flight of the Lavi: Inside a U.S.-lsraeli Crisis—Reviewed
by Shawn L. Twing
56 Arab-American Activism: Arab-American
Forum Assesses U.S. Policy on Iraq
(coming soon)
56 Waging Peace: Scholar
Predicts Ethnic Division of Afghanistan (coming soon)
60 Diplomatic Doings: CSIS Hosts Lebanese
Prime Minister (coming soon)
60 Human Rights : Israeli
Doctors Part of Torture Process (coming soon)
61 Muslim-American Activism:
AMA Convenhon Features Speakers From Five National Muslim
Organizanons (coming soon)
62 California
Calling: Islamic Center Director Addresses Town Meeting on Palestinian
Uprising —Pat and Samir Twair
96 Middle East
History: November 1963: Lyndon Johnson Was First to Align U.S.
Policy With Israel's Policies – Donald Neff
97 Middle East History: December
1977: Christians in Israel Suffer Prejudice From Jewish Bigots—Donald
Neff
99 Education:
Preservice Teacher Training—Betsy Barlow
113 Bulletin Board (coming
soon)
117 Facts for
Your File: September 1996 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled
by Janet McMahon
138 Publisher's Page |
