—Voices from the Sensible Center—

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

Special Reports

3 Palestinians Take a Giant Step—Richard H. Curtiss

6 What They Said: Excerpts from the Algiers Communique

7 The Economics of David and Goliath—Frank Collins

9 Six Views: The Most Important Event of 1988

12 Congress: Election Results: More of the Same—Dennis Wamsted

13 Public Opinion: Hawaiian Democrats Support Palestinian Statehood: Proposition W Loses in San Francisco

13 Election Watch: Proposition W Loses In San Francisco—Abram V. Martin

14 Election Watch: Cambridge Says "Yes" to Palestine—Mary Barrett

15 The US Stake in Good Relations with Bagdad—Paul Findley

16 In Memoriam: Clarence Heller—Andrew I. Killgore

17 US Pension Funds in Faltering Israeli Institutions—Israel Shahak

18 Religion and the Middle East—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz

25 Trade and Finance—John T. Haldane

26 Book Reviews
— The Little Black Fish
— Western Sahara

26 From the Israeli Press: Doctor in Gaza

28 Letters to the Editor

31 Christian Fundamentalists and Israeli Extremists—Grace Halsell

32 Seeing the Light: Attaching Faces to Statistics—Susan M. Akram

33 Other People's Mail

35 Jews and Israel: Jewish Vote to Dukakis—Andrea Barron

35 Arabs and Islam: Happy Birthday Palestine—Catherine Willford

35 Education: The Power of Palestinian Folklore—Catherine Willford

38 Facts for Your Files, Issues in the News

41 Tie: Training, Information, and Education Exchange

50 Publisher's Page: The year the Earth Moved

51 Eerily Prescient Play Tours US—Pat McDonnell Twair