—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 Binyamin Netanyahu's Dangerous Vision—Richard H. Curtiss

7 Bungled Amman Assassination Plot Exposes Rift Within Israeli Government Over Negotiations—Victor Ostrovsky

9 Congressional, Media Support for Netanyahu Undercuts U.S. Middle East Policy Objectives—Rachelle Marshall

11 Israel Aims to Drive Palestinians From Homeland Through Harassment, Permit Denials, Demolitions—Stephen J. Sosebee

15 "Compromise" at Ras Al-Amoud Results in More Israeli "Facts on the Ground" in Heart of Arab East Jerusalem—Stephen J. Sosebee

16 Interim Middle East Report Card on 105th Congress—Shirl McArthur

21 There Is a Moral Equivalency Between "Arab Terrorism" and Netanyahu's Actions—Ray Hanania

27 As Burdens Grow, UNRWA Lebanon Budget Imperiled—Ghada Khouri

35 Hide and Seek: Israel's Nuclear Game—Dr. Edna Homa Hunt

42 Tiny Israel's Giant U.S. Lobby Goes Unmentioned in Campaign Finance Hearings—Mitchell Kaidy

43 True Lies About U.S. Aid to Israel—Richard H. Curtiss

47 If Peace Process Must Die, Let's Not Forget Who Killed It—Richard H. Curtiss

48 Madeleine Albright Crowns Her Unsuccessful Middle East Trip With a Venture in Pilate Diplomacy—Eugene Bird

53 Current Translations and Commentary From Israel's Hebrew-Language Press—Dr. Israel Shahak

Bookburners and Their Victims: First-Hand Accounts of Pro-Israel McArthyism

22 New U.S. Anti-Terrorism Law Claiming First Victims As Florida Scholar Is Jailed on Unknown Charges—Paul Findley

52 How Israel's Brutal Birth "Disappeared" From a Pioneer American Christian's Modern History Saga—Andrew I. Killgore

57 In California Court Case, ADL Still Delaying Disclosure of Where It Got and What It Did With Personal Data on Anti-Apartheid and Pro-Palestinian Activists—Kurt Holden

59 Young Reporter Finds That at the Demand of Pro-Israel Advertisers, Freedom of the Press is Revokable—Anne Thomas

95 HarperCollins Takes Popular New Heikal Book "Out of Print" Three Months After U.S. Release—Abdeen Jabara

Special Reports

12 The 1997 Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Convention —Two Perspectives—Raeshma Razvi and M.M. Ali

20 Naila Asali: Chairwoman, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee—Andrew I. Killgore

23 Dr. Agha Saeed: Dynamic Leader of Expanding American Muslim Alliance—Richard H. Curtiss

26 Turkey's New Government Looking Again to the Caucasus and Central Asia—Gordon Feller

28 Lack of Regional Military Balance Motivates Clandestine Iranian Medium-Range Missile Program—Shawn L. Twing

29 Pakistan and India Observe 50 Years of Independence—M.M. Ali

30 Talking Turkey: Military Crackdown on Islamic Education Puts Crushing Burden on Antiquated School System—James M. Dorsey

31 Turkey's Secularists Won First Round Without Bloodshed, But Islamists Expect Victory in 1998 Election—Marvine Howe

34 Whether It's Jerusalem or Nantucket, You Can't Go Home Again—Dr. Alfred M. Lilienthal

37 Dr. Ragaa Mostafa Hathout, a Muslim Mom Who Has It All—Pat McDonnell Twair

55 Attack on German Tourist Bus Bad Omen for Both Egyptian Government and Islamic Militants—James J. Napoli

56 As U.S. Rediscovers Lebanon, Its People Dare to Hope for "a Lebanon Free From All Foreign Forces"—Carole Dagher

106 Rabbi Daniel Isaak: Oregon Peace Activist—Elaine Kelley

115 Astrolabe Pictures: Major Source of Islamic Entertainment and Educational Multimedia Products—Michael S. Lee

Departments

3 Letters to the Editor

18 Straight Talk: Arab and American Media Men in Asila—Dr. Abdul Qader Tash

19 Saudi Reflections: The First Arab Forum of International Stature—Khaled Al-Maeena

38 Issues in the News—Compiled by Shawn L. Twing

46 Speaking Out: At Last, The Washington Post Takes a Stand—Paul Findley

49 Congress Watch: Despite New Settlements, Assassination Attempt, Congress Renews Israeli Aid at Full 1997 Level—Shirl McArthur

58 United Nations Report: As List of Israeli Breaches of Geneva Conventions Grows, U.N. and Switzerland May Summon Signatories—Ian Williams

60 Media Watch: As U.S. Media Ownership Shrinks, Who Covers Islam?—Richard H. Curtiss

61 People Watch: Maryland Murder Case Prompts Threats to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel—Lucille Barnes

64 Northeast News: Armenian Museum Dedicates Exhibit to Genocide—David P. Johnson, Jr.

67 Arab-American Activism: NAAA Hosts Kuwaiti Parliamentarian

67 Muslim-American Activism: New York Chapter of American Muslim Alliance Conducts First Statewide Meetings (coming soon)

68 Waging Peace: Samuel Berger Speaks at Georgetown

73 Diplomatic Doings: Jordanian Ambassador Lends Voice to Palestinian Arabs Living in Israel (coming soon)

74 Human Rights: Lisa Hajjar Speaks on Status of Human Rights Groups in Israel and the Occupied Territories (coming soon)

79 Education: Full Schedule of Fall Conferences Underway—Betsy Barlow

81 Middle East History: December 1987: The Intifada Erupts, Forcing Israel to Recognize Palestinians—Donald Neff

84 Trade and Finance: U.N., World Bank, IMF Criticize Israeli Closure Policy—Colin MacKinnon

85 Other People's Mail

104 Christianity and the Middle East: EMEU Conference to Ponder Christianity's Future in Mideast—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz

107 California Chronicle: Lebanese Newspaper Exposes Sales by Greek Clerics of East Jerusalem Lands to Israelis—Pat and Samir Twair

112 Northwest News: Jerusalem Municipality Deputy Director-General Challenged on Policies in Meeting With Portland Group—Elaine Kelley

116 Book Review: Egypt's Road to Jerusalem: A Diplomat's Story of the Struggle for Peace in the Middle East—Reviewed by Shawn L. Twing

117 Book Review: Ben Ali on the Road to Pluralism in Tunisia—Reviewed by Richard H. Curtiss

129 Facts for Your Files: August, September 1997 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Janet McMahon

136 Bulletin Board

137 Publishers' Page

138 Editor's Essays