Articles

—Voices from the Sensible Center—

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

Special Reports

3 Palestinian Independence and Falsal Husseini—Frank Collins

5 An American View of the Palestinian Opportunity—Paul Findley

7 What's Special About Pro-Israel PACs?—Richard Curtiss

9 For Peace: Internationalize the Shatt Al-Arab—Andrew I. Killgore

10 The Other Side of the Coin—Dr. Alfred M. Lilienthal

11 San Francisco and A Palestinian State—A.V. Martin and Pl. Kotakis

12 Candidate Watch: Mideast Voting: Bentsen and Quayle

13 Should the Palestinians Establish A Provisional Government?—Two Views

14 Should the US Recognize A Provisional Government?—Two Views

15 Should Israel Recognize A Provisional Government?—Two Views

16 Congress: Republican Platform; Elections—Dennis J. Wamsted

17 Jews and Israel: Jewish Voting—Andrea Barron

18 Arabs and Islam: Democrat Targeted—Ann Lynn Foster

19 Trade and Finance: Egypt, OPEC, Morocco—John T. Haldane

20 Book Reviews
Arab Folktales
The Cheapest Nights

20 From the Israeli Press: Burning Hate at or Yehuda

22 Seeing the Light: Reporter's Turnaround—Pat McDonnell Twair

23 Candidates and Pro-Israel PACs: 1984-88—Sally Clark Nyhan

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

33 Letters to the Editor

35 Profile: Pakistan's Ghulan Ishaq Khan—Michael C. Dunn

35 Education: Mideast's Changing Needs—Catherine Willford

38 Facts for Your Files: A Chronology of US-Mideast Relations

39 Issues in the News

41 American Business Abroad: Doorknock: 1988—David Bosch

42 TIE: Training, Information and Education Exchange

51 Media: Iraq and Iran: Rush to Judgment

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