Articles
Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East
The U.S. and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
6 An Irrational Response to Terror—Rachelle Marshall
7 A Comprehensive Guide to U.S. Aid to Israel—Shawn L. Twing
8 By-Pass Roads Destroy Hopes for Future Palestinian Autonomy—Maureen Meehan
10 Jerusalem: A City of Three Faiths—Grace Halsell
11 Relatives Mystified by Israeli Refusal to Release Body of Slain Palestinian-American—Samir Twair
12 ADC Chairman Hamzi K. Moghrabi—Andrew I. Killgore
13 Grassroots International Speakers Analyze Palestinian Autonomy—Kathryn M. Metres
14 Pentagon, GAO Report Israeli Espionage and Illegal Technology Retransfer—Shawn L. Twing
15 After Israeli Elections, Balance Must Be Returned to Peace Process—Richard H. Curtiss
17 With Two Engineers at the Throttle, Is "Peace Train" Stopping or Starting?—Rachelle Marshall
18 PACWatch: Downward Spiral in Pro-Israel PAC Contributions Continues—Richard H. Curtiss
19 1995 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 1996 Congressional Candidates
21 Leah Rabin: Peace Is a Process and There Will Be Bad Days—Eugene Bird
22 Israel's Nuclear Weapons: Changing the Subject of Debate —Israel Shahak
(coming soon)
23 The Palestinian Elections: A Strong Start Into an Uncertain Future —Salma A. Shawa
(coming soon)
28 Political Pilgrims Find Israeli-Palestinian Peace Prospects Elusive—Eugene Bird
Revolutionary Iran: At a Crossroad
73 After Two Disastrous Decisions, Revolutionary Iran Again at a Crossroad—Amir Hossein Ganjbakhsh
75 Persian Gulf Stability Hinges on U.S.-Iran Dialogue —Hooshang Amirahmadi (coming soon)
76 First Round of Iranian Elections Indecisive in Conservative-Reformist Struggle—Colin Barraclough
77 A Glossary of Contemporary Politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran—Mike Mansoor
80 Is Iran's Military Buildup Purely Defensive or Potentially Destabilizing?—Shawn L. Twing
82 Iran: "Neither East Nor West" —Paul Foote (coming soon)
83 Iran's 5,000 Years of Recorded History—Richard H. Curtiss
Special Reports
24 Ciller-Yilmaz Agreement Ends Five-Month Political Crisis in Turkey—James M. Dorsey
25 Mounting Tension on Indo-Pak Border—Khaled Al-Maeena
27 Scandal Sweeps India on Eve of April National Election—M.M. Ali
46 The Internet, the Middle East, and You —James Ennes (coming soon)
Departments
3 Letters to the Editor (coming soon)
26 United Nations Report: The "Road to Damascus"—Ian Williams
29 Christianity and the Middle East: Prayers for Peace in Bahrain—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz
30 Issues in the News—Compiled by Shawn L. Twing
37 Middle East History: April 1949: Lausanne Conference Seals Fate of Palestine—Donald Neff
40 Education: 1996, The Year of the Hodja—Betsy Barlow
55 Issues in Islam: The Hajj: Centering the Muslim World—Greg Noakes
56 Arab American Activism: Arab-American Leaders Speak Out on Terrorism Summit
59 Diplomatic Doings: Georgian Official, Caucasus Expert Discuss Volatile Pipeline Issue
60 Muslim American Activism: AMC Sponsors Congressional Iftar Dinner
60 Waging Peace: CSIS Holds Middle East Peace Conference
65 Human Rights: Hebron Rights Workers Face Off With IDF, Risk Deportation—Geoff Lumetta
66 California Calling: California Contractor Describes Israeli- Palestinian Showdown in Gaza—Pat McDonnell Twair
70 Book Review: Nine Parts of Desire—Reviewed by Geoff Lumetta
71 CD-ROM Review: Days of Rage: Beirut 1982-1985 —Reviewed by Shawn L. Twing
115 Facts for Your File: January 1996 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Janet McMahon
126 Bulletin Board
137 Publishers' Page (coming soon)






