—Voices from the Sensible Center—

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

Inside This Issue

1 Special Report—On the 200th anniversary of the June 1967 Mideast war, Talcott W. Seelye writes that the PLO must be part of any credible peace negotiations.

2 Editorial—After the 1967 war redrew the Middle East map, the issue was no longer Israel's existence, Dick Curtiss writes. Now the question is when will Israel return the West Bank and Gaza so that Palestinians can exercise self-determination, and both Israelis and Arabs can enjoy peace.

3 Special Report—Jane Hunter analyzes how Israeli leaders have used the cause of Soviet Jewry as a stick to beat the Soviet Union and as a means to maintain superpower tensions and mistrust.

6 Update on Congress—If Congressional plans to curb the power of political action committees (PAC's) succeeds, Dennis J. Wamsted believes, one result could be a more balanced US Middle East policy.

7 Media

8 Gaza Notebook—Najwa Sa'd evokes the sounds, sights, and scents of Gaza during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

8 Religion and the Middle East

9 180 Degrees

10 Trade and Finance—John T. Haldane warns that Israel's latest plans for staving off economic disaster depend on landing military research and development contracts for President Reagan's "Star Wars" program.

11 Special Report—Rex Wingerter shows that the US government has been inconsistent in investigating groups using tax-exempt status as a shield for declared political-military activities.

12-13 Lobbies and Activists

16-19 Other Voices

20 Personality (Dr. Naseer Aruri)

20 Seeing the Light

21 Book Review (Pirates and Emperors)

22 Facts For Your Files: A Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations

23 TIE Exchange

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