—Voices from the Sensible Center—

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

Inside This Issue

1 Policy—What are the Russians up to in the Middle East? Robert Hazo suggests that one way to find out is to challenge them to work with the US on an overall settlement based upon the Reagan Plan for Middle East peace.

2 Editorial—Introduction by Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS) and Rep. Jack Kemp (R-NY) of bills to close the PLO information office in Washington and the PLO Observer Mission to the United Nations are not designed to contribute to peace in the Middle East, Dick Curtiss observes, but only to attract contributions to the Presidential campaigns of their sponsors.

4 Special Report—Lutfi Al-Abed asks if the Jonathan Jay Pollard case signals the beginning of the end of the Zionist dream.

5 From the Israeli Press—Amnon Dankner

5 Special Report—Jamal Amiar describes two important Moroccan anniversaries in July

7 Special Report—Robert Hazo offers insights on the unique causes of anti-Arab racism and the way to beat it.

11 180 Degrees

11 Trade and Finance—The plan to escort Kuwaiti oil tankers and the attack on the USS Stark have thrust Oman into the world's spotlight. John T. Haldane examines the Sultanate that guards the Straits of Hormuz.

12 Update on Congress—AIPAC has forced the Reagan administration to abandon yet another proposed arms sale to a moderate Arab nation, proving, Dennis Wamsted writes, that AIPAC is still King of Capitol Hill.

14 Special Report—Jane Hunter reports that congressional investigators of the Iran-contra scandal have gone to remarkable lengths to avoid new revelations of Israel's role as its instigator.

15 Seeing the Light—Like the little engine that could, Muhammad J. Khan is working to make a difference in the way people in his congressional district view both Islam and the Middle East.

16 Lobbies and Activists

17 Religion and the Middle East

20 Book Review

20 Personality (Ahmed Al-Mokarrab)

21 Book Review (1949: The First Israelis)

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

23 TIE Exchange

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