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

The U.S. and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

6  Bethlehem Area Besieged by Settlement Expansion as It Prepares for Millennium Celebration—Maureen Meehan

8  Lebanon, Arab Voters New Factors in Israeli Elections—Three Views
— Victor Ostrovsky
— Stephen J. Sosebee
— Joshua Azriel

11  Israelis Have More Reason Than Palestinians to Mourn Jordan’s King Hussein—Rachelle Marshall

13  The Late King Hussein of Jordan (A Reminiscence)—Andrew I. Killgore

16  Just a Rubber Bullet—Neve Gordon

42  Recollections of a Young American GI in Egypt’s Long-Standing Love Affair With the Middle East—Dr. Alfred M. Lilienthal

43  Supreme Court Rules Against L.A. Eight: Resident Aliens May Be Deported for Political Activity—Rachelle Marshall

44  U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Report Accuses Israel of Laser Technology Transfer to China—Shawn L. Twing

46  Running Out the Clock on the Final Deadline of the Oslo Accord Negotiations—Eugene Bird

49  Clinton’s Request for Wye Funding Meeting Congressional Resistance—Shirl McArthur

51  Election Watch: In 1998 Election Cycle Pro-Israel PACs Treaded Water While Previously Dormant Arab/Muslim-American PACs Came Alive—Richard H. Curtiss

52-57 PAC Charts

63  U.S. Navy Captain William L. McGonagle (1926-1999)—Richard H. Curtiss

68  The 40 Days of U.S. Citizen Anwar Mohamed Under Israeli Interrogation and Torture—Eugene Bird

70  Even Micronesia and Marshall Islands Desert U.S.-Israeli Anti-Palestine Campaign at United Nations —Ian Williams

Special Reports

15  Cypriot Foreign Minister Proposes Demilitarization as Solution to Age-Old Conflict—Ghada Khouri

17  Amir Shaikh Issa Bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain (1934-1999)—Andrew I. Killgore

59  Alleviating Iraqi Suffering Would Hurt, Not Help Saddam Hussain—Richard H. Curtiss

60  Capture of Kurdish Rebel Leader Ocalan Recalls Mossad Collaboration With Both Turkey, Kurds—Victor Ostrovsky

61  Western Irresolution Freezes Kosovo and Bosnia Crises at Edge of Resumed Warfare—Peter Lippman

64  Lahore Declaration, Though Welcome, Remains Ambiguous on Role of Kashmiri People—Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

65  Clash of Cultures: Iranian Moderates vs. Hard-liners; American Official vs. Academic Iran Specialists—Henry Precht

66  Iran’s Reformers Dominate Council Elections—Peter Kiernan

67  Vajpayee’s Bus Journey Starts a Thaw in Glacial India-Pakistan Relations—M.M. Ali

71  Dispute Between U.S. Muslim Groups Goes Public—Richard H. Curtiss

72  As Conflict Flares, Students “Liberate” a Village From Israel and a Corruption Investigation Opens in Beirut—Carole Dagher

73  Increasingly Bloody Border Conflict With Ethiopia Mars Eritrea’s Sixth Year of Independence—Joshua Azriel

18-36 Tunisia: Progress Through Moderation

18  Tunisia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Points to His Country’s Consistency and Moderation—Delinda C. Hanley

19  Economic and Social Equality Go Hand-in-Hand in Tunisia’s Goods and Services-Oriented Economy—Janet McMahon

20  U.S. Ambassador Robin Raphel Gives Update on Tunisia—Delinda C. Hanley

22  Tunisia’s Musical Ambassador Amina Srarfi Conducts an All-Women Orchestra—Delinda C. Hanley

23  Hayett Laouani Opens Port Doors to Women—Delinda C. Hanley

25  Journalist by Vocation and Poet by Avocation, Dorra Chamman Reflects a Society in Transition—Delinda C. Hanley

27  The Equal Rights Evolution of Tunisian Women—Janet McMahon

28  At Home and in South-South Partnerships, Tunisia Expands Its Commitment to Reproductive Health—Janet McMahon

30  Tunisia’s Solidarity is a Model for the Planet—Delinda C. Hanley

33  The Tunisian Solidarity Bank: Making Dreams Come True—Delinda C. Hanley

34  ”The Granary of Rome” Aims for Self-Sufficiency—Delinda C. Hanley

36  Tunisia’s Tourism is Reaching Out to America—Delinda C. Hanley

Departments

3  Letters to the Editor

38 Issues in the News—Compiled by Delinda C. Hanley

79  Northern California Chronicle: Yossi Beilin Delivers Video Address at New Israel Fund Symposium—Elaine Pasquini

81  Education: Spring Lecture Series Scheduled on the Arab-American Experience in Greater Detroit—Betsy Barlow

84  Christianity and the Middle East: Leaders Representing Mainline U.S. Churches Address Israeli-Palestinian Human Rights Concerns—Dr. Fred Strickert

87  Islam in America: Islam and Terrorism: Myth vs. Reality—El-Hajj Mauri’ Saalakhan

90  Other People’s Mail

95  People Watch: Clinton Uses Ex-Advocates for Israel as Bearers of Bad News—Lucille Barnes

103  California Chronicle: Deir Yassin: Still Remembered After 51 Years—Pat and Samir Twair

108  Muslim-American Activism: CAIR Organizes Panel Discussion on Religious Minority Rights

110  Diplomatic Doings: Syrian Ambassador Speaks at CPAP

110  Waging Peace: MEPC Discusses Iraq’s Future Amid Congressional Indifference

115  Arab-American Activism: Author Milton Viorst Discusses Libya at MEI

118  Human Rights: American Citizen Discusses His Torture in Israeli Prison

120  Facts for Your Files: January 1999 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations

122  Book Reviews:

Flight Into the Maelstrom: Soviet Immigration to Israel and Middle East Peace—Reviewed by Michael S. Lee

Gideon’s Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad—Reviewed by Richard H. Curtiss

136  Bulletin Board

138  Publishers’ Page

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