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

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

6 Israel Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary as Palestinians Struggle for Their Own Independence—Rachelle Marshall

8 Scenes From Palestine—Edward Said

10 Shooting of Infamous Kiryat-Arba-Born “Cowboy” by Jewish Settler Stirs Tension in Hebron Hills—Maureen Meehan

11 Netanyahu Tactics Forcing Arafat Into Making Another Dangerous Concession to Israel—Richard H. Curtiss

13 Celebrating 50 Years of Israeli Make-Believe—Andrew I. Killgore

14 Six Iraqi Dissidents Refused Entry to the U.S. on Secret Charges—Kate Seelye

16 The Israel Lobby That Couldn’t Shoot Straight on Iran—Andrew I. Killgore

23 Albright Peace Team Out-Spun and Out-Maneuvered by Netanyahu and Under-Supported by Clinton—Eugene Bird

25 Albright’s Combative Personality May Hold Key to Mideast Peace —Richard H. Curtiss

28 The Vatican Statement on the Holocaust, “We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah”: Two Views
—Dr. Alfred M. Lilienthal
—William Hughes

32 Tension Builds Over 3,500 Palestinian Prisoners Israel Holds in Defiance of Its Oslo Commitments—Stephen J. Sosebee

45 At Age 50, Israel Should Admit Its Responsibility to Jonathan Pollard—Victor Ostrovsky

51 Israel at 50: For Many American Jews It Has Become a False God—Allan C. Brownfeld

53 An Israeli’s Passover Reflections on His Country’s 50th Anniversary—Neve Gordon

60 Syria and Lebanon Wage a Counter-Offensive Against Israel’s Maneuver on 425—Carole Dagher

112 What Christians Don’t Know About Israel—Grace Halsell

117 The Middle West Meets the Middle East—Andrew I. Killgore

The U.S. Congress and the 1998 Elections

20 Twelve Arab Americans to Campaign for Federal Posts in the U.S.—Dr. James Zogby

21 U.S. Muslim Groups Hold First National Coordination Meeting to Discuss Election Strategies for 1998-2000—Richard H. Curtiss

22 Israeli Lobbying Shows Uncommon Subtlety—Shirl McArthur

43 With Largely One-Sided Witnesses, Hearings Cover Iraq, Middle East Peace Process, and Sanctions—Shirl McArthur

49 After Much Pro-Israel Posturing, Most Pending Middle East Legislation Has Little Chance of Passage—Shirl McArthur

Special Reports

17 Being There: Spring 1998 in the Persian/Arabian Gulf—Richard H. Curtiss

27 Dr. George Atiyeh: A Legacy of Scholarship, Excellence and Resilience —Ghada Khouri

35 UAE’s Dynamic and Modern Cultural Foundation Just Keeps on Growing—Richard H. Curtiss

54 A U.S. Government-Run “Radio Free Iraq” Won’t Help Bring Down Saddam Hussain—Hans Johnson

57 With Billions of Petrodollars at Stake, Russia Offers Compromise on Whether Caspian Is Sea or Lake—Gordon Feller

58 Should Egypt Have a Free Press or Not? Mubarak Government Can’t Seem to Make Up Its Mind—James J. Napoli

59 India’s New BJP Government Postpones Its Hard-Line Agenda—M.M. Ali

61 To Enter the Garden: The Background and Growth of the Recently Banned Turkish Welfare Party—Louis Mitler

63 Partners for Peace—Jerusalem Women Speak Tour: A Case Study in Generating Media Coverage—Peter Wirth

Departments

3 Letters to the Editor

37 Defense and Intelligence: Pressure for Pollard, More Money for the Arrow, and UAE Fighter Buy Top the News—Shawn L. Twing

38 Issues in the News—Compiled by Shawn L. Twing

47 United Nations Report: Balancing Double Standards at the U.N.—Ian Williams

56 Canadian Chronicle: Stateless Palestinians Ordered Deported From Canada—Faisal Kutty

64 Northwest News: Oregon Groups Sponsor Teach-In on U.S. Policy in Iraq—Elaine Kelley

66 Seeing the Light: A Personal Retrospective—Rob Swanson

67 Northeast News: As Somali Civil War Smolders, Bostonians Help Refugees Adjust to New Life in U.S.—David P. Johnson, Jr.

71 Muslim-American Activism: U.S. Muslim Leaders Meet Visiting Malaysian Official

73 Human Rights: Fatima Mernissi Speaks at MEI

74 Arab-American Activism: President Clinton to Address Arab American Conference

75 Diplomatic Doings: U.N. Holds Brussels Conference in Support of Palestinians

75 Waging Peace: Lisa Majaj Speaks on Palestinian-American Literature

79 Trade and Finance: Latest Figures on Gaza and West Bank: More Gloom—Colin MacKinnon

80 The Middle East in History
May 1948: From Its Beginnings, Israeli Policy Promoted War, Not Peace—Donald Neff

June 1980: Jewish Terrorists Try to Kill Three Mayors of Palestinian Cities—Donald Neff

84 Other People’s Mail

104 California Chronicle: L.A. Police Collaborate in Blocking View of Deir Yassin Remembrance Vigil at Museum of Tolerance—Pat and Samir Twair

108 EDUCATION: Conferences on 50 Years of Palestinian Dispossession—Betsy Barlow

110 Christianity and the Middle East: Gulf Interchurch Office Expands, Moves From Bahrain to Dubai—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz

113 Tri-State Talk: Iraq Sanctions Challenge—Jane Adas

115 Mahjabeen’s Musings: Muslim Self-Determination—It’s Time!—Mahjabeen Islam-Husain

121 FACTS FOR YOUR FILES: March 1998 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Janet McMahon

123 1998 AET Choir of Angels

124 Book Reviews
Remembering Deir Yassin—Reviewed by Raja Abu-Jabr
Day of the Long Night—Reviewed by Michael S. Lee

137 Bulletin Board

138 Publishers’ Page