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

6 Is Arafat to Blame for Sharon's Victory? Or Was Defeat "Barak's and Barak's Alone"?—Rachelle Marshall

9 Israel's Arab Community Boycotts Election—Christopher Slaney

31 Tug of War in Syria—By Sami Moubayed

The Election of Ariel Sharon as Israel's New Prime Minister-Six Views

10 A Vote for War, Against Peace—Charley Reese
10 Panicked Israelis Have Elected a War Criminal—Hussein Ibish
11 Where Is Israel Going?—Edward W. Said 
13 Ariel Sharon: "Bulldozer" or Gravedigger?—Shahid Bolsen
14 Pro-Israel Jewish Organizations Welcome Sharon's Election—Ali Abunimah
15 The Champion of Violence Takes Over—Rabbi Michael Lerner

16 A Simplified Palestinian Strategy for the Next Stage of the Struggle—Dr. Hisham Sharabi

25 U.S. Discourse on Palestine: Perception vs. Reality—Kathleen Christison

27 Time for a New Language of Peace—John V. Whitbeck

29 Amr Moussa’s Move From Foreign Ministry to Arab League Signifies Cairo’s New Emphasis on Arab Unity—By Andrew Hammond

43 European Press Reacts With Dismay to Election of Ariel Sharon—Lucy Jones

54 A Friend's "Confession" of Murder Is Yet Another Loss—Samah Jabr with Betsy Mayfield

55 Economic Costs of the Intifada Grow—Colin MacKinnon

57 Monitored, Defamed and Terminated: Teaching and the Perils of Internet Activist Writing—Michael Lopez-Calderon

59 Peace Activists Boycott Estée Lauder Products, While  Arabs Revive Plan for Israel Boycott—Delinda C. Hanley

Congress and the New (and Old) Administration

18 Could American Muslims' Support of Bush Eventually Translate Into Lower Gas Prices From OPEC?—Mitchell Kaidy

19 President George W. Bush and the "Vision Thing"—Paul Findley

20 New Sheriff for Human Rights on the State Department Block?—Eugene Bird

21 Despite Bombing of Baghdad, Powell Mideast Tour Signals Hope for More Balanced U.S. Policy in Region—Hussein Ibish

22 107th Congress Off to a Slow Start, But Pro-Israel Forces Still Active—Shirl McArthur

24 Jewish Pressure on Clinton Moves Fugitive Marc Rich From "Most Wanted" to "Most Want to Forget" List—Delinda C. Hanley

Departments

3 Letters to the Editor

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

The Mideast in the Midwest:
56 American Jews Organize to Condemn Israeli Aggression—Elaine Pasquini

60 New York City and Tri-State News: Brecht Forum Panels Address Oslo Accords, Palestinian Realities—Jane Adas

63 Northern California Chronicle: San Francisco Activists Demonstrate Against Iraqi Sanctions on 10th Anniversary of Gulf War—Elaine Pasquini

66 Southern California Chronicle: Al-Quds Editor Says Future of Palestine Is in Hands of the People, Not of the Palestinian Authority—Pat and Samir Twair

75 Other People's Mail

79 Israel and Judaism:
The Growing Danger of Transforming the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Into a Jewish-Muslim Religious War—Allan C. Brownfeld

81 Christianity and the Middle East: Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding—Fred Strickert

82 ISLAM IN AMERICA: Islamic Law and Its Use in Muslim Politics—Muqtedar Khan, Ph.D.

84 Muslim-American Activism: AMA Hospitality Suite at California Republican Convention Builds on Bloc Vote

87 ARAB-AMERICAN ACTIVISM: U.S. Peace Process Failures Under Clinton

88 COLLEGE CAMPUS ACTIVISM: Partners for Peace Tour Meets With Attacks, Praise

90 HUMAN RIGHTS: U.S. Urges Kosovo General Elections in 2001, Warns About
Rise in Terrorist Attacks

92 WAGING PEACE: Kasbah Band Performs At National Museum of African Art

94 WOMEN'S ISSUES: Women's Empowerment and the Internet

96 DIPLOMATIC DOINGS: Periodization and Genre of Egyptian Cinema

99 Facts for Your File: January 2001 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Janet McMahon

103 Books: Living Stones Pilgrimage: With the Christians of the Holy Land—Reviewed by Susanne Martikke

103 Children's Books on the  Middle East: Where We Stand—Carol Johnson Shedd