WRMEA Archives 2000-2005 - 2001 August-September

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

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

6 Sharon’s Bottom Line Is Still a Greater Israel—Rachelle Marshall

8 Palestinians Can Absorb Whatever Israel Hurls at Them—Charley Reese

9 Nearly Two Decades Later, Ariel Sharon Is Indicted for Sabra and Shatila War Crimes—Donald Neff

11 In Memoriam: Israel Shahak (1933-2001)—Norton Mezvinsky

13 Only Thing to Negotiate Is Timetable for Israel’s Withdrawal—Charley Reese

14 Affairs of State: Talk, Talk…Fight, Fight—Eugene Bird

14 Barak’s “Generous Offer”—Janet McMahon

16 Victims and Terrorists—Samah Jabr With Betsy Mayfield

17 Unholy Row, Political Meddling Threaten Greek Orthodox Church—Christopher Slaney

18 Senate Changeover May Help U.S. Interests in Middle East—Shirl McArthur

21 Succumbing to Pro-Israel Pressure, BBC Labels Reporter “Avowed Supporter of Islamic Causes”—Farah McArdle

103 Body of Secrets: Evidence of Deliberate Israeli Liberty Attack Beyond Circumstantial at Last—Andrew I. Killgore

SPECIAL REPORTS

22 Despite Israel’s Anti-Damascus Campaign, Syria Headed for Security Council Seat—Ian Williams

24 The Iranian Elections: Two Views—Andrew North, Henry Precht

26 Talking Turkey: After Banning of Virtue, Nationalism Takes Over Where Islamism Left Off—Jon Gorvett

27 Cairo Communiqué: When Israel Talks, Cairo Listens—Andrew Hammond

29 European Press: Mitchell Report Offers Little Hope—Lucy Jones

31 Hello, Damascus! The Boys Are Back—Sami Moubayed

33 Tunisia’s Berbers Under Threat—Lucy Jones

36 India-Pakistan Parley, Housekeeping in Pakistan—M.M. Ali

43 Malaysia’s Rival Party Conventions Look to Next Elections—John Gee

45 Agha Saeed: Harbinger of a New America—Delinda Curtiss Hanley

47 White House Incident Spotlights National Prejudice Against Palestinian and Muslim Americans—Sameer Ahmed

50 U.N. “Media Encounter” on Palestine—Delinda C. Hanley

54 Amal Kandeel: Turning (Economic) Theory Into (Artistic) Action—Janet McMahon

DEPARTMENTS

3 Letters to the Editor

38 Issues in the News—Compiled by Shereen Abdel-Nabi

42 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

56 Northwest News: National Lawyers Guild Oregon Members Participate in Delegation to Palestine/Israel—Elaine Kelley

59 Northern California Chronicle: Petalumans Protest Palestinians’ Painful Plight—Elaine Pasquini

63 Southern California Chronicle: Darrell Issa Discusses Congressional Views of Mideast at Orange County Arab American Republican Club—Pat and Samir Twair

66 Christianity and the Middle East: Church Leaders Discuss Middle East Peace With Secretary of State Colin Powell—Fred Strickert

69 Israel and Judaism: Settlements and Peace: Consensus Grows That Israel Cannot Have Both—Allan C. Brownfeld

71 Other People’s Mail

82 Muslim-American Activism: AMC Congressional Dinner Turns Sour

84 ARAB-AMERICAN ACTIVISM: Mirror Images in the Media

91 WAGING PEACE: The Future of Sanctions: Iran, Iraq and Libya

95 HUMAN RIGHTS: The Death of a Palestinian Child

97 College campus activism: Caltech Hosts Palestinian Solidarity Activists

97 DIPLOMATIC DOINGS: Scobey Addresses American-Bahrain Friendship Society

98 Facts for Your Files: May, June 2001 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Sara Powell and Homayra Ziad

105 Book REVIEWS: Dying in the Land of Promise: Palestine and Palestinian Christianity from Pentecost to 2000—Reviewed by Fred Strickert

Invisible Enemy: Israel, Politics, Media and American Culture—Reviewed by Andrew I. Killgore

107 AET Book Club Catalog

112 2001 AET Choir of Angels

113 Bulletin Board

114 Publishers’ Page

37 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

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