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

The U.S. War on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

6 Bush’s Speech—What Next?—Four Views—Paul Findley, Wendy Pearlman, John V. Whitbeck, Ahmed Bouzid

10 The Bush Administration Dawdles and Debates While Sharon Re-occupies Palestine —Rachelle Marshall

12 The Story of a Silenced Palestinian Nightingale—Samah Jabr

13 A Tale of Two Assassinations—Mouin Rabbani

15 Israel Tightens Stranglehold on 1948 Palestinians—Isabelle Humphries

17 Bush’s Speech an Unhappy Ending to Hopes of U.S. Role Toward Mideast Peace —Richard H. Curtiss

18 State Department Report on Global Terrorism Contains Few Surprises—Peter Kiernan

19 Has Peace Been Bushwhacked? President’s Plan Dampens Hope, Elates Sharon—Eugene Bird

20 Congress Cooperates in Not-So-Subtle Effort to Discredit Saudi Arabia—Shirl McArthur

22 Pro-Israel PACs Target Vulnerable Hilliard, Give $17,500 to Dead Man—Janet McMahon

22 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2002 Congressional Candidates

26 Israel-Firsters Wage Intense Advertising Campaign In U.S.—Richard H. Curtiss

27 Who Really Destroyed Pan Am Flight 07?—Continued—Andrew I. Killgore

28 Abourezk Calls for National Ad Campaign to Educate Americans About U.S. Aid to Israel—Pat McDonnell Twair

29 While Facts of Liberty Attack Are Clear, Questions of Motives, Cover-Up Remain—Donald Neff

32 An American in Tel Aviv: My Ordeal in Israel—Riad Z. Abdelkarim, M.D.

43 In Advance of Jenin Report, Lantos, AIPAC Wage Campaign Against UNRWA—Ian Williams

48 UNMOVIC Chief Hans Blix Prepared for New Round of Weapons Inspections in Iraq—Ian Williams

49 Tales of the Foreign Service: In Defense of April Glaspie—Andrew I. Killgore

79 Media Campaign Brings Young Stars of “Promises” To America and the World—Basil Ayish

82 Palestine Heritage Foundation Preserves Traditional Costumes, Endangered Culture—Jane Adas

Special Reports

34 Solving the Kashmir Problem—Two Views—Richard H. Curtiss and The Los Angeles Kashmiri-American Committee

36 Failure to Address Kashmir Dispute Leaves Subcontinent in the Grip of War Hysteria—M.M. Ali

37 Yemen’s Foreign Minister Asks for U.S. Help in Fighting the War on Terrorism—Delinda C. Hanley

50 Cultural Life in Isolated Iraq a Pale Shadow of Its Former Self—Andrew Hammond

52 Ecevit’s Health Bodes Ill for Future of Turkey’s Coalition Government—Jon Gorvett

53 Young Women’s Leader of Malaysia’s Dominant Party Under Fire—John Gee

54 Led by Hezbollah, Lebanon’s Shi’i Community Awaits Its Turn—Marilyn Raschka

56 Three Years After End of NATO Campaign, Kosovo’s New Prime Minister Looks Ahead—Alan L. Heil Jr.

Departments

3 Letters to the Editor

38 Issues in the News—Compiled by Nizar Wattad

42 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

44 Other People’s Mail

57 New York and Tri-state News: New York Congressman Nadler Calls USA PATRIOT Act Extreme Danger to Civil Rights—Jane Adas

59 Northwest News: Mercy Corps Launches Funding Campaign for West Bank, Gaza Re-Development—Sr. Elaine Kelley

60 The Mideast in the Midwest: Jewel-Osco Grocery Store Chain Support of Israel Day Prompts Boycott—Kristin Szremski

62 Northern California Chronicle: Michael Tarazi Says Illegal Jewish Settlements Obstacle to Lasting Peace—Elaine Pasquini

64 Southern California Chronicle: Pasadena Coalition Repeats Demands for Rep. Adam Schiff to Heed His Constituents—Pat and Samir Twair

66 Detroit Doings: Detroit Summit Spawns Blue Triangle Network—Roxane Assaf

68 Christianity and the Middle East: EMEU Conference Offers a Sign of Hope for Western, Middle East Christians—Fred Strickert

71 Israel and Judaism: Strange Bedfellows: The Jewish Establishment and the Christian Right—Allan C. Brownfeld

84 Muslim-American Activism: Scholars Discuss Muslim American Community

84 Arab-American Activism: ADC Annual Convention Provides Hope in Terrible Times

90 Human Rights: Apartheid Legal in Israel

92 Waging Peace: Indian and Pakistani Americans Call for Peace and Unity

98 Diplomatic Doings: Cypriot Parliamentarians Visit U.S.

100 Facts for Your Files: May 2002 Chronology of U.S.-Mideast Relations—Compiled by Sara Powell

104 Book Review: Unholy Wars: Terror in the Name of Islam—Reviewed by Muqtedar Khan, Ph.D.

105 AET Book Club Catalog

111 Bulletin Board

112 2002 AET Choir of Angels

113 Middle East Marketplace

114 Publishers’ Page

53 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

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