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 False Images and Lies Hide Middle East Realities—Rachelle Marshall

8 Using American-Made Weapons, Israel Continues to Strike With Impunity—Josh Ruebner

9 The Double Standards, Dubious Morality and Duplicity Of This Fight Against Terror—Robert Fisk

10 The Iraq Follies—Charley Reese

11 Washington Finds Itself at Cross-Purposes in the Middle East—Kurt Holden

12 Washington's Hawks Making Life at the U.N. More Difficult for Themselves—Ian Williams

14 A Rose by Any Other Name: The Bush Administration's Dual Loyalties—Kathleen and Bill Christison

20 Saudi Bashing: Who's Behind It and Why?—Delinda C. Hanley

22 Sharon Bars Palestinians From British Peace Conference as Scandals Mar Israeli Elections—Nathan Jones

23 Election Scandals in Israel Rock "Only Democracy in the Middle East"—Delinda C. Hanley

24 U.S. Physician Assesses Needs of Gaza's Imprisoned Population—Pat McDonnell Twair

26 Flashbacks: 500,000 Palestinian Children Suffer From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder—Robert Younes, M.D.

27 Wounds That Do Not Bleed Often Hurt the Most—Samah Jabr

28 The Jan. 18 March on Washington: "This Is What Democracy Looks Like"
—Mazin Qumsiyeh

32 Republicans Retake Control of Senate as 108th Congress Convenes—Shirl McArthur

33 Muslim- and Arab-Americans Contemplate Another Vital Bloc Vote in 2004—Richard H. Curtiss

49 Can't Win for Losing—or, Government and Media Paranoia Gone Wild—Richard Younes, M.D.

50 In the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, "We Have to Follow the Rules"—Muzaffar Iqbal

65 Jerusalem Patriarch Protests Israel's "Hindrance" Of Catholic Clergy, Seminarians—Patricia Lynn Morrison

Special Reports

34 Turkey's EU Entrance Shows Two Great Civilizations "Not Fated" to Clash—Lucy Jones

35 SE Asian States Seek to Resolve Conflicts Through Negotiation, International Law —John Gee

36 Turkey Finds Itself on Seismic Fault Between Peace, Pressure for Iraq Conflict—Jon Gorvett

38 Threatened Trials of Michel Aoun, Amin Gemayel May Backfire on Beirut—Sami Moubayed

39 Added to Domestic Concerns, External Realities Continue to Impinge on Pakistan—M.M. Ali

40 President Jimmy Carter's Nobel Prize—William James Martin, Lucille Barnes

59 In Memoriam: Framed Islamic Scholar Dr. Mohammed Hamidullah (1908-2002)—M.M. Ali

62 Missions in the Middle East: The New Dark Ages—Peter J. Ochs II

Departments

 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

42 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

43 OTHER PEOPLE'S MAIL

46 ISSUES IN THE NEWS—Compiled by Nizar Wattad

52 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: USA Patriot Act Dissected, Vilified at National MPAC Convention—Pat and Samir Twair

56 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: "Diversity Is Part of Islamic Belief," Says Iftekhar Haj—Elaine Pasquini

58 EDUCATION: Reflections on the Academic Boycott Against Israel—Bill L. Turpen

63 CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Iraqi Christians Praying That War Will Be Averted —Fred Strickert

66 ISRAEL AND JUDAISM: Poll Showing Decline of Jews in U.S. Stirs Debate—Allan C. Brownfeld

68 MUSLIM-AMERICAN ACTIVISM: Muslim Women Leaders Speak

68 ARAB-AMERICAN ACTIVISM: Water as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

69 HUMAN RIGHTS: Reza Pahlavi Calls for Regime Change in Iran

70 NEO-CON WATCH: Cristol on The USS Liberty Incident

72 STUDENT ACTIVISM: Iowa Students Raise Funds for Palestinian Counterparts

73 WAGING PEACE: Bethlehem Under Seige

77 DIPLOMATIC DOINGS: Pakistan-U.S. Relations Since 9/11

79 FACTS FOR YOUR FILES: December 2002 Chronology of U.S.-Mideast Relations—Compiled by Robert Younes, M.D.

FILM REVIEWS:

51 "Divine Intervention"—Reviewed by Jane Adas

82 "Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet"—Reviewed by Richard H. Curtiss

83 AET BOOK CLUB CATALOG

93 BULLETIN BOARD

94 2002 AET CHOIR OF ANGELS

97 MIDDLE EAST MARKETPLACE

98 PUBLISHERS' PAGE

64 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

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