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

The U.S., Iraq, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

6 Sharon Offers the Palestinians a Prison Camp and Calls It Peace—Rachelle Marshall

9 Israeli Attack on U.S. Navy Ship Led to Cover-Up—Admiral Thomas Moorer

9 Those Not Invited to Speak Steal the Show at State Department Liberty Discussion—Delinda C. Hanley

10 Declaration of Ward Boston, Jr., Captain, JAGC, USN (Ret.)

12 Sharon's Speech Decoded—By an Israeli Who Knows Him "Very Well Indeed"—Uri Avnery

14 Journalists Seeking to Cover Israeli Actions in Occupied Territories Often Thwarted—Alex Ionides

15 As Peace Initiatives Come and Go, Palestinians Face "Transfer by Strangulation"—Peter Lippman

18 Facts on the Ground: A Jewish Exodus From Israel—Andrew I. Killgore

19 What Does Israel's "Demographic Balancing Act" Hold in Store for Palestinians?—Samah Jabr

21 Pipeline or Pipe Dream? The Iraq-Israel Schemes—Thomas R. Stauffer

22 Israel's Botched Assassination Attempt Surfaces After Saddam Hussain's Capture—Richard H. Curtiss

23 About the Iraq National Symphony Orchestra—Felicity Arbuthnot

24 Critically Injured Iraqi "Miracle Boy" Now at Oakland's Children's Hospital—Elaine Pasquini

30 General Assembly Asks International Court of Justice to Rule on Israel's Wall—Ian Williams

50 Palestinian Costumes Vanish at Los Angeles Airport—Delinda C. Hanley

52 A Cautionary Tale: Protesters Rally for Human Rights in York, Pennsylvania—William Hughes

Congress and the 2004 Elections

25 As 2004 Primary Balloting Begins, Dean Appears To Have a Commanding Lead—Richard H. Curtiss

26 First Session of 108th Congress Adjourned Without Passing All Appropriations Bills—Shirl McArthur

Special Reports

28 U.S. Humanitarian Response to Iran Earthquake Sparks New Debate on Relations—Afshin Molavi

29 Iranian Americans Respond to Bam Tragedy—Delinda C. Hanley

32 If Libya Can Do It, Why Not Israel? Asks Guardian Article—Lucy Jones

34 Libya Maneuver to Have U.S. Sanctions Cancelled Leaves Pan Am 103 Unsolved—Andrew I. Killgore

38 Elections in Northern Cyprus Fail to Resolve Reunification, EU Issues—Jon Gorvett

40 Little Support Among Asians for Governments' Iraq Commitments—John Gee

42 The Nine Lives of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf—M. M. Ali

44 Bosnia's Former U.N. Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey Fights Extradition—Ian Williams

74 Soul Survival: The Road to American Muslim Political Empowerment—Abdullah A. Al-Arian

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

35 Issues in the News—Compiled by Laila Al-Arian

45 Other People's Mail

48 Southern California Chronicle: Syrian Minister Urges Expatriates to Inform Americans of Unjust U.S. Mideast Policies—Pat and Samir Twair

54 Northern California Chronicle: "The Sky's the Limit" for Tunisian Women, Says Ambassador Hatem Atallah—Elaine Pasquini

56 New York City and Tri-State News: Faculty for Israel-Palestine Peace Reports on Visit to Region—Jane Adas

58 Christianity and the Middle East: The Holy Land's Christians—Ave and Salaam—Robert Younes, M.D.

60 Israel and Judaism: Consensus Growing That, for Israel to Survive as Jewish State, Occupation Must End—Allan C. Brownfeld

62 Muslim-American Activism: Third Annual MPAC Convention Draws 1,000

64 Human Rights: The Trial of Saddam Hussain

66 Student Activism: OSU Holds Divestment Conference

67 Waging Peace: Geneva Accord Discussed at Brookings Institute

71 Arab-American Activism: Jerusalem Fund's Annual Souk

72 Diplomatic Doings: The "Battle of Algiers" Revisited

83 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

86 Book Review: All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror—Reviewed by Hugh S. Galford

87 AET Book Club Catalog

94 2003 AET Choir of Angels

96 Bulletin Board

97 Middle East Marketplace

98 Publishers' Page

43 Index to Advertisers

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