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

The U.S., Iraq, and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine

7 U.S. and Israel Confront Middle East Realities—Rachelle Marshall

10 Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—And Counting—Mohammed Omer

12 Displaced Palestinians at Lebanon's Badawi Camp Dream of Refugee Camp "Home"—Samaa Abu Sharar

14 JDECO Struggles to Provide (Electric) Power to the (Palestinian) People—Phil Pasquini

15 Convicted Bomber of Pan Am Flight 103 May Have Been Wrongly Sentenced—Andrew I. Killgore

16 Peace Café Busload Takes in West Virginia Production of "My Name Is Rachel Corrie"—Jamal Najjab

17 Appeals Court to Decide Whether to Reinstate Corries' Lawsuit Against Caterpillar—Laura Cooley

19 From Sting to Frame-Up: The Case of Yassin Aref—Stephen Downs

21 Fallen Press Baron Conrad Black: A Canadian Neocon—Richard H. Curtiss

26 Again, Congressional Politics Prevents Any Meaningful Action on Iraq—Shirl McArthur

29 A First-Hand Look at the Impact on Neighboring Countries of Iraqi Refugees—James Abourezk

38 Your Presence Is Requested, Mr. Omer—Mohammed Omer

Special Reports

24 Al Jazeera English: The Brave New Channel They Don't Want You to See—Delinda C. Hanley

30 Surprisingly Strong Security Council Resolution on Darfur Offers Some Hope—Ian Williams

32 As Musharraf's Troubles Continue, India Elects a Woman President—M.M. Ali

34 Turkey Divided on Implications of July Parliamentary Election Results—Jon Gorvett

36 Withdrawing Troops From Iraq "Will Not End Homemade Terror," Argues Libération—Lucy Jones

40 Singapore, "Gandhi" and the Mexicans—John Gee

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

42 New York City and Tri-State News: Filmmaker Mohammad Bakri Screens His Latest Film in New York—Jane Adas

44 Northern California Chronicle: "Arab Talk" Brings Up-to-Date News on the Middle East to Bay Area Radio Listeners—Elaine Pasquini

46 Southern California Chronicle: Jewish-American Activist Champions Cause of Israel's Disenfranchised Bedouin—Pat and Samir Twair

48 Arab-American Activisms

"Threads of Pride" in Dearborn

48 Muslim-American Activisms

Criminalizing Compassion in the "War On Terror"

49 Human Rights

UNRWA Representative Saahir Lone Describes Emergency in Gaza
Des Moines Jury Finds Protesters Not Guilty

50 Music & Arts

Music and Art Thrive in Palestine
"Occupation 101" Screening
Rock for Peace Rocks Des Moines
"Reel Bad Arabs" Screened in Hollywood

52 Waging Peace

The Peace Process Has No Clothes
U.S. Middle East Policy: Strategic Implications
Illegal Settlements Damage Israel's Reputation
Ambassador Philip Wilcox Examines Next Step in Peace Process
Helena Cobban Analyzes Media Bias
Khalil Jahshan Calls International Peacemaking Efforts "Kafka-esque"
In Iowa, Rep. Ron Paul Upstages Six Republican Presidential Hopefuls
New Christian Group Meets in U.S. Capital to Support Israel

57 Diplomatic Doings

Qatar Airways Celebrates New Doha-to-DC Flights

58 Israel and Judaism: Soul-Searching Grows About Israel's 1967 Victory, Entire Zionist Enterprise—Allan C. Brownfeld

61 Other People's Mail

63 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

64 Book Reviews

Waiting for Paradise
—Reviewed by Dan McGowan

In the Name of God
—Reviewed by Margaret Hall

65 AET Book Club New Arrival

71 Bulletin Board

72 2007 AET Choir of Angels

74 Publishers' Page

60 Index to Advertisers