Israeli Elections Come and Go, But Israel Remains an Outlaw State
A Palestinian family reacts after Israeli bulldozers demolished their home in the Arab East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Feb. 5, 2013. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Two Views: Israel’s Parliamentary Elections
Newly elected Israeli Knesset member Yair Lapid (l), leader of the Yesh Atid party, speaks to Naftali Bennett, head of the hard-line national religious party the Jewish Home, during a Feb. 5 reception in Jerusalem marking the opening of the 19th Knesset. (URIEL SINAI/GETTY IMAGES)
Richard H. Curtiss (1927-2013) Devoted His Life to Telling People Stories
Richard Curtiss at work in his Washington Report office. (STAFF PHOTO D. HANLEY)
Israeli License to Cheney-Linked Energy Firm on Golan Heights Raises Eyebrows
Then-Vice President Dick Cheney (l) and Likud chairman Benyamin Netanyahu, out of office at the time and serving as the official Israeli opposition leader, at a March 23, 2008 breakfast meeting at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Peace at Last in the Southern Philippines?
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (r) shares candies with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief Murad Ebrahim during a Feb. 11 visit to the rebels’ stronghold in Sultan Kudarat on the island of Mindanao. (KARLOS MANLUPIG/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Two Palestinian, Israeli Documentaries Depict Evils of Military Occupation
Emad Burnat views his five broken cameras in his documentary of the same name. (PHOTO COURTESY KINO LORBER)
April 2013 Table of Contents
Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans • Interpreting North America for the Middle East
The U.S. Role in the Middle East and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
8 Israeli Elections Come and Go, But Israel Remains an Outlaw State—Rachelle Marshall
11 Obama’s Appointment With History—Patrick Seale
13 Tough Love Can Bring a Just Peace—Paul Findley
14 The Lesson in Hagel’s Inquisition —Robert Parry
16 Israel’s Parliamentary Elections—Two Views—Jonathan Cook and Mohammed Omer
19 Kerry Tells It Like It Is—George S. Hishmeh
24 Gaza’s Tunnels: Graveyards for the Living—Mohammed Omer
26 No Let Up in Israel’s Decades-Long Campaign to Build Facts on the Ground—Barbara Erickson
28 U.N. Human Rights Council Report on Israeli Settlements Paves the Way to the ICC—Ian Williams
30 Congressional “Holds” on Palestinian Aid Finally Released—Shirl McArthur
32 Israeli License to Cheney-Linked Energy Firm on Golan Heights Raises Eyebrows—Jim Lobe
34 Bulgarian Revelations Explode Hezbollah Bombing “Hypothesis”—Gareth Porter
Special Reports
20 Richard H. Curtiss (1927-2013)Devoted His Life To Telling People Stories—Delinda C. Hanley, Andrew I. Killgore and Greg Noakes
36 Celebrating Elections at the Risk of Forgetting Pakistan’s History—Hamzah Saif
38 Unique Egyptian Dolls Seek Museum Home—Pat McDonnell Twair
40 Peace at Last in the Southern Philippines?—John Gee
41 Tunisia in Turmoil: What Next?—Esam Al-Amin
73 In Memoriam: Jerri Bird (1926-2012)—Andrew I. Killgore
Departments
45 The World Looks at The Middle East—Cartoons
46 New York City and Tri-State News: Celebrating Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark on His 85th Birthday—Jane Adas
48 Northern California Chronicle: Zaytuna College Hosts Historic Workshop on Environmental Education in Islamic Schools—Elaine Pasquini
50 Southern California Chronicle: Two Palestinian, Israeli Documentaries Depict Evils of Military Occupation—Pat and Samir Twair
52 Israel and Judaism: The American Council for Judaism: 70 Years of Challenging Jewish Nationalism—Allan C. Brownfeld
54 Human Rights:
Rachel Corrie’s Parents Reflect on Israeli Court Case
SAC Holds "I Witness" Event
55 Music & Arts:
Film Documents “Two Sided Story”
"One Day After Peace" Draws Parallels Between People, Conflicts
Public Art and Solidarity in Palestine And Lebanon
Whitlatch Exhibit Depicts Search For Peace
Feminist Artists Showcased at New Sahara Gallery
57 Muslim-American Activism:
Washington and Lee Holds Discrimination Symposium
Muslims Mark President Obama's Second Inauguration
Masjid Muhammad Celebrates 75 Years
Launch of "My Jihad" Ad Campaign
Palestinian Wins King Faisal Foundation Award
60 Waging Peace:
Former Iranian Parliamentarians Propose Nuclear Solution
Iranian Nuclear Negotiations
Leah Bolger Talks About Drones in Des Moines
Does the U.S. Have a Middle East Strategy
Videographer and Activist Harry Fear Speaks in Iowa City
Mark Croatti Looks at Palestinian Statehood: What Happens Next?
Inauguration Protest Urges U.S. to End Aid to Israel
Activist Discusses Nonviolent Protest in Bil'in, West Bank
Portrayal of the "Other" in Israel and Palestinian Textbooks Improving
Establishment of the Open Book Project
The Ramifications of Israel's Election
Assessing Jordan's Elections
Panel Assesses Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco
Mali Conflict Explained
Turkish Airlines Made Valentines Day Sweeter in DC
70 Book Reviews: The Gaza Kitchen—Reviewed by Andrew Stimson
71 New Arrivals From the AET Book Club
74 2013 AET Choir of Angels
29 Index To Advertisers
