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)
Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East
Re-evaluating The Peace Process After the Hebron Massacre
7 No End in Sight So Long as Settlements Flourish—Rachelle Marshall
8 Arafat Is in Trouble, But So Is Israel—Robert Hazo
9 Hope Turns to Disappointment, Despair and Desperation—Edna Homa Hunt
11 Accord Obligates PLO to Protect Israelis But No One to Protect Palestinians—Nuha Marchi
12 Signs of Another Israeli Deceit—Paul Findley
13 After Oslo and Before Gaza-Jericho: A Time For Unity Despite Adversity—Alfred M. Lilienthal
14 West Bank Settlements: the Real Obstacle to Peace—Richard Curtiss
15 The Hebron Massacre: Another "Defining Moment" in the Middle East—Leon T. Hadar
16 White House Is Occupied Territory Until Some Officials Choose Recusal—Eugene Bird
17 "You Should Understand Them": Inside Israel's Settler Culture—Israel Shahak
48 Israeli Religious Establishment Threatens Peace Agreement—Grace Halsell
50 Israel Seeks U.S. Technology to Turn Decoy into "Stealth Missile"—Tim Kennedy
54 Senate Inquisitors Air Strobe Talbott's Views on Israel—Paul Findley
63 Efforts Underway to Trace Hundreds of Palestinian MIAs In Israel—Mary C. Cook
111 Anger and Disappointment Trigger Arab Demonstrations Inside Israel—Marda Dunsky
Special Reports
6 After the Ultimatum: Deliverance in Bosnia?—Richard H. Curtiss
19 Reflections on a Life-Long Struggle for Justice in the Middle East—Alfred M. Lilienthal
20 Tunisia's New Elections Law Guaranteed Opposition a Voice—Michael Collins Dunn
40 Drop in Oil Prices Spurs Iran to Diversify Alternative Trade—Andrea W. Lorenz
47 In Lebanon Even the Opposition Checks First With Syria—Maryilyn Raschka
51 Egyptian Human Rights Advocate Bahey El-Din Hassan—Janet McMahon
52 Things Fall Apart: Yemeni Union in Danger—Michael Collins Dunn
53 Somalia's Last Foreign Minister Warns Somaliland on Secession—Gregg Noakes
55 U.S. Uncertainty Over Proliferation, Kashmir Policies Creates Gridlock—M. M. Ali
56 Midwest Foundation Helps Iranian Children Needing Medical Treatment—Sabrina Ousmaal-Moin
60 United Muslims of America Honors Three Veteran Activists—Hasan Zillur Rahim
67 Muslim and Palestinian Unity Called for at Detroit-Area Events—Sabah Fakoury
Departments
18 Trade and Finance: USAID steps Up Funding of Gaza Projects—By Colin MacKinnon
21 United Nations Report: U.S. Position on Protection of Palestinians Exasperates Allies—Ian Williams
22 Issues in the News—Compiled by Greg Noakes
30 Media Watch: Mainstream Media Mideast Slanters
31 Lobby Watch: Christopher Finds Israel's U.A. Lobby Tougher Than Israeli Government
32 Congress: Outspoken Legislators prodded Clinton on Bosnia
34 Public Opinion: Israeli, Palestinian Support for Peace Accord Was Dropping Before Massacre
35 Election Watch and PAC Watch: Will the Kid Come Back?
57 Canada Calling: Unequal Battles to Free Pollard and Vanunu—John Dirlik
61 California Chronicle: California Congressman Decries "Malevolent" Anti-Islam Tactics—Pat and Samir Twair
64 Jews and Israel: Talbott: For and Against—Sheldon Richman
65 Arab-American Activism: Arab Americans Condemn Hebron Massacre—Catherine M. Willford
66 ABC's Episode of Anti-Semitism—Anne Marie Baylouny
70 Book Review: The Destruction of Yugoslavia—Reviewed by Grace Halsell
71 Christianity and the Middle East: Three Inter-Religious Conferences—Rev. L. Humphrey Walz
74 Middle East History - April: Total U.S. Aid to Israel Revealed in 1992—Donald Neff
75 Middle East History - May: Arab Jaffa Seized in 1948—Donald Neff
102 January-February 1994 Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations—Compiled by Greg Noakes
113 Bulletin Board
114 Publishers' Page
