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
The U.S., Iraq, and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
7 Did Palestinians Elect a Leader or Their Own Prison Warden?—Rachelle Marshall
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The Palestinian Presidential Election |
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10 Campaigning Under Occupation—Mohammed Omer |
| 12 East Jerusalemites Sent Hither and Yon to Vote for President—Christian Richmond |
| 14 After the Election: Palestine's New President Faces Israel's Old Attitudes—Mohammed Omer |
| 15 Media Grossly Exaggerates Palestinian Voter Turnout—Ali Abunimah |
18 Life, Sustenance and Love: The Ambulance, the Olive Tree and Feras—Anne Gwynne
22 Succumbing to Israeli, U.S. Pressure, U.N.'s Kofi Annan "Dis-Appoints" UNRWA Head Hansen—Ian Williams
24 Wanted: Middle East Mediator—Sam Bahour
26 Neocons Setting Up Rumsfeld as Iraq Fall Guy—Patrick J. Buchanan
27 What Is Bush's Real Goal in Iraq?—Paul Findley
28 The Midnight Shift at Abu Ghraib—Richard H. Curtiss
30 Arab Press Review: Democracy Under Occupation: A Self-Defeating Concept—Peter C. Valenti
32 Neocons Concentrate on Promoting U.S.-Iran War—Andrew I. Killgore
46 Israeli Human Rights Lawyer Defends Activists in Tradition of Langer, Tsemel—Pat McDonnell Twair
Special Reports
34 Iraq, Aceh Wars Affect Handling of Tsunami Catastrophe—John Gee
36 The Subcontinent: Tsunami's Colossal Human Toll, And Its Social, Economic and Political Ramifications—M. M. Ali
38 The Tsunami Disaster—Two Views—Hasan Abu Nimah, Peter C. Valenti
42 On the Oasis of Douz: Tunisia's International Sahara Festival—Michael J. Keating
44 Cairo Tries to Accentuate the Political Positives of QIZ Agreement With Israel—Willa Thayer
48 Following December's EU Summit, Turkey Forced To Reassess Issue of "Minorities"—Jon Gorvett
50 European Press Review: Turkey's EU Assession "Indispensable," or Have Overtures to Ankara Gone "Too Far"?—Lucy Jones
In Memoriam
41 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004)—Andrew I. Killgore
58 Dr. Hisham Sharabi (1927-2005)—Sara Powell
60 Bill L. Turpen (1940-2004)—Karen Billings Hamel
Departments
52 Northern California Chronicle: Israelis, Palestinians Must Seize "Window of Opportunity," Says Jordan's King Abdullah—Elaine Pasquini
54 Southern California Chronicle: JDL Member Takes Down Hate Signs After Prolonged Campaign by Activists—Pat and Samir Twair
57 New York City and Tri-State News: Princeton Professors Ponder Post-Arafat Prospects for Peace—Jane Adas
62 Judaism and Israel: As Mideast Process Proceeds, Will American Jewish Groups Be a Help or Hindrance—Allan C. Brownfeld
64 Islam in North America: Ontario Report Affirms Right to Use Islamic Principles in Arbitration—Faisal Kutty
68 Human Rights: "Eyes Wide Open" Boot Display Shows Impact of War
69 Waging Peace: Religious Leaders Call for Appointment of Presidential Envoy
73 Diplomatic Doings
74 Book Review: Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle—Reviewed by Sara Powell
76 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
78 2004 and 2005 AET Choirs of Angels
81 Middle East Marketplace
49 Index to Advertisers
