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. Role in the Middle East and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
8 A Short-Term Victory With Long-Term Consequences—Rachelle Marshall
11 Bibi Walking a Thin Line—George S. Hishmeh
12 Who Wants War With Iran?—Two Views—Jim Lobe, Philip Giraldi
14 Leave Us Out of Another Middle East War—James G. Abourezk
16 Despite Temporary Reprieve, Lifta's Fate Most Likely Sealed by Schemes, Scheming—William Parry
18 Marwan Barghouti: The New Mandela—Uri Avnery
24 Israel Responds to Investigations of Its Illegal Behavior With Chutzpah and Hasbara—Ian Williams
26 International Conference on Jerusalem Calls for Urgent Action—Delinda C. Hanley
34 Trayvon Martin and "The Talk" No American Child Should Have to Hear—Delinda C. Hanley
36 Equating Religion With Terrorism—Mohammed Omer
38 The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan—Rachelle Marshall
42 An Unneighborly Wall—William Parry
Congress and the 2012 Elections
27 AIPAC's Annual Meeting Beats the Drums of War With Iran—Shirl McArthur
30 In Redistricting Race, Howard Berman (D-CA) Pulling Out All the Stops for Israel—Janet McMahon
31 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2012 Congressional Candidates—Compiled by Hugh Galford
Special Reports
20 Gilad Atzmon and The Wandering Who?—Norton Mezvinsky
40 The Dangerous Mess in Syria Grows Murkier—Eric S. Margolis
44 Despite Verdict in "Virginity Test" Trial, Egypt's Samira Ibrahim Keeps on Fighting—Joseph Mayton
45 Malaysian Revelations Highlight Price of Israeli Rejectionism—John Gee
Departments
47 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
50 Northern California Chronicle: SALAM Celebrates 25 Years of Building An American Islamic Center—Elaine Pasquini
54 Southern California Chronicle: Attempt to Silence Ilan Pappe Lectures Backfires at Three CSU Campuses—Pat and Samir Twair
56 Israel and Judaism: American Jewish Community Not Represented by Those Pushing for War With Iran—Allan C. Brownfeld
58 Christianity and the Middle East: Rassem El Massih: A Voice of The Faithful—Linda M. Thomas
60 Arab-American Activism:
Anthony Shadid Honored at Busboys and Poets
ADC Women's Initiative (DC Area) Celebrates International Women's Day
61 Music And Arts:
Jerusalem Fund Gallery Hosts Zughaib's "Thoughts on the Spring"
MESTO Performs in Oman
Author Marwan Bishara Discusses The Invisible Arab
Author Brings Israel's Wall to Americans
63 Muslim-American Activism:
AMP Annual Dinner Honors World's Youngest Medical Student
Ordinary Muslims Inspire Peace, Understanding
Speaking Truth to Power: Tribute To Askia Muhammad
65 Waging Peace:
Post-Occupation Iraq's Crippled Political Institutions
Post-Election Iran
IFES Panel Discusses Post-Election Yemen
Panelists Discuss "Arab Spring" in Algeria
Challenges of Post-Arab Uprising Reconstruction
POMED Panel Discusses Tunisia
U.S.-Egypt Relations
PLO Ambassador to U.N. Discusses Statehood, Peace Talks
Ruebner Releases Policy Brief on U.S. Military Aid to Israel
NYU Hosts Barghouti and Erakat
Barghouti Discusses Israeli Apartheid, BDS Campaign
An Ethnic Conflict and a Continuing Conquest
Palestinian National Movement Cohesion Breeds Nonviolence
"Occupy AIPAC" Provides Counter-Narrative
Iowans Call on Washington to Talk To Iran
Veterans and Iranian Americans Call for Diplomacy, Not War
75 Human Rights:
Afghan Women Must Be Present In Peace Talks
Bassam Haddad Reviews Syria's Prospects
Syrian-Americans Launch Aid Convoy
Dramatic Street Theater Brings Attention to Syrian Crisis
77 Diplomatic Doings:
PLO Mission Honors Helen Thomas
U.S. Ambassadors Discuss the Arab Spring
Pakistani Ambassador Addresses DC Policymakers
80 Book Review: Divert!—Reviewed by Andrew I. Killgore
81 New Arrivals From The AET Book Club
82 2012 AET Choir of Angels
25 Index To Advertisers
