Three Views: Obama's Visit to Israel
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Palestinian children during a visit to the Church of the Nativity in the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, March 22, 2013. (ATEF SAFADI-POOL/GETTY IMAGES)
Grave Threats to the Middle East
Lebanese Kurds wave the Kurdish flag and a flag picturing Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan during Persian New Year, or Noruz, celebrations in Beirut, March 21, 2013. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
To the Victor, the Spoils
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lipid (c) with former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who resigned his position after being indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust, at the Feb. 5 swearing in of the 19th Knesset. (URIEL SINAI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Getting the Words Right: Israel Isn’t Occupying Palestine—It’s Conquered It
Israeli soldiers take pictures of each other in front of Israel’s illegal apartheid wall near the Qalandia checkpoint outside Ramallah, March 30, 2013. Israeli troops earlier had clashed with Palestinian demonstrators commemorating the 37th anniversary of “Land Day.” (ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
The Cyrus Cylinder—Often Referred to as The “First Bill of Human Rights”
Clay, Babylon, Mesopotamia, after 539 BCE D x H: 7.8-10 x 21.9-22.8 cm British Museum, London, ME 90920 Photo: ©The Trustees of the British Museum
Two Views: King Pyrrhus and the War on Iraq
Prosthetic legs for wounded American soldiers at the Center for Intrepid rehabilitation gym at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, Aug. 7, 2012. (JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES)
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 Vanishing Illusions: Israeli Democracy and a Two-State Solution—Rachelle Marshall
10 Israel's Back-Room Deal Strengthens an Authoritarian Trend—Jonathan Cook
11 In Israel, a Putsch Against War—Uri Avnery
13 That Other David Ben-Gurion—George S. Hishmeh
15 Electricity Blackout in Gaza, Media Blackout Everywhere Else—Mohammed Omer
16 "The House That Sabri Built"—James G. Abourezk
18 Stewart Nozette Sentenced to 13 Years for Attempted "Mossad" Espionage—Grant F. Smith
26 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) at Brooklyn's Park Slope Food Coop—Dennis James
27 It's Time to End Racial, Religious and Ethnic Profiling of Americans—Delinda C. Hanley
29 Statement Upon Being Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison—Tarek Mehanna
Congress and the 2012 Elections
20 Marco Rubio: Tomorrow's Man—or Yesterday's?—Patrick J. Buchanan
21 Declaring War on "Political Islamism"—Robert Parry
23 Israel's Members of Congress Continue to Beat the Drums of War With Iran—Shirl McArthur
Special Reports
32 Drones-Coming to a Sky Near You?—Two Views—Jim Lobe, Andrew P. Napolitano
34 U.S.-Afghan Pact Won't End War—or Special Operations Forces Night Raids—Gareth Porter
35 Applying "Responsibility to Protect" to Syria No Cakewalk—Ian Williams
37 Saudi Arabia Welcomes Expats and Others Returning Cherished Antiques—Robert L. Ackerman
40 Clashes Threaten to Derail Democracy as Egyptian Women, Copts Pushed Aside—Joseph Mayton
42 In Memoriam: The Legacy of Revolutionary Algerian Statesman Ahmed Ben Bella (1916-2012)—Mani Singh Kang
44 Elections Reshaping Political Life in Southeast Asia—John Gee
Departments
38 Northern California Chronicle: Creative Styles Abound in "Muslim Eyes," a Marin Community Foundation Art Exhibit—Elaine Pasquini
46 New York City and Tri-State News: Panels Discuss "Challenging Islamophobia" And "Fear, Inc." Report—Jane Adas
48 Southern California Chronicle: UC President Yudof Enlists ADL, Museum of Tolerance to Monitor Campus Civility—Pat and Samir Twair
50 Israel and Judaism: Debate Over Crisis of Zionism Ignores That Zionism Was Flawed From the Start—Allan C. Brownfeld
52 Arab-American Activism:
Arab-American Activism: Spirit of Humanity Awards Gala Honors Ambassador Kattouf
Arab-American Activism: Visionary Hala Maksoud Commemorated
Arab-American Activism: Arab American Heritage Month Celebration in Rockville, MD
Arab-American Activism: The American Task Force for Lebanon Gala Awards Night
Arab-American Activism: U.S. Diplomats Honored in Detroit as Arab Americans of the Year
Arab-American Activism: NAAP-DC and PITAPOLICY Host Panel On Media Freedom
Arab-American Activism: Syrian Americans Hear Candidate
56 Music and Arts:
Music & Arts: Artist Manal Deeb Is FROM THERE
Music & Arts: Mona El-Bayoumi's "Subliminal Seduction of Spring"
Music & Arts: Pasadena Celebrates People of the Book
57 Waging Peace:
Waging Peace: Saudi Arabia and the Arab Uprising
Waging Peace: The Arab Awakening: One Year Later
Waging Peace: Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Delegation Visits Washington
Waging Peace: Marc Lynch Discusses Arab Uprising
Waging Peace: Understanding Arab Islamists
Waging Peace: Turkey's Kurdish Leadership on Autonomy, Political Violence
Waging Peace: U.S.-Pakistan Bipolar Relations
Waging Peace: Deir Yassin Day 2012 Commemorated in Geneva, NY
Waging Peace: Sabeel DC Metro Holds Spring Workshop
Waging Peace: Iowans March for Peace on Palm Sunday
Waging Peace: Dr. James Zogby Speaks in Des Moines
65 Diplomatic Doings:
Diplomatic Doings: Arab League Ambassador Speaks, Washington Report Honored at Model Arab League
Diplomatic Doings: PLO Ambassador Decries Israeli Occupation, American Complicity
66 Human Rights:
Human Rights: Angela Davis and Others Discuss Israeli Prisons, Detention
Human Rights: ANERA Employee Gives Students a Glimpse of Daily Life in Gaza
Human Rights: Civil Society in the Arab World
68 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
72 Books—Reviewed by Dale Sprusansky
73 New Arrivals From The AET Book Club
74 2012 AET Choir of Angels
17 Index To Advertisers
