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)
2012 August 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 Netanyahu Tightens His Grip While Palestinians Stand Fast—Rachelle Marshall
10 An Outpouring of Anti-Migrant Racism in Israel—John Gee
11 Palestinian Politics: A Plague on Both Their Houses, or Promise for the Future?—Mohammed Omer
12 UNESCO Procedural Issues Not Quite Equivalent to Principles of International Law—Ian Williams
14 Obama Continues His Dithering—George S. Hishmeh
15 "Negotiations" Means Ultimatum When It Comes To Iran—Rachelle Marshall
20 Muslim Americans Challenge and Inspire on Memorial Day—Delinda C. Hanley
22 The American Press on the Death of the "Lockerbie Bomber"—Andrew I. Killgore
34 From the Freedom Theater in Jenin to the Stage of London's Globe Theater—William Parry
Congress and the 2012 Elections
23 House, Senate Pass Bills With War Hawks' Language on Iran—Shirl McArthur
26 Lobby Money Talks, U.S. Congress Walks—Except This Year in New Jersey—Janet McMahon
27 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2012 Congressional Candidates—Compiled by Hugh Galford
Special Reports
16 Dangerous Games in Syria—Eric S. Margolis
17 What Is Really Happening in Syria?—Patrick Seale
19 Egypt Votes, a Dictator Is Jailed and the Military Takes More Power—Joseph Mayton
65 In Memoriam: A Legacy of Hope: Fahim Qubain (1924-2012)—Dale Sprusansky
Departments
36 Northern California Chronicle: Jordanian American Heritage Day Celebrated at San Francisco City Hall—Elaine Pasquini
38 Southern California Chronicle: At KinderUSA Event, Finkelstein Predicts End Game of Arab-Israeli Conflict—Pat and Samir Twair
40 Israel and Judaism: Using the Civil Rights Act to Redefine "Anti-Semitism" as Criticism of Israel—Allan C. Brownfeld
42 Arab-American Activism:
Nakba Remembrance Ceremony At White House
Palestinian Cultural Office Honors Washington Report
AFSC Iowa Hosts AMPAL President John Dabeet
43 Muslim-American Activism:
Georgetown Symposium Addresses Minorities and Islam
44 Waging Peace:
Iran Nuclear Negotiations
Palestine's Ailing Economy
Post-Arab Uprising Gaza
Runners Supporting UNRWA Shatter Goals
Peace Luncheon Honors Susan Kerin, Olney Peace Vigil
Egyptian Liberals Discuss Their Country's Transition Process
Foreign Minister Offers Positive Take On Reform in Jordan
Discontent, Unrest Continue in Bahrain
Algeria: Too Stable?
Libya's Deputy Prime Minister Discusses His Country's Transition
Libya on the Eve of Elections
Sudan in Conflict
Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East
53 Human Rights:
Iowa Veterans For Peace Screen USS Liberty Documentary
Remembering the USS Remembering the USS Liberty
Journalists' Security On-Site and Online
55 Music And Arts:
Photographing Kandahar
Middle Eastern Activists Find a Home in DC's Peace House
Poet Remi Kanazi, Artist Rajie Cook Demonstrate the Power of WORDS
Photographer/Farmer Vivien Sansour's Agro-Resistance
"Language Rooms" a Must-See Play
58 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
62 Book Review: Born in Jerusalem, Born Palestinian: A Memoir—Reviewed by Leila Diab
63 New Arrivals From The AET Book Club
64 2012 AET Choir of Angels
25 Index To Advertisers
