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 September 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 What Occupation? No Such Thing, Say Israeli Jurists—Rachelle Marshall
12 Proof Found That in 1967 Israel Destroyed Centuries-Old Jerusalem Mosque—Jonathan Cook
14 Mubarak May Be Gone, But in Egypt's Jails His Legacy Lingers On—Mohammed Omer
16 "Unbiased" Levy Commission Only Serves to Reinforce Israel's Political Isolation—Ian Williams
18 A Tale of Two Lobbies That Harm America: The NRA and AIPAC—Delinda C. Hanley
20 The Poisoning of Yasser Arafat—Uri Avnery
22 Yitzhak Shamir (1915-2012): Not the Only Terrorist Elected Prime Minister of Israel—James G. Smart
Congress and the 2012 Elections
24 Nine Senators, 16 Representatives in 112th Congress' "Hall of Fame"—Shirl McArthur
Special Reports
11 The Destruction of Syria—Patrick Seale
38 Intriguing "Cleopatra: Search for the Last Queen of Egypt" Exhibit Opens in L.A.—Pat McDonnell Twair
40 As Egypt's New President Takes Office, Human Rights Groups Want Their Say—Joseph Mayton
42 The Challenge Facing the Islamists—Patrick Seale
Departments
44 New York City and Tri-State News: Yael Dayan Urges American Jews to Resist "Enforced Solidarity" With Israel—Jane Adas
46 Northern California Chronicle: Supporters of the Egyptian Revolution Rally in San Francisco—Elaine Pasquini
48 Southern California Chronicle: Billboard Call to Stop Aid to Israeli Army Agitates Congressional Candidates—Pat and Samir Twair
50 Arab-American Activism:
ADC National Convention: "Taking Charge, Moving Forward"
53 Muslim-American Activism:
Getting Beyond American-Muslim Caricatures
53 Human Rights:
Kashf Foundation Leads Gendered Development in Pakistan
54 Music And Arts:
Mowahid Shah Launches His Book, Will & Skill
54 Waging Peace:
Glimpse at Pakistani Media Reveals Fractures and Progress
Panelists Suggest Cultural Solutions In Pakistan
Author Tackles Afghan Refugee Crisis
Getting to the Bottom of Yemen, "The Always Almost Failing State"
Post-Election Egypt
Road Bumps in Tunisia's Transition
Conference Explores Turkey Domestically and Internationally
Anti-Semitism Against Jews and Arabs: A Double Standard?
Munich Conference on One Democratic State
Presbyterian Church Votes to Boycott Ahava, Settlement Dates
Church Conference Finds Hope in Despair
Friends of Sabeel DC Barbecue
Panelists Discuss Future Strategies For Negotiating Peace in Palestine
Joshua Landis Discusses Syrian Uprising
Syrian Humanitarian Situation Sours
Syrian Demonstrations in the Southland
War on Iran Panel
69 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
70 Book Review: East of the Sun: A Memoir—Reviewed by Dale Sprusansky
71 New Arrivals From The AET Book Club
73 2012 AET Choir of Angels
74 Index To Advertise
