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)
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
