—Voices from the Sensible Center—

Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East

The U.S., Iraq, and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine

7 Will Iraqis Vote the U.S. Out of Iraq?—Rachelle Marshall

10 Honored in London, Tortured in Israel for Exposing The Truth About Gaza—Mohammed Omer

12 Bulldozer "Terrorism" Depends on Who's On and Who's Under—Samah Jabr

14 Israeli Spying on the United States—Andrew I. Killgore

14 Where Are They Now? A Rogues' Gallery of American Israel-Firsters—Janet McMahon

18 Resurrecting a Modern Myth: "The Surge Is Working"—James G. Abourezk

CONGRESS AND THE 2008 ELECTIONS

16 McCain, Lieberman and Iraq: 'Till Death Do Us Part—Laurence A. Toenjes

19 House Resolution Seems to "Demand" Blockade of Iran—Shirl McArthur

20 Eight Senators, 33 Representatives in 110th Congress' "Hall of Fame"—Shirl McArthur

Special Reports

34 United Nations Report: Playing Favorites—Ian Williams

36 British Novelist Tells Italy's Corriere della Sera He "Despises Islamism"—Lucy Jones

38 Radovan Karadzic Captured After Serbs Vote Out Hard-Line Nationalist Government—Peter Lippman

39 India Ratifies Controversial Nuclear Treaty With U.S.—M.M. Ali

40 U.S. Elections Spark Keen Interest Among Southeast Asians—John Gee

In Memoriam

71 In Memoriam: Valentine Richmond Vester, Age 96—Andrew I. Killgore

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

43 Other People's Mail

46 New York City and Tri-State News: Committee for Open Discussion of Zionism Holds First Major Event in New York—Jane Adas

48 Southern California Chronicle: Activists Challenge L.A. City Council's Expensive June Junket to Israel—Pat and Samir Twair

50 Northern California Chronicle: Egyptian American Society Honors Consul General and Mrs. Abderahman Salaheldin—Elaine Pasquini

52 Israel and judaism: AIPAC's Role in 2008 Election Coming Under Increasingly Critical Scrutiny—Allan C. Brownfeld

54 Arab-American Activism:

ADC's Annual National Convention:
    The Myths and Realities of Darfur
    Between Pluralism and Sectarianism In the Arab World
    The Nakba Never Ended

57 Music & Arts:

Swedish Artist Remembers These Children
Levantine Center Program
"A Jihad for Love" Premiers in L.A.
The Peace Café Finds "Stuff Happens"

59 Human Rights:

AAPG Hears of Japanese Ordeal
AFSC Focuses on Torture
Newseum's Journalists Memorial Flawed

60 Waging Peace:

"Who Would Jesus Bomb?"
MEPC Capitol Hill Panel Discusses War with Iran
Two Views: Iranian Domestic Trends
Four Anti-Rove Activists Arrested in Iowa
Collateral Damage Authors at DC's Busboys and Poets
Making Sense of the Arab-Israel Nightmare
Through a Photojournalist's Lens
Dr. Jeremy Brigham Discusses "Forty-One Vetoes" In Iowa City
U.S.-Arab Business Relationships Encouraged at USAEF Conference:
    The Israeli-Palestinian Roadmap and The Landscape for Peace
    Policy Implications for the New Administration
Busboys Hosts Naomi Klein

66 Diplomatic Doings

Ambassador Fahmy Bids Farewell
Tunisian Embassy Hosts Photo Show

68 Book Reviews

Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry From the Middle East, Asia and Beyond
—Reviewed by Matt Horton

Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians
—Reviewed by Delinda C. Hanley

69 New Additions To The AET Book Club

70 Bulletin Board

72 2008 AET Choir of Angels

74 Publishers' Page

39 Index to Advertisers