Articles
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
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 HortonCollateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians
—Reviewed by Delinda C. Hanley
69 New Additions To The AET Book Club
72 2008 AET Choir of Angels
39 Index to Advertisers
