Articles

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

The U.S. War on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

6 The U.S. War on Iraq: Yet Another Battle to Protect Israeli Interests?—Delinda C. Hanley

7 Sharon Endorses Bush's Road Map, Then Puts It Through the Shredder—Rachelle Marshall

10 Quagmire or Expensive Mud?—Charley Reese

11 George W. Bush and His Evil Twin: Which One Is in Charge Today?—Richard H. Curtiss

12 What if the Palestinians Reject a Separate Palestinian State?—Andrew I. Killgore

13 Neocon Coup at the Department d'...tat—Maureen Dowd

14 U.S. Troops in Baghdad Kill Award-Winning Palestinian Cameraman Mazen Dana—Donald Neff

15 On Creating Common Ground—Samah Jabr

16 Sharon Stokes Israeli Fears of Arab Minority to Serve His Long-Term Interests—Jonathan Cook

18 Neocon Corner: John Bolton and James Woolsey—Richard H. Curtiss

22 House Passes Money Bills Before Congress Breaks For August Recess—Shirl McArthur

24 United Nations Report: Oil Under Troubled Waters—Ian Williams

26 Baghdad Attack on U.N. Shows Coalition's "Shaky Grip" on Iraq, Says U.K.'s Guardian—Lucy Jones

31 Pan Am 103 Settlement Appears Near—But Questions Remain—Andrew I. Killgore

42 A Week in Palestine: A Pictorial—Kate Daher

Special Reports

28 Sound and Fury in Serbia Reverberate in Bosnia—Peter Lippman

30 Turkey's Generals Confront Restrictions at Home And AbroadJon Gorvett

32 The India-Israel Alliance—Two Views—Zahir Janmohamed, Delinda C. Hanley

34 The Thawing of India-Pakistan Relations—M. M. Ali

35 Diplomats Say Israel Set to Continue Overflights Over Lebanon—Nicholas Blanford

36 Conviction of Balinese Bomber Amrazi Recalls Rabin Assassin Yigal Amir—John Gee

38 U.S. Economic Warfare Against Iran Targets Japan—Andrew I. Killgore

Departments

5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

39 ISSUES IN THE NEWS—Compiled by Nizar Wattad

44 NORTHWEST NEWS: Portland Activist Reports on "Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace" VisitSister Elaine Kelley

46 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: San Francisco Celebrates Egyptian National Day in StyleElaine Pasquini

48 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: Muslim Re-Mix of "You Can't Take It With You" to Run on October WeekendsPat and Samir Twair

52 CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Augusta Victoria Hospital Threatened by Israeli Tax DecisionFred Strickert

54 ISRAEL AND JUDAISM: The Contradiction Between Israeli Power and the Humane Jewish TraditionAllan C. Brownfeld

56 EDUCATION: The 2003/04 Academic Year Is Close at Hand—and Deadlines Are, Too!—Bill L. Turpen

58 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

59 OTHER PEOPLE'S MAIL

62 ARAB-AMERICAN ACTIVISM: Donations Needed for Mideast's First Children's Cancer Hospital

62 MUSLIM-AMERICAN ACTIVISM: Enhanced Muslim Interest in American Politics

63 HUMAN RIGHTS: Japan Conference Addresses Middle East

64 WAGING PEACE: Debating Iran's Student Movement

69 INTERFAITH ACTIVISMS: Back-Door Appointments of Pipes a Victory—of Sorts

70 DIPLOMATIC DOINGS: The Fabric of Moroccan Life

76 BOOK REVIEW: Searching Jenin: Eyewitness Accounts of the Israeli Invasion of 2002Reviewed by Kim Jensen

77 AET BOOK CLUB CATALOG

78 2003 AET CHOIR OF ANGELS

80 BULLETIN BOARD

81 MIDDLE EAST MARKETPLACE

82 PUBLISHERS' PAGE

35 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

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