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 Olmert’s Separation Plan Would End Hope for a Palestinian State—Rachelle Marshall

9 Two States or One? Let Israel Choose—John V. Whitbeck

11 Death by Degrees: The Starving of Palestine—Mohammed Omer

12 Hamas Forms a Government—Two Palestinian Views—Mohammed Omer, Samah Jabr

14 Hamas: A Pale Image of the Jewish Irgun And Lehi Gangs—Donald Neff

16 Muslim, Christian, Secular Arabs in Israel Unite in Face of Nazareth Church Attack—Isabelle Humphries

18 The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy—Two American Views—Charley Reese, Paul Findley

20 “We Are Them. They Are Us.” A Celebration of the Writings of Rachel Corrrie—Laura Angela Bagnetto

21 Rachel Corrie: Will Americans Get to Hear The Voice of an American Anne Frank?—Delinda C. Hanley

24 USS Liberty and the NSA: One Deceit Too Many?—Andrew M. Nacin

36 In Memoriam: Zehdi Terzi (1924-2006)—Ian Williams

Congress and the 2006 Elections

26 The Dubai Ports World Deal: Manna to Publicity Hound Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)—Richard H. Curtiss

28 Demagoguery Reigns, and Rains, in Both Houses of Congress—Shirl McArthur

31 The Meteoric Rise of Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), The New Darling of Pro-Israel PACS—Janet McMahon

31 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2006 Congressional Candidates

Special Reports

34 Concern for U.N. “Reform” Often Stops Short of Enforcing Resolutions—Ian Williams

37 Italy’s Repubblica Sees DéjÃ Vu Over Iran Standoff—Lucy Jones

39 Legal Religious Coercion Opposed in Indonesia—John Gee

40 Lebanon’s Huge Expectations of a Year Ago Falter Under Harsh Realities—Samaa Abu Sharar

42 Morocco at 50—the Age of Responsibility And Reform—Marvine Howe

44 U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement Dominates Press at Home and Abroad—M.M. Ali

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

46 Christianity and the Middle East: "Living Stones”: The Right Reverend Riah Abu El-Assal, Bishop of Jerusalem—Anne Gwynne

48 New York City and Tri-State News: At Rutgers, Juan Cole Reviews “Wrong Turns in the War on Terror”—Jane Adas

50 Northern California Chronicle: Egypt Strives to Build a Peaceful Modern Middle East, Says Ambassador Nabil Fahmy—Elaine Pasquini

53 Southern California Chronicle: Fearless Iraqi Engineer in U.S. to Expose Sectarianism, Violence of Occupation—Pat and Samir Twair

56 Judaism and Israel: Spielberg’s “Munich” Continues to Stir Debate, Soul-Searching About Israeli Policies—Allan C. Brownfeld

58 Muslim-American Activisms

Mosque Hosts Open House
Maryland Celebrates Arab-American Heritage

58 Waging Peace

Georgetown Hosts Divestment Conference
Seeds Grow in Washington
Ecumenical Advocacy Days
Sabeel DC Conference Calls for Nonviolent Actions
Speaking the Truth
Building a Peace Movement
Jerry Levin Kicks Off Book Tour
SJP-GWU Raises Money for SOS
Cathy Sultan Reads from Israeli and Palestinian Voices
Activist Performance Artist Joe Carr Tours Midwest
Christ’l Safieh Addresses Palestinian Women
Walking the Winds: Arabian Tales
How Israel’s Elections Affected Israel’s Arab Citizens
Iraq: The View From the Neighborhood
Georgetown Symposium Focuses On Education in the Middle East