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 Sowing Disunity: How Bush's Middle East Policy Leads to More Iraqs—Rachelle Marshall

10 President Bush's Address to the Nation—Two Views—William D. Hartung, Paul Craig Roberts

12 Can Congress Block the Troop "Surge" in Iraq?—Paul Findley

13 Congress Passes Palestinian Punishment Bill, Softened by Bush Signing Statement—Shirl McArthur

14 Kiss of Death—Uri Avnery

16 Acknowledging Israel's "Right to Exist"—Two Views—John V. Whitbeck, Jonathan Cook

20 From On the Ground in Gaza to On the Road in America—Mohammed Omer

25 U.S. Tour Succeeds Despite Every Israel Hurdle—Delinda C. Hanley

27 A Sad Eid in Palestine Following the Execution of Saddam Hussain—Samah Jabr

30 Requiem for Saddam Hussain—Richard H. Curtiss

34 World Bank's Red Sea-Dead Sea Feasibility Study Ignores Source of the Problem—Isabelle Humphries

Special Reports

28 Arab Press Review: The Execution of Saddam Hussain: An Act of Justice or Revenge?—Peter C. Valenti

32 Saddam's Execution: "We've Shut Him Up," Says The Independent's Robert Fisk—Lucy Jones

36 New U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Will Soon Find Out What It's All About—Ian Williams

38 From Prison to Regional Government for Aceh's Former Rebels—John Gee

39 Bush Signs U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement—M.M. Ali

40 A Variety of Scenarios for Turkey's Upcoming Presidential, Parliamentary Elections—Jon Gorvett

42 Tunisia's Personal Status Code and "Modernity, Development and Human Rights"—Jane Adas

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

44 Southern California Chronicle: "Muslims No Longer Fear Israelis," Robert Fisk Tells 6th MPAC Convention—Pat and Samir Twair

46 Northern California Chronicle: Women in Black Spread Message of Peace, Opposition to War, Violence—Elaine Pasquini

48 New York City and Tri-State News: Rabbis for Human Rights Founders Receive Raphael Lemkin Human Rights Award—Robert Hirschfield

50 Israel and Judaism: Pro-Israel Activists Resist Link Between Iraq, Solution of Israel-Palestine Question—Allan C. Brownfeld

52 Islam in America: AlMagrib Institute: Islamic Scholarship Meets "Cool" and "Hip"—Susan Smith

54 Arab-American Activisms

"History Recalls and Nothing Has Changed"
Circle of Light Around White House
NAAJA Looking for Members

56 Human Rights

Activists Bring Plight of Guantánamo Prisoners to Federal Court
Artist Expresses Her Kingdom's Culture

57 Waging Peace

Boston Conference Confronts Israeli Apartheid
MESA Discusses Academic Boycott Of Israel
Palestine Center Conference: Oslo "Post-Mortem"
Jerusalem: Between Visions and Realities
Rabbi Speaks for Human Rights
Ames Interfaith Council Establishes "Champion of Peace" Award
Activists Greet New Congress

62 Diplomatic Doings