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 Is Israel Losing Its War Against the Palestinians?—Rachelle Marshall

10 Getting Around Gaza: A Testament to the Mother Of Invention—Mohammed Omer

12 If Kosovo, Why Not Palestine?—John V. Whitbeck

13 Affairs of States—Ian Williams

15 Israel's "Targeted Assassinations" Strategy—Patrick Seale

17 The Assassination of Imad Mugniyah: Just Another Mossad Extrajudicial Execution?—Delinda C. Hanley

19 Strawberry Fields—Forever?—Mohammed Omer

21 Relief Supplies Finally Break Gaza Blockade—Gush Shalom

22 The Ghosts of Deir Yassin—Sonja Karkar

23 Denying the Palestinian Nakba: Sixty Years Is Enough—Samah Jabr

25 Unlike Their "Leaders," Most American Jews Oppose Bush's Neocon Agenda—James G. Abourezk

34 The War Against Tolerance—Chris Hedges

CONGRESS AND THE 2008 ELECTIONS

26 U.S. Jewish Leader Worried by Thrust of White House Campaign—Anshel Pfeffer

27 John McCain and the Neocon Resurgence—Philip Giraldi

29 Individual Donors Give to Pro-Israel PACs, Again to PACs' Chosen Candidates—Laurence A. Toenjes

30 Peace Negotiator Who Advised Obama Campaign Strikes Back at Critics—Nathan Guttman

30 Presidential Candidates' Views on Israel and Palestine: Same Old, Same Old—Delinda C. Hanley

32 Members of Congress Concerned About Bush's Future Plans for Iraq—Shirl McArthur

Special Reports

18 In Memoriam: Dr. George Habash (1925-2008)—Andrew I. Killgore
George Qumsieh (1933-2008)—Elaine Pasquini

36 Musharraf and His Coherts Take a Beating in Pakistani Elections—M.M. Ali

38 America Needs a Development Plan for Afghanistan Today—Ed Warner

40 Britain's The Sun Calls Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams a "Burkha"—Lucy Jones

42 Ex-Dictator of Indonesia Suharto Dead Without Justice Being Done—John Gee

44 Now Lifted, Headscarf Ban for University Students Still Controversial—Jon Gorvett

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

46 New York City and Tri-State News: Combatants for Peace Launches U.S. Tour in Manhattan's St. Mark's Church—Jane Adas

48 Southern California Chronicle: L.A. Welcomes Lebanese Filmmaker Nadine Labaki, Who Wrote, Stars in "Caramel"—Pat and Samir Twair

50 Northern California Chronicle: Activists Protest Torture Flights, Demand Jeppesen Stop Facilitating CIA Renditions—Elaine Pasquini

52 Israel and Judaism: In Latest Push for Mideast Peace, Which Side Will Organized American Jewish Community Be On?—Allan C. Brownfeld

54 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

55 Other People's Mail

58 Music & Arts

"My Name is Rachel Corrie" Staged In Des Moines, Iowa
Puppets for Palestine
Smithsonian Shows Iranian Films

59 Diplomatic Doings

Ambassador Nabil Fahmy Offers Solutions to Crisis in Gaza

60 Waging Peace

Iran's Upcoming Elections
Experts Discuss Iran's Strategic Concerns and U.S. Interests
Experts Examine Iran's Relations With Its Neighbors
Druze Heritage Symposium at Library of Congress
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Asks Americans to Invest
Interfaith Service Prays for Gaza
Gazan Students in Ohio Describe Life Back Home
Finding Faith Without Fanaticism
Overcoming Zionism at Busboys
With the Israeli Public, "It doesn't Hurt," Explains Ori Nur
Charles Enderlin on Peace in the Middle East
Talking to a Wall: Palestine in the Mind of America