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- 2006 May-June
May-June 2006 Table of Contents
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—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 Déjà 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
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
Muslim-American Activism: Mosque Hosts Open House
Muslim-American Activism: Maryland Celebrates Arab-American Heritage
58 Waging Peace
Waging Peace: Georgetown Hosts Divestment Conference
Waging Peace: Seeds Grow in Washington
Waging Peace: Ecumenical Advocacy Days
Waging Peace: Sabeel DC Conference Calls for Nonviolent Actions
Waging Peace: Speaking the Truth
Waging Peace: Building a Peace Movement
Waging Peace: Jerry Levin Kicks Off Book Tour
Waging Peace: SJP-GWU Raises Money for SOS
Waging Peace: Cathy Sultan Reads from Israeli and Palestinian Voices
Waging Peace: Activist Performance Artist Joe Carr Tours Midwest
Waging Peace: Christ’l Safieh Addresses Palestinian Women
Waging Peace: Walking the Winds: Arabian Tales
Waging Peace: How Israel’s Elections Affected Israel’s Arab Citizens
Waging Peace: Iraq: The View From the Neighborhood
Waging Peace: Georgetown Symposium Focuses On Education in the Middle East
67 Human Rights
Human Rights: Palestinian Feminism Movement
Human Rights: Human Rights Watch Report on Israel and Palestine
71 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
72 Book Review
A War Too Far: Iraq, Iran and the New American Century
Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog From Iraq
—Reviewed by Sara Powell
79 Travel Tips and Tours: Aleppo Named 2006 Islamic Cultural Capital, News from Qatar Airways—Michael Keating
81 2006 AET Choir of Angels
35 Index to Advertisers
