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November 2009 Table of Contents

Telling the Truth for 27 Years...

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 Effects of Past U.S. Policy Remain to Haunt ObamaRachelle Marshall

10 The Drama and the Farce: Obama's Mini Mideast SummitUri Avnery

12 What's Next After the Goldstone Report?Ian Williams

14 Land First, Then PeacePrince Turki al-Faisal

15 Israel's Organ Harvesting: From Moldova to Palestine—Alison Weir

18 Defying Israeli Genocide at Home (in School) and Abroad (in Court)Mohammed Omer

24 Netanyahu's Mysterious Moscow Visit—Patrick Seale

25 House, Senate Letters Want Arab States to Make "Dramatic Gestures Toward Israel"—Shirl McArthur

27 Recent House Delegations to Israel

36 In Their Own Words: Los Angeles Schoolteachers Take Eye-Opening Mideast TourVicki Tamoush and Brice Harris

42 Mondoweiss: A Profile in CourageJames G. Abourezk

43 Court Reins in Terror Finance PolicyWilliam Fisher

Special Reports

22 Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Probably Not Guilty—So Who Is the Real Criminal?Andrew I. Killgore

28 Should the U.S. Stay in Afghanistan?—Two ViewsJacob G. Hornberger, Patrick J. Buchanan

30 Turkey's Violent Storms—Courtesy of Mother Nature, Ergenekon TrialEric S. Margolis

31 Is Yemen Breaking Apart?Patrick Seale

32 Caning Case Stirs Controversy in MalaysiaJohn Gee

34 Young Egyptian Bloggers Seek a More Democratic Muslim BrotherhoodJoseph Mayton

40 Release of Megrahi Has Let Down Lockerbie Victims, Says Financial TimesLucy Jones

44 Muslim American Leaders, Physicians Join Effort to Reform Health CareDelinda C. Hanley

67 'Nuff Said: No More Genocide in Darfur, So Let's Take on Sudan

71 Islamic Art and Calligraphy Showcased at New York's Metropolitan Museum of ArtElaine Pasquini

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

46 Northern California Chronicle: Mohamed El Hosseny Dazzles Audiences On Premier American Tour—Elaine Pasquini

48 Southern California Chronicle: Gen X Literary Phenom Dave Eggers Discusses His Latest Bestseller, Zeitoun—Pat and Samir Twair

50 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

51 Other People's Mail

53 Israel and Judaism: Attempts to Silence Critics of Israeli Policies as "Self-Hating Jews" a Failing Strategy—Allan C. Brownfeld

56 Muslim-American Activism:

President Obama Hosts Iftar Dinner
Ramadan Food Basket Program
Zakat Feeds Striking Teamsters
Zakat Foundation's Backpack Program Equips Students for Success
Zakat Foundation Provides Daily Iftar Dinners for Chicago Mosques
Muslim-American Leaders Unite to Educate About, Raise Funds to Fight Malaria
Why Islam? Launches Highway Ad Campaign in California

58 Music & Arts:

Levantine Center Showcases Three Hybrid Artists
Free Gaza Stages Benefits
The Sensitive Film "For My Father"

59 Waging Peace:

One State or Two?
Peace Negotiations: What Works and What Doesn't
AAPER and Baltzer Team Up
Loving Thy Neighbor at Ravensworth Baptist Church
CodePink Protests Ahava Beauty Products
U.S. Campaign Adopts Cultural & Academic Boycott
Gen. Anthony Zinni Sorts Out America's "Credibility Problem"
Des Moines Activists Send Anti-War Message to President Obama
STAR*PAC Hosts Democratic Senate Hopeful Bob Krause

65 Human Rights:

Activists Protest John Yoo on UC Berkeley Campus
"Impeach, Disbar, Prosecute Judge Jay Bybee," Says SF Activists
Esfandiari's My Prison, My Home Book Release

66 Diplomatic Doings: Libya Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Great First of September Revolution

68 Book Review:

Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror
—Reviewed by Delinda C. Hanley

69 New Additions To The AET Book Club

70 Bulletin Board

72 2009 AET Choir of Angels

74 Publishers' Page

68 Index to Advertisers

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