December 2011 Table of Contents
Telling the Truth for 29 Years…
Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans • Interpreting North America for the Middle East
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The U.S. Role in the Middle East and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
8 Obama’s Speech to the U.N.: In Distorting the Facts He Revealed the Truth—Rachelle Marshall
12 28 Years: One Palestinian Prisoner’s Story—Mohammed Omer
13 Inside the Mideast Prisoner Swap—Ali Abunimah
14 “Price Tag” or Pogrom? West Bank Settlers Now Running Amok in Israel as Well—Jonathan Cook
17 Washington Impaling Itself on the Horns of a Diplomatic Dilemma—Ian Williams
19 Neocons Blame Obama for Iraq Disaster—Robert Parry
20 How Plausible Is the Alleged Iranian “Terror Plot”?—Two Views—Gareth Porter, Patrick Seale
24 Afghanistan: Ten Years of Aimless War—Eric S. Margolis
25 What Lay Behind the Libya Intervention?—William Pfaff
26 The Assassination of Anwar Al-Awlaki—Two Views—Patrick Seale, Rep. Ron Paul
28 Republican Frontrunner Mitt Romney Touts Neoconservative Foreign Policy—Jim Lobe
30 Congress Echoes Israel’s Near Hysteria Over Palestinians’ U.N. Bid—Shirl McArthur
38 Go Palestine: An Extraordinary Summer Camp Behind the Wall—Ramsey Langley
Special Reports
32 The Sins of Liam Fox—Justin Raimondo
34 The Political Uses of Islamophobia in Europe—John Gee
40 Canadian War-Crimes Profiteering—Sean F. McMahon
Departments
23 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
42 Northern California Chronicle: Gaza Kids’ Art Show a Smashing Success Despite Museum’s Attempt at Censorship—Elaine Pasquini
44 Southern California Chronicle: Diana Buttu Addresses Palestine Children’s Relief Fund “Healing Hands” Benefit—Pat and Samir Twair
46 New York City and Tri-State News: Longtime Journalist Describes Iranians as Most Pro-American People in Middle East—Jane Adas
49 Israel and Judaism: The Myth of an Israel-Centered “Jewish Vote”—and its Negative Consequences for Mideast Peace—Allan C. Brownfeld
52 Arab-American Activism:
Comedian Discusses U.S. Islamophobia, Comedy in Arab World
52 Muslim-American Activism:
CAIR’s Annual Fund-raiser a Huge Success
Jim Moran Headlines CAIR's Annual Fund-raiser
Omar ibn Sayyid: From Islamic Scholar to Slave and Back Again
54 Human Rights:
Share the Water, Build the Peace
Protest at L.A. Chinese Consulate
56 Music and Arts:
Chamy’s “Of Refuge, Of Home” Explores Family Myth and History
"Tennis in Nablus" Revives the Arab Revolt
Turkish Film "Three Monkeys" Screened in Washington, DC
58 Education:
Mideast Universities Face Challenge of Unemployed Graduates
CSU Middle East Studies Confab at Cal Poly Pomona
59 Waging Peace:
Panel Explores Egypt’s Changing Religious Climate
The State of the Egyptian Revolution
Hezbollah in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings
The Role of Youth in Ending the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
D.C. Rally Calls for End to U.S. Aid to Israel
U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation: Looking Back, Moving Forward
ANERA's Supporters Deliver
Dr. Saree Makdisi Delivers Palestine Center's 2011 Edward Said Lecture
Social Justice, Antiwar Activists Meet And "Occupy Iowa"
Wilson Center Event Examines Iran's Domestic and International Relations
68 Diplomatic Doings:
Saudi Arabia Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Israeli Rejectionism: A Hidden Agenda in the Middle East Peace Process
Zahra’s Paradise—Reviewed by Andrew Stimson
71 New Arrivals From the AET Book Club
72 2011 AET Choir of Angels
22 Index to Advertisers
