October 2014 Table of Contents
Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans • Interpreting North America for the Middle East
The U.S. Role in the Middle East and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
8 Cease-Fire Follows Cease-Fire But Gaza Remains a Prison—Rachelle Marshall
11 “Son of Death” Mohammed Deif—Uri Avnery
12 “Even If Israel Destroys Our Homes, We Will Never Leave,” Gazans Vow—Mohammed Omer
14 Would-Be Peacocks and Tiny Red Poppies—Samah Jabr
16 As Right-Wing Jews Attack Arab Citizens, Knesset Suspends Palestinian Lawmaker—Jonathan Cook
18 Block the Boat, Oakland: A Big Success for BDS—Sara Powell
21 From Ferguson to Palestine: “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!”—Delinda C. Hanley
22 Will Palestine Transcend Western Pressure and Join the International Criminal Court?—Ian Williams
24 The Ottoman Empire and World War I: It Could All Have Been Very Different…—John Gee
25 The Barton-Howe “Report” and the Middle East, Past and Present—Richard Drake
36 Palestinians and Israelis Tell a New Story Despite The Conflict—Clara McGlynn
Congress and the 2014 Elections
28 The Lobby Doesn’t Care if the Senate Stays Democratic or Goes Republican—as Long as It’s Pro-Israel—Janet McMahon
29 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2014 Congressional Candidates—Compiled by Hugh Galford
33 Congress Backs Israel’s “Right” to Slaughter Palestinians in the Name of “Self-Defense”—Shirl McArthur
Special Reports
19 Understanding ISIS: Frequently Asked Questions—Dale Sprusansky
40 Foreign Journalists Face Growing Obstacles in Yemen—Kevin A. Davis
42 Bosnian National Elections to Take Place Amid Flood Damage, Political Indifference—Peter Lippman
Departments
44 NEW YORK CITY AND TRI-STATE NEWS: Rally to Stop Ongoing War Crimes Against The People of Gaza—Jane Adas
46 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: Emotional Ceremony Marks Dedication of Oakland Palestine Solidarity Mural—Elaine Pasquini
48 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: Experts at Levantine Center Assess Damage From Israel’s 50-Day Rampage on Gaza—Pat and Samir Twair
50 CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Are Evangelicals Abandoning Israel?—Gary M. Burge, Ph.D.
52 ISRAEL AND JUDAISM: Jewish Moral and Ethical Values Also a Victim of Israel’s Assault On Gaza—Allan C. Brownfeld
54 MUSLIM AMERICAN ACTIVISM:
Muslim Relief Organizations Pledge to Help UNRWA in Gaza
DC Muslims Join Back-to-School Drive
KARAMAH Hosts Panel on Torture
55 HUMAN RIGHTS:
American Teenager Beaten By Israeli Police Speaks on Capitol Hill
Protesters to John Kerry: Help Free American From Egyptian Prison
56 WAGING PEACE:
Can the U.N. Bring Peace and Justice to Palestine?
Understanding Israeli Apartheid
Holocaust Survivors Call for Justice in Gaza
BDS: A New Path to Peace
Palestine and Israel Following "Operation Protective Edge"
DC Mourns Dead in Palestine and Israel
Latin Patriarch: Christians Under Occupation Face Dire Situation
Iowa City Rallies for Gaza Continue
Is Space for Free Speech Shrinking in Post-Coup Egypt?
Rabaa Square Massacre Recalled
Study: When Informed, Americans Support Diplomacy With Iran
Samir Altaqi Urges Non-Sectarian Diplomatic Solution for Syria
Türkiye Under President Erdogan
64 DIPLOMATIC DOINGS:
Groundbreaking Ceremony for U.S. Diplomacy Center
Tunisia's President Asks for Increased Economic and Security Assistance
65 MUSIC & ARTS:
Kurdish Performer Omar Souleyman Dazzles Washington, DC Audience
"May in the Summer" Screening
Women in the News
70 BOOK REVIEWs:
The War Around Us—Reviewed by Kevin A. Davis
The Orange Trees of Baghdad: In Search of My Lost Family—Reviewed by Kevin A. Davis
73 2014 AET CHOIR OF ANGELS
43 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
