—Voices from the Sensible Center—
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 Israel's Zero-Sum Policy Continues to Thwart Peace Efforts—Rachelle Marshall
10 Life and Death at Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital: A Tale Of Two Mothers and Their Sons—Mohammed Omer
12 Will AIPAC's Former Honchos Plead Guilty if Trial Cannot Be Avoided—Andrew I. Killgore
13 Signs Indicate Less Fawning to Chutzpah by U.N., Quartet Officials—Ian Williams
45 One State for Palestinians and Jews in Palestine—James G. Abourezk
CONGRESS AND THE 2008 ELECTIONS
47 Attacks on Barack Obama Reinforce Anti-Muslim Sentiment—Jack Shaheen
48 Administration Claims Iraq Agreement Requires No Further Congressional Approval—Shirl McArthur
50 Pro-Israel PACs Swett It Out in New Hampshire—Janet McMahon
50 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2008 Congressional Candidates
Special Reports
53 Financial Times Sees "No Good Options" for Iraq On Fifth Anniversary of Invasion—Lucy Jones
55 Upset in Malaysia: Opposition Breakthrough, Anwar Makes Comeback—John Gee
Voices of the NAKBA
16 "I Come From There...and Remember": A Photo Exhibition of Pre-1948 Palestine—Gina Benevento and Issam Nasser
18 A Deir Yassin Survivor Remembers—Dawud Assad
18 Fending Off the Invaders—Lubna Jaber
19 The Legacy of Hind al-Husseini—Chareen Stark
20 In Search of Fatima—Ghada Karmi
20 The Story of Aida Aweidah—Dina Mikdadi
22 Shattered Dreams: Leaving Jerusalem—Hilda Tarazi
22 Waiting to Return to Salamah—Basel Saleh
23 Fleeing Jaffa—Shukri Salameh
24 A Near Miss—A. Anwar Sacca
25 Humiliation for Those Who Stayed—Hatim Kanaaneh
26 Dr. Hassan Hathout: A Survivor of the 1948 Nakba and the Siege of Ramle—Pat McDonnell Twair
27 Helping Those Passing Through—Jamal Najjab
28 Nakba Oral Histories—as told to Isabelle Humphries
Death Among the Olive Groves—Nimr Khatib
Because They Wanted the Land—Hussein Mubaraki
30 The Story of Al-Masmiyya Al-Kabira as I Know It—Maha Mehanna
30 60 Years and Counting—Mohammed Omer
33 The March of Return Starts in Jerusalem—Samah Jabr 34 All Palestinians Not Living in Palestine Are "Refugees" of al-Nakba—Ray Hanania 35 By the Fountain of the Virgin—Nabil Matar 37 The Shami Family: Turning Troubles into Triumphs—Delinda C. Hanley 39 Palestinian Appeal to International Civil Society: Boycott the "Israel at 60" Celebrations!
Departments
5 Letters
to the Editor
57 Other People's Mail 59 Southern California Chronicle: Zionist Complaints Over Sabeel Conference Raise Attendance, Awareness of Palestinians—Pat and Samir Twair
62 Northern California Chronicle: Battle Broadens From Berkeley to the Beltway—Elaine Pasquini
64 New York City and Tri-State News: At Princeton, Daoud Kuttab Discusses Israeli Settlements and Siege of Gaza—Jane Adas
66 Israel and Judaism: Despite Jewish Voters' Concerns, Leaders Pressure Candidates for One-Sided Mideast Policy—Allan C. Brownfeld
68 Arab-American Activism:
Second Annual Arab American Yearbook Released
68 Muslim-American Activism:
What Next for Muslim-Christian Relations?
Muslim-American Activist Abuzaakuk Retires
69 Human Rights
Act Local And Global to Help the Hungry
70 Waging Peace
"Bil'in Habibti" Documents Non-Violence and Anti-Apartheid Struggle
San Francisco Protesters Denounce Israel's Attacks on Gaza
AMEU Celebrates 40 Years of Educating Americans About Middle East
Middle East Peace Group Meets in DC
GWU Professor Analyzes Terrorists
Des Moines' Weekly Anti-War Vigil Now in Fourth Year
A "Flaming Torch" for the Next U.S. President
L.A.'s Stop War Rally Draws 10,000
Takes on Iran: Kinzer and Bennis
The State of the Russian-Iranian Relationship
A Look At Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
The U.S. and People's Mojahedin: Forging Ties?
77 Diplomatic Doings
Sheikh Suhaim Bin Hamad Al Thani Fellowship Established at Harvard
78 Book Reviews
Guilty: Hollywood's Verdict on Arabs After 9/11
—Reviewed by Jamal Najjab
79 New Arrivals From The AET Book Club
80 Bulletin Board
81 2008 AET Choir of Angels
82 Publishers' Page
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