—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 U.S. Allies Ignore Bush and Opt for Peace—Rachelle Marshall
10 A Declaration of U.S. Independence From Israel—Chris Hedges
13 Israel Has Made the U.S., Its "Best Friend in the Middle East," Irrelevant—Delinda C. Hanley
14 Is Undermining Iran an Arab or European Interest?—Patrick Seale
15 A Voice for the Voiceless: On Winning the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism—Mohammed Omer
18 Israeli Police Attack Nakba 60 Demonstration at West Bank Site of Saffuriyya Village—Maram Mahajna
19 Language: A Tool of Oppression and Liberation—Samah Jabr
22 Two Different Voices Address—Or Not—Israel's Occupation of Palestine—Ian Williams
38 Three Views—Free Speech in America—Saree Makdisi, Grace Said and Philip Weiss
CONGRESS AND THE 2008 ELECTIONS 21 Prospective Presidents' Painful Pandering at Annual AIPAC Assembly—James G. Abourezk
24 John McCain's Arab-American Problem—Juan Cole
26 Pro-Israel PACs: Disguises and Permutations—Janet McMahon
27 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2008 Congressional Candidates—Compiled by Hugh Galford
30 House Passes Significant Advancement in U.S.-Military Relationship—Shirl McArthur
32 Not All Politics Is Local: A Colorado Race and the International Kahanist Network—The DC Investigative Journalism Collective
Special Reports
35 Political Stability in Pakistan Increasingly Elusive—M.M. Ali
36 Oil Price Woes for Southeast Asia—John Gee
40 Outside World Will Determine Lebanon's Future, Says BBC's Jim Muir—Lucy Jones
In Memoriam 69 Ambassador Lucius Durham Battle (1918-2008)—Andrew I. Killgore
70 Joanne Elizabeth Fedor McKenna, 74—Hassan Al-Husseini
71 Hilda Silverman, 69—Andrew I. Killgore
Departments
5 Letters
to the Editor 34 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons 42 Northern California Chronicle: Arab Cultural and Community Center Honors Alice Nashashibi on Her 80th Birthday—Elaine Pasquini
44 Southern California Chronicle: Ilan Pappe Blames West's "Conspiracy of Silence" Condoning Israel's Ethnic Cleansing—Pat and Samir Twair
46 Israel and judaism: Israel's "American Problem": The Jewish Groups Which Stand In the Way of Peace—Allan C. Brownfeld
48 Arab-American Activism:
Al-Nakba Commemoration on the National Mall
Billboard and Black Balloons
"AmericanEast" Comes to DC
50 Muslim-American Activism:
Des Moines Audience Defends Muslim Author
CAIR-LA Honors Washington Report Writers Samir and Pat Twair
MPAC Bestows Media Awards
51 Human Rights:
"U.S. and Iran: It's Time to Talk!"
Iran on the Menu and in the Crosshair
53 Waging Peace:
Meeting Face to Face
Business and Peace in Conflict-Affected Countries
Journalist Ramzy Baroud Discusses the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Palestine Inside Out, An Everyday Occupation
The Lemon Tree
Halfway Through Annapolis
Israel Blocks Children's Peace March
WIB Hosts "Free Gaza" Event
Walking the Vanishing Landscape of Palestine
What About Christians in Palestine?
Nakba Demonstration at Kodak Theater
Parisians Protest Bush's Visit
Interfaith Youth Movement for Peace
Mearsheimer, Avnery and Others Offer Advice to Administration
Little Dialogue Outside AIPAC Conference
62 Music & Arts:
Silver Adornment from Bilad al-Sham
63 Diplomatic Doings
Jordanian Embassy Holds Screening for Award-Winning Film
64 Book Review
Married to Another Man: Israel's Dilemma in Palestine
—Reviewed by Janet McMahon
65 New Additions To The AET Book Club
66 Travel Tips: Enjoy Life, Eat Well at East Jerusalem's Small Cafés—Elaine Pasquini
67 Other People's Mail
72 Bulletin Board
73 2008 AET Choir of Angels
74 Publishers' Page
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