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Comments on the speculation of a war between Syria and Israel. Views on a speech given previously by Syrian President Hafez al-Assad outlining his policy toward the Golan Heights, the southwestern region of Syria that was lost to Israel; Statement of Syrian foreign minister, Abd al Halim Khaddam, related to the solution to the Arab-Israeli struggle; Dependence of Assad on anti-Zionism to reduce the disaffection of the Syrian people from his regime.

Presents information on debate between Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, and Yitzhak Mordechai, former defense minister of Israel, over issues related to the transfer of Golan Heights to Syria. Information on talks that showed that Nitenyahu became deeply involved in a secret negotiation with Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria, over terms and conditions under which Israel would transfer the Golan Heights back to Syrian control; Rumors that Nitenyahu was ready to make big concessions to Assad for a peace agreement from which Israel would get diplomatic recognition, trade and other attributes of peace.

Contends that Jerusalem is the paramount religious city of Judaism. Refutation of the notion that Jerusalem is equally important to Islam as it is to Judaism; Explanation that Jerusalem's importance to Judaism is the same as Mecca to Islam; Intermittent interest Muslims gave to Jerusalem; Information on the view of Prophet Mohammed toward Jerusalem; Political reasons of Muslims for claiming Jerusalem as a sacred city to Islam; Move of the Palestinians to raise the issue of who will govern Jerusalem in the peace negotiation with Israel; Importance for Muslims to recognize the importance of Jerusalem to Judaism in the same way as they understood the importance of Mecca to Islam.

Comments on the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines plane by radical fundamentalist Muslims. Views on the purpose of the hijack; Main thoughts from which fundamentalist Muslims' conception of public life emerges; Aspects of American life and foreign policies that displease fundamentalists; Advice for the U.S. government in preventing fundamentalist terrorism.

Discusses the intervention of the U.S. in Iraq war. Threat posed by the Iranian troops in the southern cities of Iraq; Effects of the war on the political order in the Middle East; Impact of missiles sold to Iran by the U.S. on the effectiveness of the Iraqi air force; Significance of President Ronald Reagan's bid for renewed influence in Iran; Information that the U.S. provides Iraq with commodity credits worth $500 million.

Discusses the peace negotiation between Syria and Israel. Disagreement on the extent of Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights; Threats posed by the peace talk with Israel; Goal of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in the negotiations.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "For Whom Bell Tolls," which is about black role models published in the May 21, 1990 issue; "Growing Pains in Panama," about Panama's politics published in the May 28, 1990 issue; Allegations of the Firearms Policy Project; "A Man We Can Work With: A Sampler," which is about limited tactical cooperation published in the May 7, 1990 issue.

Letters to the editor in response to the article December 12, 2005 edition of "The New Republic" are presented. Included are responses to the article "Religious Protection," by Spencer Ackerman.

Presents the author's views and recollections on his travel to Cairo, Egypt. Taxicabs; Traffic congestion; Attractions for tourists.

Focuses on actions of conspiracy theorists like U.S. presidential candidate Ross Perot. Statement that the fantasy of conspiracy requires the reality of counterconspiracy; Comment on the conspirational behavior of Perot; Report that the American Protective Association founded to battle a Catholic conspiracy to take over the U.S.; Description of the classic non-American conspiracy-theorist conspirator Pyotr Ivanovich Rachkovsky officially responsible for forging "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion."

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Comment of a reader on the "How The West Was One"; View of U.S. President Ronald Reagan on nuclear arms control proposals; Discussion on a Soviet nuclear attack by choosing between surrender and a supplication to the U.S.; Opinion of a reader on the article "Jackson Jumps In"; Information on the book "In the Path of God: Islam and Political Power," by Ernest Gellner.