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*/In an open letter to the US President, a leading Palestinian calls for the US to step up peace efforts after the Israeli re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu/* Dear Mr President, [...]

Throughout his political career, Yasser Arafat was the object of relentless campaigns of character assassination--not because of what he was, but because of what he represented: the Palestinian people, whose [...]

To The Washington Post, Oct. 19, 2006 In his commentary on Arab attitudes toward the Holocaust, Robert Satloff stated that 'only one Arab leader at or near the highest level [...]

The study of American-Israeli relations has preoccupied two generations of scholars. Two competing schools of thought addressed the 'who wags whom' debate. The first school spoke of 'an American Israel,' [...]

The study of American-Israeli relations has preoccupied two generations of scholars. Two competing schools of thought addressed the 'who wags whom' debate. The first school spoke of 'an American Israel', [...]

Afif Safieh served as the Palestinian general delegate in London, Washington and Moscowfrom 1990 to 2009. This article is taken from his new book, The Peace Process: From Breakthrough to Breakdown (London: Saqi Books, 2010), a collection of articles, lectures and speeches that he gave during that period.' The following is based on a lecture given by Safieh at a seminar organized in London by the Arab Research Centre in 1994. The editors have updated the statistics about Jerusalem mentioned in the article to reflect the situation in 2010. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comments on the implications of the death former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on the peace process. Opportunity to revitalize the peace process; Phases of leadership and legitimacy; Factors that have converged to spur the reactivation of the peace process.

Presents several views on the foreign policy of the United States to the muslim countries. Call for the US to be fair to Palestinians; Explanation on the hatred of the Arab; Supports of the Americans to the Israel.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in various periodicals, including the September 26, 2006 issue of "The Independent," regarding the facts of Israel's killing of Palestinian children, the September 25, 2006 issue of "The Christian Science Monitor," regarding the jailing of Harkat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyah officials, and the October 3, 2006 issue of "The New York Times," regarding the Iraq War.