JPS Current Issue

Articles

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The Holiness of Jerusalem: Asset or Burden?

Karen Armstrong

P. 20

Bound by a Frame of Reference, Part II: U.S. Policy and the Palestinians, 1948-88

Kathleen Christison

P. 35

Self-Government, Democracy, and Mismanagement Under the Palestinian Authority

Ilan Halevi

Letter From Washington

P. 49

Pax Americana's Four Pillars of Folly

Leon T. Hadar

Special Document

P. 60

Selected Documents On The 1948 Palestine War

Walid Khalidi

Recent Books

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Shehadeh: From Occupation to Interim Accords

P. 107

Cubert: The PFLP's Changing Role in the Middle East

P. 108

Rabinowitz: Overlooking Nazareth

P. 110

Gelber: Jewish-Transjordanian Relations, 1921-1948

P. 111

Rugh: Within the Circle

P. 112

Peretz and Doron: The Government and Politics of Israel

Reviewed by Fred H. Lawson

P. 113

Shakir: Bint Arab

P. 114

Kramer: The Islamism Debate

Reviewed by As'ad AbuKhalil

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Shorter Notices

Arab Views

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This section aims to give readers a glimpse of how the Arab world views current events.

Compiled by Editorial Staff

Quarterly Update on Conflict and Diplomacy

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Quarterly Update on Conflict and Diplomacy 16 November 1997 - 15 February 1998

Institute for Palestine Studies

Settlement Monitor

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Settlement Monitor 16 November 1997 - 15 February 1998

Edited by Geoffery Aronson

Documents and Source Material

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International A1. European Council, Presidency Conclusions, "Middle East Peace Process," L

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A2. Israel and the Palestine Authority, Memorandum of Security Understandings, 17 December 1997

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A3. Commission of the European Communities, "The Role of the European Union in the Peace Proces

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A4. British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Remarks on the Peace Process and the European Role, London, 2

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Arab B1. King Hussein of Jordan, Open Letter to Prime Minister `Abd al-Salam al-Majali Clarifying Jo

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B2. Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group, "Special Report: The 'Persecution' of

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B3. Syrian Vice President `Abd al-Halim Khaddam; Remarks on Israeli Strategy, Normalization, Relatio

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Israel C. Israeli Government, "Palestinian Obligations As Per the Note for the Record of the He

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United States D. US Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Commi

Chronology

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Chronology 16 November 1997-15 February 1998

Compiled by Editorial Staff

Bibliography of Periodical Literature

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This section lists articles and reviews of books relevant to Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict