JPS Current Issue

Essay

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Toward a Clear Palestinian Strategy

Rashid I. Khalidi

Special Reports

P. 13

Narratives of Siege: Eye-Witness Testimonies from Jenin, Bethlehem, and Nablus

Ida Audeh

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A Week in Jenin: Assessing Mental Health Needs Amid the Ruins

Sylvie Mansour

P. 44

The Street Reacts to Operation Defensive Shield: Snapshots from the Middle East

Hani Shukrallah

P. 66

AIPAC Policy Conference, 21-23 April 2002

Dana Hearn

Interview

P. 71

Suicide Bombers: Dignity, Despair, and the Need for Hope

Eyad El Sarraj

Special Documents

P. 77

The 1953 Qibya Raid Revisited: Excerpts from Moshe Sharett's Diaries

Institute for Palestine Studies

P. 99

Henry Kissinger's Prescription for Suppressing the First Intifada, 31 January 1988

Institute for Palestine Studies

Review Essay

P. 102

Who Rules Palestine?

Salim Tamari

From the Hebrew Press

P. 114

This section includes articles by Israeli journalists and commentators.

Compiled by Editorial Staff

Recent Books

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Heller: The Birth of Israel, 1945-1949

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Boyle: Betrayal of Palestine

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Davidson: America's Palestine

P. 126

Abu-Sitta: The End of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Abu-Sitta: The Palestinian Nakba, 1948, and

Reviewed by Nur Masalha

P. 128

Silberstein: The Postzionism Debates

P. 129

Ghanem: The Palestinian Regime

P. 130

Bard: Myths and Facts

Reviewed by Donald Neff

P. 131

Cobban: The Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks

P. 132

Shorter Notices

Arab Views

P. 137

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 February - 15 May 2002

Compiled by Michele K. Esposito

Settlement Monitor

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Settlement Monitor 16 February - 15 May 2002

Edited by Geoffery Aronson

Documents and Source Material

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International A1. UN Security Council, Resolution 1397, Demanding Cessation of Israeli-Palestinian V

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A2. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Letter to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, New York, 12 Mar

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A3. European Council, Declaration on the Middle East, Barcelona, 16 March 2002

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A4. The "Quartet" (EU, Russia, UN, and United States), Communiqué on the Situation in the

P. 178

A5. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Statement to the Security Council on the Escalating Conflict, N

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A6. UN Security Council, Resolution 1405, Calling for a Fact-Finding Mission to Jenin Camp, New York

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Arab B1. Arab Heads of State, Declaration on the Saudi Peace Initiative, Beirut, 28 March 2002

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B2. Yasir Arafat, Address to the Palestinian Council, Ramallah, 15 May 2002 (excerpts)

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B3. Palestinian Council, Statement on Reform of PA Institutions, Ramallah, 16 May 2002 (excerpts)

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B4. Rita Giacaman and Abdullatif Husseini, Statistical Reports on the Daily Life, Health, and Enviro

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United States C1. Physicians for Human Rights (USA), Statement on the Health Dimensions of Israeli H

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C2. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Press Conference Following Israel's Launching of Operation

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C3. President George W. Bush, the "Rose Garden" Vision on the Middle East, Washington, 4 A

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C4. U.S. House of Representatives, H. Res. 392, "In Solidarity with Israel," Washington, 2

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C5. Human Rights Watch, Summary, "Jenin: IDF Military Operations," New York, 3 May 2002 (e

Chronology

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Chronology 16 February-15 May 2002

Compiled by Editorial Staff

Bibliography of Periodical Literature

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Bibliography of Periodical Literature

Norbert Scholz