JPS Current Issue

From the Editor

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From the Editor

Rashid I. Khalidi

Articles

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Enclave Micropolis: The Paradoxical Case of Ramallah/al-Bireh

Lisa Taraki

P. 21

Palestinian Weddings: Inventing Palestine in New Jersey

Randa Serhan

Special Feature

P. 38

Secrets and Lies: The Persecution of Muhammad Salah (Part I)

Michael E. Deutsch and Erica Thompson

Interview

P. 59

A Hamas Perspective on the Movement's Evolving Role: An Interview with Khalid Mishal, Part II

Mouin Rabbani

Recent Books

P. 82

Review: Sa`di and Abu-Lughod: Nakba, 1948, and the Claims of Memory

Saleh Abdel Jawad

P. 83

Review: Falk and Friel: Israel Palestine on Record and Dunsky: Pens and Swords

Cheryl Rubenberg

P. 85

Review: Khalifeh: The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant

Hala Halim

P. 86

Review: Masalha: The Bible and Zionism

Marc Chmiel

P. 87

Review: Parsons: The Politics of the Palestinian Authority

Jamil Hilal

P. 88

Review: Honig-Parnass and Haddad: Between the Lines

Elaine C. Hagopian

P. 90

Review: Auerbach and Sharkansky: Politics and Planning in the Holy City

Michael Dumper

P. 91

Review: Brecher: A Stranger in the Land: Jewish Identity Beyond Nationalism

Oren Ben-Dor

P. 92

Review: Sufian and LeVine: Reapproaching Borders: New Perspectives on the Study of Israel-Palestine

Lori Allen

P. 93

Review: Efrat: The West Bank and Gaza Strip

Mark LeVine

Arab Views

P. 96

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

Compiled by Editorial Staff

From the Hebrew Press

P. 98

This section includes articles by Israeli journalists and commentators.

Compiled by Editorial Staff

Photos from the Quarter

P. 108

This small sample of photos, selected from hundreds viewed by JPS, aims to convey a sense of the sit

Quarterly Update on Conflict and Diplomacy

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Quarterly Update on Conflict and Diplomacy 16 February - 15 May 2008

Michele K. Esposito

Settlement Monitor

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Settlement Monitor 16 February - 15 May 2008

Geoffrey Aronson

Documents and Source Material

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International A1. John Holmes, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Briefing to the S

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A2. British MP Michael Ancram, Essay Comparing the Northern Ireland and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

P. 163

Arab B1. Abbas Zaki, PLO Executive Committee Representative to Lebanon, Apology to Lebanon on Behalf

P. 165

B2. Mahmud al-Zahar, Hamas Foreign Minister, “No Peace without Hamas,” Washington Post, 17 April 200

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Israel C1. Vice PM and FM Tzipi Livni, Address to the International Conference of the Global Forum f

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C2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Responding to Hamas Attacks from Gaza—Issues of Proportionality,”

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C3. Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI), “‘Family Matters’: Using Family Members to P

P. 174

U.S. D1. State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack, Press Briefing on Kosovo and Palestine, Washingt

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D2. Human Rights Watch, “Off the Map: Land and Housing Rights Violations in Israel’s Unrecognized Be

Compiled by Editorial Staff

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D3. U.S. Department of State, “Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism,” Washington, DC, March 2008 (excer

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D4. Former Pres. Jimmy Carter, Notes on Meetings with Hamas Leaders and Syrian Pres. Bashar al-Asad,

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D5. Pres. George W. Bush, Address to Members of the Knesset, Jerusalem, 15 May 2008 (excerpts)

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D6. Pres. George W. Bush, Address to the World Economic Forum, Sharm al-Shaykh, Egypt, 18 May 2008 (

Chronology

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Chronology 16 February 2008–15 May 2008

Michele K. Esposito

Bibliography

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Bibliography of Periodical Literature

Norbert Scholz