JPS Current Issue

From the Editor

P. 5

From the Editor

Rashid I. Khalidi

Article

P. 6

"The Most Moral Army in the World"?: The New "Ethical Code" of the Israeli Milit

Muhammad Ali Khalidi

Essay

P. 24

The Polarization of the Palestinian Political Field

Jamil Hilal

Interview

P. 40

The Palestinian Economy and Future Prospects: Interview with Mohammad Mustafa, Head of the Palestine

Nasr Abdul Karim, Khalid Farraj, Salim Tamari

Remembrances

P. 52

Remembering Hasib Sabbagh (1920-2010)

Walid Khalidi

Special Document File

P. 66

Trip Notes on a Return to Israel and the West Bank: Reflections on U.S. Peacemaking, the Security Mi

Col. (USA Ret.) Philip J. Dermer

Recent Books

P. 82

Sand: The Invention of the Jewish People

Adam Sutcliffe

P. 83

Pappe: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

Ephraim Nimni

P. 84

Sufian: Healing the Land and the Nation: Malaria and the Zionist Project in Palestine, 1920-1947

Philippe Bourmaud

P. 85

Mayer and Mourad: Jerusalem: Idea and Reality

Wendy Pullan

P. 87

Lundquist: The Temple of Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future

Mick Dumper

P. 88

Naguib: Women, Water and Memory: Recasting Lives in Palestine

Isabelle Humphries

P. 89

Hovsepian: Palestinian State Formation: Education and the Construction of National Identity

Betty S. Anderson

P. 90

Nashif: Palestinian Political Prisoners: Identity and Community

Elia Zureik

P. 92

Rahman: Literary Disinheritance: The Writing of Home in the Work of Mahmoud Darwish and Assia Djebar

Hosam Aboul-Ela

Arab Views

P. 94

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

Compiled by Editorial Staff

Selections from the Press

P. 96

This section includes articles and news items, mainly from Israeli but also from international press

Photos from the Quarter

P. 106

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

P. 111

Quarterly Update on Conflict and Diplomacy 16 November 2009 - 15 February 2010

Michele K. Esposito

Settlement Monitor

P. 149

Settlement Monitor 16 November 2009 - 15 February 2010

Geoffrey Aronson

Congressional Monitor

P. 158

Congressional Monitor

Paul James Costic

Documents and Source Material

P. 182

International: A1. Council of the European Union, Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process, Brus

P. 184

A2. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Catherine Ashton, Statement at the Europ

P. 185

A3. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), "Restricting Space: The Plan

P. 188

A4. Campaign to Preserve Mamilla Jerusalem Cemetery, Petition for Urgent Action on the Desecration o

P. 192

Arab B1. PA Pres. Mahmud Abbas, Interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat, Ramallah, 22 December 2009 (excerp

P. 197

B2. PLO Chief Negotiator Saeb Erakat, "The Political Situation in Light of Developments with th

P. 201

B3. Palestinian Center for Human Rights, "23 Days of War, 928 Days of Closure: Life One Year af

P. 204

Israel C1. Dep. FM Daniel Ayalon, Open Letter to the Arab World, al-Sharq al-Awsat, 15 December 2009

P. 206

C2. Aluf Benn, Ehud Olmert's Plan for Peace with the Palestinians, Ha'Aretz, 17 December (

P. 208

C3. B'Tselem and Bimkom, "The Establishment and Expansion Plans of the Ma'ale Adumim

P. 211

C4. Vera Michlin, Working Paper on "Winning the Battle of the Narrative" for the 2010 Herz

P. 214

United States D1. U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell, Remarks on the Middle East Peace Process to PB

P. 219

D2. Pres. Barack Obama, Remarks on Middle East Issues to Time magazine, New York, 21 January 2010 (e

P. 220

D3. Secy. of State Hillary Clinton, Address at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, Doha, 14 February 2010

Chronology

P. 222

Chronology 16 November 2009 - 15 February 2010

Michele K. Esposito

Bibliography of Periodical Literature

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Bibliography of Periodical Literature

Norbert Scholz