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Focuses on the position of the U.S. on the Israel and Palestine issue. Increasing violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; Efforts to improve the image of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat to gain U.S. confidence; Arguments in favor of a Palestinian state; Analysis of the economically viability of a Palestinian state; Increase in the number of Arabs living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip living in "ghastly condition".

Assesses the politics and government in the Middle East. Events in Lebanon; Policies of President Camille Chamoun; Plan of Washington and London, England on Middle Eastern policy.

Presents an account of the political condition in the Middle East. Reference to problems between Egypt and Palestine; Description of the British rule in Egypt; Resignation of the Egyptian Prime Minister, Hussein Sirry Pasha; Appointment of Aly Maher Pasha, a political adviser, as the Prime Minister of Egypt by Egypt's King Farouk; Comments on a resolution about British evacuation giving up off the Nile Valley when she gets out; Resolutions on Palestine by the super-assembly of Arab heads of state; Statement that Greater Syria calls for a union of Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Syria, Iraq and the Lebanon under Abdullah's, King of Jordan, rule; Acknowledgement that Great Britain can remain strongest in the Middle East if she works through friendly Arab governments rather than on top of them; Reference to the works of Walter Smart, Oriental Minister in the British Embassy in Cairo and brigadier I.N. Clayton; Account of the poverty and despair prevailing in Middle East.

This article focuses on Iran's role in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should take this opportunity to negotiate with Iran face-to-face. Hezbollah has been damaged in this war and Iran, desperate to avoid losing Hezbollah as an effective surrogate, may be willing to sit down with Israel and negotiate.

The article presents the author's opinion on the manipulation of public opinion on the political events and activities in the Middle East. The author cites the United Nations conference on women in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a case in point, wherein, issues such as the denial of political rights to women and the harsh marriage laws of Islamic society, were deemed much less important than the special problems of Palestinian women brought by Israeli racism. Issues on the requirements of the Camp David agreements and the plan by Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin to move his offices to East Jerusalem are discussed.

The article looks at the historical impact of the World War I battle of Gallipoli, particularly how it relates to conflict in the Middle East in the 21st century. British war hero Winston Churchill's intent for the battle to allow the Allied forces to gain control of the Straits, which link the Mediterranean and Aegean seas with the Black Sea, thereby mitigating the stalemate in the Western Front in 1915, is noted. Topics include how Churchill was blamed for Gallipoli's failure, the ways Gallipoli has been portrayed in film and literature, and how the battle allowed for the rise of modern Turkey.

Examines the factors which hinder the negotiation of peace between Syria and Israel as of August 1994. Significance of the peace agreement between Syria and Israel; Political costs of peace to both countries; Measure taken by the U.S. to help in the negotiation for a peace agreement between the two countries.

The article focuses on some of the political developments in Middle East. An unstated premise of the Doctrine stated by U.S. General Dwight David Eisenhower is that American aid and American diplomacy can pry Arab governments loose from Russia and possibly drive a wedge between Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and his Arab League partners. There is no sign of a decline in nationalist fervor in any Arab country, There is no lessening of anti-Israeli sentiment. The kingdom of Jordan is the only independent country in the world which has never fed or supported itself.

Comments on political developments in the U.S. Disappearance of retired Marine Corps General Anthony Zinni on the diplomatic negotiation with the Middle East government; Criticism on the need for the President George W. Bush administration to recover from the impact of September 11, terrorist attack on economic recession; Effort of actor Leonardo DiCaprio to convince the president to attend the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development rally.

Discusses developments in United States politics following President Jimmy Carter's success in brokering and mediating a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. America's commitments to Israel about the action to take if Egypt fails to meet terms of the treaty; Senator William Proxmire's concern about the monetary costs of American economic assistance to both countries; Success of Carter's Middle East diplomacy as a tribute to his doggedness; Anti-treaty demonstrations by Arab and Iranian students on the White House lawn.

The article reports that there was a renewed criticism of the Baghdad Pact by France premier M. Mollet and there was an indications that he and his advisers want to convene a Middle Eastern conference, with the participation of as many states in the region as possible. A Middle Eastern conference would enable the French to reintroduce themselves into the picture, mediate between Egypt, Syria and Israel, and lay the groundwork for replacing the tripartite American-British control of the region by a quadripartite arrangement including the Soviet Union. If this project can be sold to the Soviet Government, France will have scored a major diplomatic triumph.

Presents several letters to the editor referencing articles published in the previous issues of the journal "New Republic." Information on the recent political developments in the Middle East; Information on the atrocities committed by the autocratic regime of Iraq; Regulation on the freedom of expression in mass media under the autocratic regime of Iraq.

Presents excerpts from various news articles published in different U.S. periodicals. Views on the military conflict in the Middle East; Description of a print advertisement for the play "Cesar," published in the "New York Times"; Health condition of a conjoined twins born in Chicago, Illinois; Quote from Frederick Schweitzer, president of Bloomfield College on his views of why college administrations refrain from hiring left-wingers on the staff; Account of the incidents of knife slashings at the Marine Junior High School in San Francisco, California.