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The article focuses on various aspects of Middle East politics and diplomacy in historical perspective by presenting views of Israeli prison guard Jeffrey Goldberg on Israeli repression in Palestine at a Jewish Community forum in Manhattan, New York on December 5, 2019. Topics discussed include Seminole Wars, the book The Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand on the ancient Jews and Jewish people's rightful ownership of Eretz Israel.

Reports developments related to Middle East affairs as of September 2002. Warnings of stagnation of Arab society and culture; Increase of the water storage capacity of Dubai; Launching of Heya TV satellite television station by Lebanese motion picture producer Nicolas Abou-Samah.

Reports political developments in the Middle East as of May, 2002. Release of the 'Children's Encyclopedia of Arabia,' by Mary Beardwood; Debate over a school fire in Saudi Arabia; Anti-terrorism campaign in Yemen; Discovery of the roots of monotheism.

Reports political developments in the Middle East as of January 2002. Harassment of Arab students in the United States; Transfer of the French Embassy to Beirut; Fears of Kurds on U.S. attacks in Iraq.

Reports developments related to the politics and government in the Middle East as of October 2001. Economic pact between Bahrain and Lebanon; Abolition of death penalty in Lebanon; Charges filed by refugees against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Reports on political developments in the Middle East as of August 2001. Inclusion of the meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Mali about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; Call for the formation of a Women's Consultative Council for training and employment in Saudi Arabia's Makkah Region; Proposed project to pipe fresh water from Iran to Kuwait.

Reports on developments relevant to politics and business in the Middle East as of July 2001. Amount of water reclaimed by Saudi Aramco's water conservation program each day in Saudi Arabia; Air pollution generated by oil refineries and power and desalination plants in Kuwait; Call from Arab League ministers to sever ties with Israel.

Reports on developments about political and social issues in the Middle East as of December 2000. Political and humanitarian support to the Palestinians by Gulf countries; Recovery of the remains of a Saudi Arabian pilot shot down by Iraqi forces during the 1991 Gulf War; Election of women to consultative councils in Oman.

Presents Middle East (ME) politics-related news in the United States as of November 2000. Talk on the status of the ME peace process hosted by the American University School of International Service; Peace activists' commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the imposition of sanctions on Iraq.

Presents news updates concerning politics and government in the Middle East as of November 2000. Election of Abdiqassim Salad as interim president of Somalia; Saudi Arabia government's denouncement of Israel for offering Israeli citizenship to Palestinian citizens residing in East Jerusalem.

Presents Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa's views on the Middle East. Pan-Arab free trade; Role of Egypt in the Middle East peace process; Transfer of land from Israel to Palestine; Human rights in Arab countries.

Discusses the views of American Near East Refugee Aid President Peter Gubser on Middle East politics. Importance of a peace treaty between Syria and Israel; Issues on settlements, borders, refugees, and compensation; Popularity of Yasir Arafat in Palestine.

Presents news updates on Middle East political affairs as of April 2000. Includes forum on Iranian elections held by the Iranian Trade Association and the American Iranian Council; Roundtable on the impact of the Iranian elections held in Washington, D.C.; Press conference held by United States legislators and Arab Americans urging the administration to lift economic sanctions against Iraq.

Presents news relevant to political issues affecting the Middle East for January 2000. Includes the plans by Saudi Arabia to introduce road tolls; Rejection of giving women's suffrage by Kuwait; Decrease of custom duties by Oman.

The article discusses the renewed efforts of Arab leaders to end the violence occurring in Iraq and Israel and prevent it from spreading across the Middle East. After weeks of negotiations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah met and reached agreement on a unity government they hoped would open the way for peace negotiations with Israel and a lifting of the siege on the Palestinians that has been in place since the election of a Hamas government in 2006.

The article reports that Ehud Olmert, who became Israel's prime minister when his Kadima party won the March 28, 2006 election, now faces the problem to force the Palestinians to give up their struggle for independence. Olmert's aim is to unilaterally define Israel's borders in a way that will achieve Israel's permanent separation from the Palestinians. Olmert's version of separation means permanently confining West Bank Palestinians behind walls and checkpoints, where they would have no control over their borders, their land or their water, and would be entirely dependent on Israel for their economic survival.

Presents letters to the editor on political conditions in the Middle East, that appeared in the June 01, 2004 issue of the periodical "Washington Report on Middle East." Implications of U.S. President George W. Bush's endorsement of Israeli occupation of West Bank; Implications of the assassination of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi; U.S. role in Arab-Israeli peace negotiations.

This article presents information on recent developments in the political conditions in the Middle East. The Gulf Cooperation Council called on April 8, 2004 for an end to the deadly violence in Iraq, urging Iraqis to prioritize "national interests" and the coalition to guarantee security. Thailand's bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia are "improving," according to Thailand's new consul general. Popular Saudi television host Rania al-Baz went public with the domestic abuse she suffered, shocking her fellow citizens by speaking out against violence against women, a seldom-discussed topic in the Kingdom.

Presents letters to the editor about political conditions in the Middle East, that appeared in the June 01, 2004 issue of the periodical "Washington Report on Middle East." Photographs showing torture of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers; Escalating violence in Falluja, Iraq, resulting in the brutal killing of the four U.S. non-military "security" personnel, as part of the developing pattern of retaliatory attacks in Iraq; Censorship campaign from the ADL over an advertisement from Roger Garaudy.

This article presents views of readers of the journal "Washington Report on Middle East Affairs," about political scenario in Middle East nations. The Western establishment was but one of two main audiences Edward Said was reaching to. Edward Said's humane and rational analysis of the conflict presented a compelling alternative. If Palestinian resistance organizations wanted to target Americans, there were plenty of opportunities before now. In the last two years, more than a thousand have gone to the occupied Palestinian territories as volunteers with the International Solidarity Movement and other nonviolent groups.

This article presents several news items related to political conditions in Middle East nations. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Abdul Rahman Al-Jeraisy said greater investment in education and technology is key to the country's future economic growth. Organized under the patronage of Crown Prince Abdullah, the forum will be held every two years. Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories and Syria and against the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, according to police and student organizers.

Presents letters to the editor published in the journal "Washington Report on Middle East Affairs," related to political conditions in Middle East nations.

Presents several letters sent by readers of the periodical "Washington Report on Middle East Affairs." Issues related to the fate of Arab Jews; Political conditions of Israel; Economic conditions of Iraq.

The article focuses on stories published in various newspapers in the Middle East regarding politics and government in the region. According to a report in April 25, 2003 issue of 'Khaleej Times,' the U.S. State Department has called on athletic coaches to submit proposals for sports- and health-related exchange programs “that provide professional experience and exposure to American life and culture” to candidates from the Middle East, with the intention of promoting U.S.-style democracy in the region. According to an interview in May 7, 2003 edition of 'Gulf News Online,' Qatar minister of education Sheikha Al-Mahmoud has expressed a “need to revamp the country's education system to cope with the needs of the market, without neglecting religion and heritage.”

Presents news items related to social and political conditions of Middle East as of April 2003. Launch of a project by Bahrain Women's Society (BWS) and United Nations High Commission for fighting child abuse; Forum on the status of women in Arab world; Opposition of the government of Iran and India for the U.S. war against Iraq.

Presents news updates concerning politics in the Middle East as of November 2000. Prediction of Los Angeles, California-based University of Southern California international studies professor David Andros' on the economic sanctions in Iraq; Commemoration of the death of Syria President Hafez Al-Assad; Consul General of Lebanon John Makaron's visit to Los Angeles, California.

Reports on developments concerning politics and government in the Middle East as of November 2000. Palestine President Yasir Arafat's gathering of international reactions on plans to declare the country an independent state; Indonesia President Hugo Chavez's plan to visit Iraq.

Presents news updates on Middle East political affairs as of April 2000. Includes press conference for members of the Kuwait Democratic Forum hosted by the Kuwaiti government's information office in Washington, D.C.; Financial aid sought by Lebanese ambassador to the United States Farid Abboud for his country; Luncheon meeting held by journalists and Tunisian foreign minister Habib Ben Yahia.

The article focuses on topics discussed at the annual conference of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) in Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2018. The conference, with the theme titled "Authoritarianism and Democratic Decline in the Age of Sectarianism and Populism," focused on the state of democracy in the Middle East, authoritarianism and unfair election of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and challenges in Tunisia's adoption of democracy.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in various journals including "Netanyahu: U.N. leader wrong to fault West Bank settlements amid violence," in The New Mexican, "Talk to Tehran, but Talk Tough" in the New York Times and "Resolutions real cause of Mideast violence."

The article discusses the highlights of a panel on the future of the Middle East held at the Middle East Institute's (MEI) 68th annual conference "Navigating the Storm" in Washington, D.C. on November 20, 2014. Among the speakers were University of Michigan professor Juan Cole and MEI policy vice president Paul Salem. Topics covered include the challenges facing the region such as climate change and the prediction that Sana'a, Yemen will run out of water.

Several cartoons published in different newspapers related to the present political scenario in the Middle East are presented.

This section offers news briefs related to Middle East politics. Screenwriter, director and actress Nadine Labaki was honored in the home of Lebanon's Consul General in Los Angeles, California for her film "Caramel." A Sunday vigil and protest was started by members of Los Angeles Jews for Peace in response to the mounting humanitarian crisis in Gaza. An interfaith protest was called by the Islamic Center of Southern California in a bid to address the looming humanitarian disaster in Gaza.

The article presents news briefs on various issues in Southern California as of March 2007. Journalist Robert Frisk discussed the changes in the Middle East during the Muslim Public Affairs Council's (MPAC) sixth annual convention at the Long Beach Convention Center. The nonprofit American Friends of Al-Quds University (AFAU) plans a fund raiser to pay for scholarships in Israel. Peace activists delivered a letter to Representative Henry Waxman asking him to vote against funding the war in Iraq.

The article presents information on the letters related to the Middle East affairs which have been written by the readers in various newspapers and journals. One of the letters which was written to "The Independent" on July 21, 2006, is about the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Another letter which was written to the "San Francisco Chronicle" on July 21, 2006, is about the coverage of the Middle East by most mainstream American media.

The article presents an overview of the impending humanitarian disaster in Gaza. The border closures have crippled Gaza's health care system as well as vital drugs, infant formula, and medical supplies which remain stuck in Israel. Owing to such border closure, the loss to the Gaza economy has been estimated at between U.S. $500,000 and $600,000 per day. According to Israeli government, closing the border is simply a way to put pressure on the newly elected Hamas government, to try to ensure their failure before they even officially take power.

The article presents information related to the political crisis in the Middle East. The installation of a new Palestinian government, coupled with the simultaneous election of a new Knesset, offers an unparalleled opportunity to achieve peace in the region. As an early priority, the new Palestinian leadership should publicly announce its support for the Arab League's Beirut Declaration of March 2002, by which all Arab states offered Israel peace and normal diplomatic and economic relations in return for Israel's compliance with international law by returning to its internationally recognized, pre-1967 borders.

The article reports that Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, Crown Prince of Jordan from 1965 to 1999, spoke on "Religion, Globalization and Democracy" at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Directors' Forum in Washington D.C. on September 28, 2005. Prince Hassan cited the efforts of Yemeni Judge Hamoud al-Hitar, who challenged the country's Al-Qaeda prisoners to a religious debate which has been successful, in stopping terrorist attacks. Prince Hassan encouraged attendees to join him next June at the World Congress for Middle East Studies in Jordan and to support civil society movements like the Middle East Citizens Assembly.

If U.S. President George W. Bush intended to eliminate even the pretense of the U.S. as an "honest broker" in the Arab-Israeli conflict, then he has succeeded masterfully. Similarly, he fostered a unity of Arab and Islamic — as well as European — opinion against U.S. foreign policy even greater than the reaction to the Iraq war. It was not hyperbolic for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to state during an April 19, 2004 interview with the French newspaper Le Monde, that today there is hatred for the Americans like never before in the region.

This article presents news updates related to politics in the Middle East as of May 01, 2004. BBC has reported that Jordan is considering suing Israel in an effort to recover millions of dollars seized from banks in the West Bank city of Ramallah. On February 25, 2004 Israeli soldiers conducted a raid of several Ramallah banks, including branches of the Arab Bank and the Cairo-Amman Bank, allegedly to cut off funding for Palestinian militants. Lebanese police conducted a broad anti-drug raid, during which they wounded a suspected king pin in a gun fight and arrested 34 other suspects. The drug raid was aimed to clean all parts of Lebanon of the traffickers who are poisoning society.

Will Seaman, a volunteer with Jews for Global Justice and the Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, and a leading organizer of the January and March mass antiwar demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, is viewed by his fellow activists as one of the most articulate local voices speaking out on the Iraq war and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. At a public gathering July 17, 2003 at the Multnomah Friends Meeting Hall in Portland, Seaman reported on his participation in a Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace delegation to the region. According to its Web site, Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (FFIPP) works to develop ties with academic institutions in Palestine and organizes a variety of campaigns and petitions on the Web and in national newspapers to increase public awareness for university engagement in achieving peace in the Middle East. FFIPP has earned the ire of the Israeli right-wing for its online campaigns and petitions demanding academic freedom for Palestinian universities and for raising awareness of western academic institutions of Israel's violations of those freedoms.

Focuses on the Mitchell Commission's report on the Middle East, published on May 21, 2001. Leadership of the committee by former United States Senator George Mitchell; Confidence-building measures to prevent Palestinian terrorism and punish perpetrators; Recommendation of a ban on Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and Gaza; Newspaper editorials in Europe criticizing Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's settlement policy.

Features news items reported by the European press concerning politics and business in the Middle East as of July 2001. Possible implications of the landmark visit made by Pope John Paul II to Damascus, Syria; Allegations regarding Israel's use of F-16 fighter planes to bomb Palestinian areas; Impact of Israel's attack on a Syrian radar.

Presents Middle East politics-related news as of November 2000. Initiation of a program of teaching Arabic in the nation; Middle East Institute's announcement of a conference on the political change and economic challenges in the Middle East; Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center's holding of its Fourth International Conference in Bethlehem, Palestine.

Presents news updates concerning politics and government in the Middle East as of November 2000. United States Senators' passing of a legislative bill that would cut off aid to unilaterally declared Palestinian state; Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak's suspension of the sale of one IAI Phalcon airborne early warning and intelligence system to China.

Reports political developments in the Middle East. Includes details on the narrow survival of Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak in the Knesset no-confidence vote; Signal of the vote for an Israeli-Palestinian peace process; Views of the European press on the death of Syrian president Hafez Assad; State visit of Algerian President Abdelaziz to France.

Reports on the diplomatic meeting between United States President Bill Clinton, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Muslim and Arab leaders to discuss Middle Eastern issues. Focus on the relationship between Egypt and the US; Economic sanctions against Iraq.