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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".

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.

The article presents some updates related to the political situation in the Middle East with relation to Palestine. The article says that 65,000 to 100,000 Jews who are in displaced persons' camps in Europe should be brought to Palestine. Arab opposition will be a little louder than it would have been nine months ago, but it will not be serious unless British officials in the Middle East want it to be. Moreover, Palestine Jews are disturbed by the batting avenge at London, England of some Arab states in the United Nations.

Looks at the tragic turn that Israel's campaign against Palestinian militants took last week. Intense hunt for the tunnels Palestinians use to smuggle weapons into Rafah in the Gaza Strip; Warning shots fired by Israeli commanders that killed seven people; International outrage at the deaths even by the United States, Israel's staunchest ally; Announcement by Israel that it wants to pull its troops out of Rafah.

Criticizes Rosemary and Hermann Ruether, authors of the book 'The Wrath of Jonah' which deals with the problem besetting the state of Israel and the creation of the state of Palestine in the Middle East. Bias of the authors in their presentation of the problems of the Palestinian people as they related to the interest of Israel as a nation; Risk of those who would advocate for the existence of the state of Israel and the emergence of a Palestinian state.

Offers information on a meeting between Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and King Fahd Ibn Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, in Jeddah, whereby they discussed the efforts of the United States and Europe to revive the stalled Middle East peace process. Names of other persons President Arafat met with; Comments from Minister of Defense and Aviation Prince Sultan Ibn Abdul Aziz.

Several letters to the editor are presented on various issues including the relation of the Palestine issue with all the other countries in the Middle East, the need for the magazine to provide information on other hotspots in the Middle East and the need to resolve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

The article traces the impact of the victory of the Islamic Group Hamas in the Palestinian Authority's general elections on the political situation of the Middle East. One question that lends itself to widespread speculation is why Palestinians voted in majority for Hamas if they are against relaunching the terror war. In the wake of this victory, Israel is left with two choices: either to dig in and defend itself against terror, from within and without; or use the interim period to mend internal strife and strengthen its deterrent posture and international image. Optimists in the Arab world are hoping that Hamas will clear its name from terrorism, exchange bombing for talking, and show that a religious Muslim government does not necessarily mean forcing religion on people.

Encapsulates political developments in the Middle East in 2002. Allegations hurled by Israel and Palestine at each other; Threat made by the U.S. to Iraq.

Discusses relations in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine. The Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) statement that they would amend the 1968 Palestinian National Covenant against Israel; Why peace is so important to the re-election of Shimon Peres in Israel and Bill Clinton in the United States; Why the international community must hold Yasser Arafat and the PLO to their promises.

Presents a short history of the Arab-Israeli conflict since the United Nations split Palestine into an Arab and a Jewish state in 1947. Debate over the new borders after Israel claimed more territory following the 1949 and 1967 wars; Effect of the Security Council's Resolution 242, which called for peace based on Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories; Intransigence of the Palestinians in response to Israel's refusal to withdraw; Israeli-Egyptian peace following Israel's 1973 war with Egypt and Syria, in which Israel promised self-government for Palestinians; Start of the Palestinian uprising, the intifada, in 1987; Acceptance by the PLO of a two-state solution; Refugee problem caused by the wars; Debate over whether Jerusalem could be the head of a Palestinian state; Confusion over what solution to the problem the U.S. supports.