NOVANEWS
October 2014 Table of Contents
Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans • Interpreting North America for the Middle East
The U.S. Role in the Middle East and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
8 Cease-Fire Follows Cease-Fire But Gaza Remains a Prison—Rachelle Marshall
11 “Son of Death” Mohammed Deif—Uri Avnery
12 “Even If Israel Destroys Our Homes, We Will Never Leave,” Gazans Vow—Mohammed Omer
14 Would-Be Peacocks and Tiny Red Poppies—Samah Jabr
16 As Right-Wing Jews Attack Arab Citizens, Knesset Suspends Palestinian Lawmaker—Jonathan Cook
18 Block the Boat, Oakland: A Big Success for BDS—Sara Powell
21 From Ferguson to Palestine: “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!”—Delinda C. Hanley
22 Will Palestine Transcend Western Pressure and Join the International Criminal Court?—Ian Williams
24 The Ottoman Empire and World War I: It Could All Have Been Very Different…—John Gee
25 The Barton-Howe “Report” and the Middle East, Past and Present—Richard Drake
36 Palestinians and Israelis Tell a New Story Despite The Conflict—Clara McGlynn
Congress and the 2014 Elections
28 The Lobby Doesn’t Care if the Senate Stays Democratic or Goes Republican—as Long as It’s Pro-Israel—Janet McMahon
29 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2014 Congressional Candidates—Compiled by Hugh Galford
33 Congress Backs Israel’s “Right” to Slaughter Palestinians in the Name of “Self-Defense”—Shirl McArthur
Special Reports
19 Understanding ISIS: Frequently Asked Questions—Dale Sprusansky
40 Foreign Journalists Face Growing Obstacles in Yemen—Kevin A. Davis
42 Bosnian National Elections to Take Place Amid Flood Damage, Political Indifference—Peter Lippman
Departments
5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
44 NEW YORK CITY AND TRI-STATE NEWS: Rally to Stop Ongoing War Crimes Against The People of Gaza—Jane Adas
46 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: Emotional Ceremony Marks Dedication of Oakland Palestine Solidarity Mural—Elaine Pasquini
48 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE: Experts at Levantine Center Assess Damage From Israel’s 50-Day Rampage on Gaza—Pat and Samir Twair
50 CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Are Evangelicals Abandoning Israel?—Gary M. Burge, Ph.D.
52 ISRAEL AND JUDAISM: Jewish Moral and Ethical Values Also a Victim of Israel’s Assault On Gaza—Allan C. Brownfeld
54 MUSLIM AMERICAN ACTIVISM:Muslim Relief Organizations Pledge to Help UNRWA in Gaza
55 HUMAN RIGHTS: American Teenager Beaten By Israeli Police Speaks on Capitol Hill
56 WAGING PEACE: Can the U.N. Bring Peace and Justice to Palestine?
64 DIPLOMATIC DOINGS: Groundbreaking Ceremony for U.S. Diplomacy Center
65 MUSIC & ARTS: Kurdish Performer Omar Souleyman Dazzles Washington, DC Audience
67 OTHER PEOPLE’S MAIL
70 BOOK REVIEWs: The War Around Us
The Orange Trees of Baghdad: In Search of My Lost Family—Reviewed by Kevin A. Davis
72 BULLETIN BOARD
73 2014 AET CHOIR OF ANGELS
43 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
