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Issue 09/May 2000
Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Assistant Editors, Linda Sharaby and Cameron Brown
Editorial Assistant: Ozgul Erdemli
Issue 09/May 2000
Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Assistant Editors, Linda Sharaby and Cameron Brown
Editorial Assistant: Ozgul Erdemli
CONTENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS: JOURNAL NOW AVAILABLE IN ADOBE/PRINTED FORMAT.
ANNOUNCING MERIA JOURNAL, VOL. 4, NO. 2 (JUNE 2000).
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
6. AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and activites)
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES
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ANNOUNCING MERIA JOURNAL, VOL. 4, NO. 2 (JUNE 2000)
We are pleased to announce the next issue of MERIA Journal, Vol. 4, No. 2 (June 2000). Note that this issue will be available in Adobe format
for those who request it or download it from our homepage. As always, each article will be sent individually directly to subscribers during the first
two weeks of June.
Dr. Jonathan Rynhold provides an original analysis of U.S.-Israel relations from the perspective of Israeli policymaking. We also present an annotated document, the congressional testimony of CIA director George Tenet. The Tenet presentation illustrates a major new factor in U.S. Middle East policy, regarding a high priority on the perceived threat from weapons of mass destruction.
Yosef Ben Aharon, Israel's former negotiator with Syria, gives a compelling first-hand account of his talks with the Syrians, including an evaluation of the more recent failed talks. We also provide an original translation with a detailed analysis by Prof. Barry Rubin, of Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Sharaa's speech to the Arab Writers' Union. Prof. Rubin argues this talk provides a unique insight into the changes and constraints of Syrian foreign policy.
Dr. Robert Freedman has a detailed analysis on Russian-Iranian relations in the 1990s. Dr. Reuven Paz discusses a neglected issue, how Palestinian Islamic groups have functioned within and tried to use higher education institutions. Dr. Michael Laskier has written the first comprehensive account on the history of Israel's relations with the North African states.
You are invited to send proposals, questions, or articles to be considered for the September 2000 issue to: <besa@mail.biu.ac.il>.
1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
The Israel Foreign Ministry; the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation; the Israel State Archives; the Russian Federal Archives; the Cummings Center for Russian Studies, Tel Aviv University; and the Oriental Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences announce the publication of "Documents on Israeli-Soviet Relations, 1941-53: Part I 1941-May 1949 / Part II May 1949-1953" by Frank Cass Publishers: <sales@frankcass.com>. A full set of abstracts is available at <http://www.tau.ac.il/~russia/Events.htm>. This collection includes never-before-published documents from Soviet archives on Moscow's Middle East policy during those years.
Bibliographie du Levant covers numerous countries for French and English sources on CD-Rom. <HAGECHAHIN@aol.com>.
"Armed Struggle and the Search for State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949-1993," by Yezid Sayigh is now in paperback by Cambridge University Press: <http://mnemosyne.oup-usa.org/docs/0198296436.html>.
"Foreign Relations of the United States, "Arab-Israeli Dispute" (Volume XVIII, 1965-1967) including U.S. government official texts, transcripts and documents distributed free of charge to working journalists and specialists: <http://www.usembassy-israel.org.il>.
Barbara Stowasser, "Time to Reap: Thoughts on Calendars and Millennialism," published by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies: <swb@gunet.georgetown.edu>. See other CCAS publications on-line: <http://www.ccasonline.org/publications/>.
Israel Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1999) includes Alan Dowty "Is Israel Democratic? Substance and Semantics in the 'Ethnic Democracy' Debate," Michael Harris and Gideon Doron "Assessing the Electoral Reform of 1992 and Its Impact on the Elections of 1996 and 1999," Leah Simmons Levin "Setting the Agenda: The Impact of the 1977 Israel Women's Party," Zvi Zameret "Judaism in Israel: Ben-Gurion's Private Beliefs and Public Policy," Zvi Beckerman and Marc Silverman "Israeli Traditionalists and Liberals: A Social-Constructivist Perspective," Elie Podeh "The Desire to Belong Syndrome: Israel and Middle-Eastern Defense, 1949-1954," Arye Naor "The Security Argument in the Territorial Debate in Israel: Rhetoric and Policy," Dan Laor "The Last Chapter: Nathan Alterman and the Six-Day War" <http://iupjournals.org/israel/isstoc4.html>.
Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ), "An Atlas of Palestine" <http://www.arij.org/atlas/table.htm>.
American University's Center for Global Peace published the papers from April 17-18, 2000 international conference on: "The Kurds: Search for Identity": <http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/acainst/cgp/kurdishpapers.html>
Middle East Intelligence Bulletin, Vol.2, No. 3 (March 2000) features Lebanon, Syria and middle East Reports: <http://www.meib.org/issues/0003.htm> or <info@meib.org>.
News of Arabs in Israel Monthly magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2 published by the Nazareth Arab Institute covers Arab citizens of Israel with translations from the Arabic press in Israel. For free copy, write: <nai@zahav.net.il>.
2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE
A. General
The Central Asia-Cacusus Institute, Johns Hopkins U: <http://www.sais-jhu.edu/caci/>
and its biweekly briefing: <http://www.cacianalyst.org/>.
Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA)'s May film festival: <http://www.imarabe.org/temp/films.html>.
Camp David negotiations day by day including the accounts of participants, with President Carter extensive personal notes: <http://metalab.unc.edu/sullivan/CampDavid-Negotiations.html>.
Country surveys from Financial Times including Egypt (May 99), Morocco (December 99), United Arab Emirates (December 99): <http://www.ft.com/ftsurveys/country/#MiddleEast>.
WorldNewsTV.com <http://www.foreigntv.com/worldnews/index.html> provides daily broadcasts in English including Turkey: <http://www.foreigntv.com/worldnews/ntv/index.html>, Jordan: <http://www.foreigntv.com/worldnews/jordan/index.html>; Algeria: <http://www.foreigntv.com/worldnews/algeria/index.html>; and Lebanon: <http://www.foreigntv.com/worldnews/lebanon/index.html>.
Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies: <http://www.uib.no/jais>, <http://enlil.ff.cuni.cz/jais>.
A list of Yemen articles from the Guardian: <http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/artic/gua.htm>.
Turkish party politics-paper: <http://pro.harvard.edu/abstracts/011/011015AngristMic.html>.
Video and audio clips and stills from the film "Coup" that is about the 1960, 1971, 1980, and 1997 military interventions in Turkey: <http://www.elifsavas.com>.
Post-Cold War transition in Balkans and the Middle East- paper: <http://pro.harvard.edu/abstracts/018/018009MillerBenj.html>.
Human Rights Movements in Tunisia and Morocco - paper: <http://pro.harvard.edu/abstracts/011/011002MednicoffD.html>.
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies's 25th anniversary symposium, Arab World 2000: Transformations and Challenges: <http://www.ccasonline.org/symposium/summary.htm>.
English language Moroccan newspaper online: <http://www.morocco-today.com/>.
B. Gulf
Indian policy towards the Gulf/ North African countries: <http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/Foreign_Policy/FP_1999/Gulf&NAfrica_FP_98-99.html>.
Statements, events, and debate about Britain and Iraq: <http://www.uk-us-trade.org/bis/fordom/middleE/middleE.htm>.
Britain and Libya/Lockerbie case: <http://www.uk-us-trade.org/bis/fordom/lckerbie/index.stm>.
Iraq Research and Documentation Project (IRDP): <http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~irdp/>.
Excerpts from the latest Iran Press Analysis (IPA) from Atieh Bahar: <http://www.atiehbahar.com/ipress.html>.
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) with Iran, a project aimed at transforming the US-Iranian relationship: <http://www.sfcg.org/iran/main/index2.htm>.
Speeches, interviews and messages by Dr. Kamal Kharrazi Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran: <http://mfa.gov.ir/English/Html-Files/Foreign-Minister/Speeches/Speeches-minister.htm>, <http://mfa.gov.ir/English/Html-Files/Foreign-Minister/Meeting/meetings-Minister.htm>, <http://mfa.gov.ir/English/Html-Files/Foreign-Minister/Interviews/interview-minister.htm>, <http://mfa.gov.ir/English/Html-Files/Foreign-Minister/Message/Titr-Message-Minister.htm>, Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs links: <http://mfa.gov.ir/English/Html-Files/Viewpoints/Regional-Page.htm>. Iranian MFA ,Viewpoint on various crises: <http://mfa.gov.ir/English/Html-Files/Viewpoints/Crises-Page.htm>.
Excerpts from the CIA's official history of the 1953 coup from New York Times (April 16, 2000): <http://www.nytimes.com>.
C. Levant
Special reports of the first two years of the Intifada: <http://www.jmcc.org/research/special/intifada.html>.
"Jewish-Palestinian Encounter," jointly owned and operated Arab-Jewish site, has large database for Middle East-related topics: <http://www.salam-shalom.net>.
Canada and the Refugee Working Group, Background Document from the Palestinian Authority: <http://www.pna.net/peace/canada_and_the_refugee_working_g.htm>.
Recent postings about Syria from the USCFL (United States Committee for a Free Lebanon) Task Force include views on Israeli withdrawal, Syrian role: <http://www.freelebanon.org/>. Discussion forums: <http://www.free-lebanon.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi>.
A list of 1967 Arab-Israeli War sites: <http://www.casema.net/~zwaan/politic/issues/00001.htm>.
David Landau's interview with Ziad Abu Zayyad, PA cabinet minister: <http://www.yakar.org/scip3.shtml>.
CD-Rom on Palestine Profile: <http://www.rama-intl.com/cd_profile_press.html>, <info@rama-intl.com>
D. Central Asia
Central Asia-Caucasus Forum (CACI): <http://www.cacianalyst.org/Forumsums.htm>
Very good links to Central Asia sites from Central Asia Caucasus Institute: <http://www.sais-jhu.edu/caci/Resource%20pages/General%20CA.htm>.
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
To subscribe to the biannual newsletter of CECES, Istanbul (The Center for Comparative European Studies) e-mail <lagroper@boun.edu.tr>.
If you would like to receive occasional updates on Iran-U.S. people-to-people exchanges, send a blank email to <jwinder@sfcg.org>.
4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
The Yemenite Jewish Federation of America and the Queens College Center for Jewish Studies invite proposals for presentations for a conference, "On Eagles' Wings - The Dynamic Culture of Yemenite Jews" on August 27, 2000. Queens College, Flushing, NY. Subjects include Jewish history and culture in Yemen, 120 years of Aliyot, Yemenite Jews in Israel, Contemporary Yemenite Jewish Identities. Submit topic, abstract and short bio to: <LIJewish@worldnet.att.neT> or <BKraut@QC1.QC.edu>.
The Middle East Department (Departamento de Medio Oriente-DEMO) of the Institute of International Relations at the La Plata U, Argentina, seeks papers for its Third Conference (November 9-10, 2000). Topics of special interest: Relationship between the U.S. and Iraq, Global changes in the U.S. foreign policy, policy of "dual containment," Islamic movements and the U.S., The U.S. and the Arab-Israeli conflict, Differences in foreign policy between presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton. Deadline for abstracts (300-400 words): July 1. <iri@isis.unlp.edu.ar> or <pbrieger@wamani.apc.org>.
The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites scholars whose interests include the history, languages, cultures, and modern states and societies of the peoples of the Black Sea region, Crimea, Caucasus, Middle Volga region, and Central Asia to join the Central-Asia-Inst-List (C-A-I-L) for discussion. Write <Central-Asia-Inst-List@fas.harvard.edu>.
The Institute for Political & International Studies (IPIS) calls for papers for its Conference on Central Asia & the Caucasus "Lessons from the Past, Prospects for the Future" (June 11-12, Tehran). Topics: Analysis of changes in political and economic structures; economic challenges and the creative role of regional cooperation; "Dialogue of civilizations" as a means of promoting mutual understanding, energy resources, transport and impact on the Caspian Sea environment; effects of globalization; role of transit routes in the development of regional cooperation; analysis of regional security plans of the past decade. Deadline: May 13. Send 1-page abstract to: <ipis@www.dci.co.ir>, <http://www.iran-ipis.org/english/call2.htm>
The Mediterranean Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy) invites scholars to submit proposals for papers to be presented and for workshops to be held at the Second Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting, (March 21 - 25, 2001). Deadline for applications for workshop proposals: June 2, 2000, Deadline for paper proposals: September 29, 2000. <http://www.iue.it/RSC/MED/meeting2001.htm>.
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies also invites candidates presently completing their PhD, and post-doctoral fellows to the Mediterranean Programme Summer School, 3-14 July, Florence (Italy): "The Mediterranean in the 21st Century: Enduring Differences and Prospects for Co-operation. Deadline for Applications: May 5. <http://www.iue.it/RSC/MED/Med-summer2000.htm>, <svantess@datacomm.iue.it>.
The German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) at the U of Mainz welcomes papers for its seventh DAVO-Congress for Contemporary Research on the Middle East (October 12-14, Mainz). Deadline for papers: July 15. Proposals for preorganized panels and workshops on a common theme with the presentation of at least three papers and chair are also strongly encouraged. <http://www.geo.uni-mainz.de/davo/> or <davo.congress@geo.uni-mainz.de>
Department for Cultural Affairs of Iranians Abroad Organization of Islamic Culture & Communications is calling for papers on "Dialogue of Iranians" for a seminar. (mid July, Tehran). Deadline for articles: June 20. Tel: (9821) 8153704-7 Fax: (9821) 8842339.
The Arab Studies Journal seeks papers for its special issue on "Languauge and Culture in the Arab World" that interrogate the politics and poetics of cultural production in the Arab world and the (trans)formational processes that connect and disconnect the material sphere, to, and from, the representational. Submissions Deadline: 11 August. <www.arabstudiesjournal.org>.
Journal of Islamic Studies requests scholars and advanced graduates students to review books for the journal. Contact book review editor for available books: <hudaq@bc.edu>
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
Eviathar H. Ben-Zedeff's <evi@research.haifa.ac.il> answer to Mira Sucharov's query about the approximate year in which the burnt-out shell of the Altalena finally sank to the sea-bottom off the coast of Tel Aviv: According to Shlomo Nakdimon's "Altalena" [in Hebrew], the sinking operation began on early July 1949 and lasted about four months. The shell was taken to about 8 miles off the Nebi Rubin [now Palmachim] beach south of Tel Aviv (pp. 464-7).
Eviathar H. Ben-Zedeff's <evi@research.haifa.ac.il> answer to Jacob Larsson's query on the battle of Abu Agheila, 1967: Ganz's article in "Armor" 83, pp. 15-21 (1974), compares 1956 and 1967 battles. Another source is the US Army's research of that battle (known as Umm Katef) done by the center for military history, or USMA. Plenty of research material and data were published in Hebrew, including by Gen. Mordechay Zippory's. Look at Gen Sharon's account in his biography, "Warrior."
Mira Sucharov's <sucharom@gusun.georgetown.edu> answer to Jacob Larsson's query on the Six Day War: See the IDF's "commemorative album" of the war- Col. Mordechai Bar-On, ed., "Israel Defence Forces: The Six Day War" (Tel Aviv: Israel Ministry of Defense, 1968).
Mira Sucharov's <sucharom@gusun.georgetown.edu> answer to Philipus YA Perdana's query about Israeli newspaper clippings: The Jerusalem Post sells a CD of all their articles from 1990-97.
6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and activites)
"A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt" by Arthur Goldschmidt (Lynne Rienner Publishers, February 2000) provides biodata, biographical sketches, and source material for approximately five hundred men and women who have played a major role in Egypt's national life. Features: covers the period from 1760 to the present includes not only Egyptians, but also others who played an important part in the national life of Egypt, approximately 500 entries, includes bibliographic references for each entry, fully indexed. <cservice@rienner.com> or <http://www.rienner.com>.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES
[This only lists new
entries. For additional items, see MERIA News past issues on our homepage. We welcome submissions of events.]
May 3, Ramat Gan, Israel, "Asia Forum on China," Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), Bar-Ilan U, Feldman Congress Building, Room 102, 5.00 pm <besa@mail.biu.ac.il> or call (03) 535-9198.
May 3, New York, US, conference on "Seeking Civil Society: Environmental NGOs and the Caspian," The Columbia Caspian Project, School of International and Public Affairs, Middle East Institute: <caspian@columbia.edu>.
May 4, Jerusalem, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Roundtable Forum, "The Current Economic Relations Between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and a Look to the Future," Notre Dame Center, 3:00-5:00 pm: <ipcri@netvision.net.il>
May 6, California U, US, conference "Iran in the New Millenium: Opportunities and Challenges," The American Iranian Council (AIC), in association with the Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, the Asia Society and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UC Berkeley, 8:00am-5:30pm, Encina Hall, Stanford U: <www.american-iranian.org>, <aic@american-iranian.org>.
May 7, Jerusalem, Israel, lecture by Mohammed Abu-Nimer of American University "Arab-Jewish Dialogue in Israel and its Relevance for Conflict Resolution." The Round Room of the Truman Institute, 12:30pm. <mstruman@mscc.huji.ac.il>.
May 8, UK, lecture by Professor Dan Urian on "Representations of Ideological Conflicts in Israeli Theatre," U of Cambridge Centre for Modern Hebrew Studies Room 9.
May 8, Washington DC, US, talk by Kaveh Afrasiabi, "2000 Majlis Elections and the Future of Parliamentary Politics in Iran," Middle East Institute, 12:00-1:00 pm. <http://www.mideasti.org/html/calendar.html>, <mideasti@mideasti.org>.
May 10, Washington DC, US, talk by Stefan van Wersch, "EU-US Middle East Policy: Mutual (Mis)Perceptions," Middle East Institute, 12:00-1:00 pm. <http://www.mideasti.org/html/calendar.html>, <mideasti@mideasti.org>.
May 15, Ramat Gan, Israel, a lecture on "Final Status Negotiations: A Palestinian Perspective" by Dr. Khalil Shikaki, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), Bar-Ilan U, Beck Auditorium, 4.00 pm. <besa@mail.biu.ac.il> or call (03) 535 9198.
May 15, Washington DC, US, talk by Christopher Ross, "Dynamics of Peacemaking: Israel, Syria and Lebanon," Middle East Institute, 12:00-1:00 pm. <http://www.mideasti.org/html/calendar.html>, <mideasti@mideasti.org>.
May 17, UK, lecture by Professor Rachel Brenner on "Back to the Future: Reconsideration of Current Israeli Fiction" U of Cambridge, Faculty of Oriental Studies Room 13.
May 22, Ramat Gan, Israel, one-day conference on "Conflict Resolution and Management in Public Policy in Israel" (in Hebrew) Bar-Ilan U, Beck Auditorium, 1.00-6.00 pm: <pconfl@mail.biu.ac.il>.
May 25-28, Bethesda, MD, US, "Third Biennial Conference on Iranian Studies" sponsored by the American Institute of Iranian Studies (AIIrS) and the Society of Iranian Studies (SIS), the Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Wisconsin Avenue at Old Georgetown Road. <keslami@phoenix.princeton.edu> or <http://www.iranian-studies.org/iranianstudies/conference/index.html>
May 28, Jerusalem, Israel, lecture by Mohanna Haddad of Yarmouk University in Jordan "Towards Co-Existance: Reconsideration of the Arab Image and the Jewish One in Some Recent Publications." Room 104 of the Truman Institute, 2:30pm. <mstruman@mscc.huji.ac.il>.
June 4-7, Beer-Sheva, Israel, international conference on "Water and Environment: Resolving Conflicts in the Development of Drylands" organized by Ben-Gurion U Center for Water Science and Technology and Blaustein Institute for Desert Research. <sinaia@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>.
June 5-7, Jerusalem, Israel, Law conference, "Culture and Community in Jerusalem: Strategies to Protect and Promote Human Rights in Palestine": <http://www.lawsociety.org/Conference/Index.html>, <conference@lawsociety.org>.
June 23-24, Montreal, Canada, conference, "Redefining Security in the Middle East: Effects of the Peace Process." <jaco-byta@cc.umanitoba.ca>.
June 25-27, Tel Aviv, Israel, 16th annual meeting of Association of Israel Studies, "Multiple Perspectives on Israel," Tel Aviv U. <ireneko@zoot.tau.ac.il>, <http://www.aisisraelstudies.org/ais.htm>.
July 3, Cambridge, UK, discussion at the Annual Congress of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) on ""The Future of European Middle East Studies," University of Cambridge, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, 4.00-6.00 pm: <http://www.cmeis.cam.ac.uk> and <oriental-mes-admin@lists.cam.ac.uk>, <cc272@hermes.cam.ac.uk>.
July 3-5, Amman, Jordan, conference, "Social History of Jordan: 1945-1970," Al-Urdun Al-Jadid Research Center (UJRC). <ujcr@go.com.jo>.
July 3-6, West Sussex, UK, conference "The Middle East: Can Conflict be Followed by a Lasting Peace?" organized by Wilton Park, an executive agency of the British Foreign office. <heather.ingrey@wiltonpark.org.uk>, <http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/>.
July 10-13, Edinburgh, Scotland, conference "Literature and Nationalism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)" Edinburgh Institute for the Advanced Study of Islam and the Middle East. <EIASIME@ed.ac.uk>
July 12-14, Durham, UK, 6th conference of the International Boundaries Research Unit, "Borders, Orders and identities of the Muslim World," U of Durham. <Michelle.speak@durham.ac.uk>, <http://www-ibru.dur.ac.uk>.
July-August, Internet, interdisciplinary conference "People Across Borders," Middle East Virtual Community. <mdahan@ibm.net>, <http://www.mevic.org>.
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