MIDDLE EAST

Addresses

AIPAC Policy Conference: Senator Robb, 14094 [11JY]

Lebanon Today—Conspiracy of Silence: Elias El-Hayek, 26378 [27OC]

Peace in the Middle East: Ian R. Maxwell, 4505 [16MR]

U.S. Policy: Vice President Quayle, 2991 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

Administration Has Expanded Its Contacts With the PLO, 14729 [14JY]

Arab Arms Imports Skyrocket, 31751 [21NO]

Arab War Against Israel Still the Issue, 28950 [14NO]

Arabs Making Israelis Look Like Bad Guys, 1407 [2FE]

Arafat Implicated in Envoys' Deaths, 14731 [14JY]

Baker's Decision-Making Process—An Early Test From the PLO, 1907 [8FE]

Beirut Christian Begs for U.S. Help, 5522 [5AP]

Come On, Arabs, Israel's a Runt, 31740 [21NO]

Condor II—An Issue To Test U.S.-Egypt Ties, 9316 [16MY]

Don't Cut a Winner, 6615 [13AP]

For West Bank Arabs, Education Has Been Deemed a Criminal Act, 9427 [16MY]

4 Beirut Children Die in Building Collapse, 20741 [19SE]

Give Carter Nobel Peace Prize for the Camp David Accords, 5289 [23MR]

Government Reportedly Requests Chinese Missiles, 30422 [20NO], 31595 [21NO]

Hama, Beirut, 20651 [18SE]

Higgins Confusion, 18209 [3AU]

Illusion of ``Land For Peace'', 23308 [4OC]

Iran Responds in Kind to ``Bullying'' by U.S., 27633 [7NO]

Israel, Hardly the Monaco of the Middle East, 3816 [8MR]

Israel and the PLO—Wishes and Reality, 5101 [21MR]

Killing Americans, 26373 [27OC]

Lebanese Apocalypse, 5523 [5AP]

Lebanese General Takes on Syria, 7038 [18AP]

Lebanese War Protested at Rally Here, 7425 [25AP]

Long Vigil of the Hostages' Family and Friends, 4720 [17MR]

Looming Water Crisis Threatens Mideast—Shortages Could Ignite Wars in Fragile Region, 7654 [1MY]

M-9 Missile Deal With China, 30421 [20NO], 31595 [21NO]

Middle Eastern Realities, 5793 [6AP], 6221 [12AP], 6965 [18AP], 7353 [19AP]

Mideast Peace Depends on Israeli Security, 2014 [8FE]

Mr. Arafat's Threat To Kill, 6221 [12AP]

Negotiation Can Change Minds, 11257 [7JN]

No Longer a Lone Voice, 25809 [24OC]

Operation Betrayal, 26374-26377 [27OC]

Out, Out, Brief Hope, 26352 [26OC]

Peace—The Middle East's Only Real Security, Senator Simon, 11132 [7JN]

PLO's Election Plan—Arafat's Top Aide Responds to Shamir's Proposal, 13648 [27JN]

Retreat (Again) From Lebanon, 20652 [18SE]

Saudi Concern Over Chemical Claim, 9316 [16MY]

Sharing United Jerusalem, 2997 [28FE]

Shifting Military Balance, 31752 [21NO]

Slain U.S. Diplomats Experts on Mideast, 14730 [14JY]

Stone's Throw to a PLO State, 6220 [12AP], 6964 [18AP]

Syria Reported To Have Acquired People's Republic of China Ballistic Missiles, 30421 [20NO], 31595 [21NO]

Syrian Empire, 6966 [18AP]

Tapping Science, Budgets for Answers, 7656 [1MY]

Terrorist Bind—Doing Nothing Is Appeasement, 18216 [3AU]

Terrorist Execution of U.S. Hostages in Lebanon, 17603 [2AU]

Those Chinese Missiles, 9317 [16MY]

Two Believed Spared—Jordanian and Saudi Arabian Diplomats Reported Alive, 14729 [14JY]

U.S. Calls Captors Cynical, 16667 [27JY]

U.S. Talking With Palestinian Officials It Previously Branded as Key Terrorists, 14728 [14JY]

U.S. Worries That China May Again Sell Missiles, 28396 [13NO]

Under Syrian Guns, 7425 [25AP]

War Threatens Survival of Lebanese Maronites (excerpts), 7424 [25AP]

What Did the Israeli Think Would Happen?, 17614 [2AU]

Who Sets the Standards?, 9584 [17MY]

Why Israel Insists on Its Strategy—Peace Is More Attractive to Palestinians Inside the Territories Than to the PLO in Tunis, 28598 [13NO]

Will Lebanon Split Apart in 1989?, 14261 [12JY]

Will No One Stand Up to Syria?, 20652 [18SE]

You, Tell Him This, 6964 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Ballistic missiles: inhibit the proliferation of cruise missiles (see S. 208)

Iraq: civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 100)

Israel: anniversary of treaty with Egypt (see S.J. Res. 87; H.J. Res. 187)

———closure of West Bank Palestinian schools (see H. Con. Res. 124)

Lebanon: Arab League Tripartite Committee's declaration to resolve conflict (see H. Con. Res. 200)

———concern over situation (see S. Res. 108; H. Res. 128)

———concern over U.S. hostages (see S. Res. 164)

———Presidential designation of an envoy to negotiate release of U.S. hostages (see H. Con. Res. 238)

Middle East Development Bank: develop economic cooperation (see H.J. Res. 213)

Obeid, Abdul: extradition from Israel (see S. Con. Res. 64; H. Con. Res. 183)

PLO: commitment to cease terrorism and recognize Israel (see S. 763)

———prohibit negotiations with any representative who has directly participated in terrorism against a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 3005)

———terrorism (see S. Res. 97)

Interviews

Pentagon's reluctance to get its hands dirty in the antiterrorist fight: William V. Cowan, with Defense Week (publication), 26371 [27OC]

Letters

Fighting in Lebanon: Abdallah Bouhabib, 7428 [25AP]

———Representatives Oakar and Rahall, 7429 [25AP]

Israel's closing of schools in the West Bank: various religious organizations, 15548 [20JY]

PLO Commitments Compliance Act: Senators Mack and Lieberman, 6220 [12AP]

Reopening of Palestinian schools by Israel: Jewish Peace Lobby, 15744 [21JY]

———several rabbis, 15745 [21JY]

U.S. assistance for the West Bank and Gaza administered by private voluntary organizations: American Near East Refugee Aid, 31782 [21NO]

———Dept. of State, 31782 [21NO]

———Representative Hamilton, 31782 [21NO]

———Save the Children, 31783 [21NO]

Lists

Refugees 1988—Where they're from, where they've gone, 24163 [11OC]

Messages

National Emergency With Respect to Iran: President Bush, 26641 [31OC], 28703 [14NO]

Panel discussion

Seeking peace in the Middle East, with Representative Kildee, 25810 [24OC]

Papers

Peace Initiative by the Government of Israel, 9933 [18MY]

Response to the 68 Senators' Letter Relative to the PLO: Foundation for Middle East Peace, 24812 [17OC]

Petitions

Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, 320 [20JA]

Policy statement

Comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East: Dan Gordon, 3808 [8MR]

Israeli peace initiative, 10074 [23MY]

Plan for Achieving a Lasting Cease-Fire and Peace in Lebanon: American Task Force for Lebanon, 12694 [21JN]

Profile

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine: Dept. of Defense, 15046 [18JY]

Terrorist group Fatah: Vice President's Task Force on Combatting Terrorism, 14731 [14JY]

Remarks in House

Egypt: 10th anniversary of treaty with Israel (S.J. Res. 87), 4077-4079 [14MR], 5258 [23MR], 5317 [23MR]

Foreign trade: U.S. share of exports, 9584 [17MY]

Iran: civil liberties violations, 8734 [9MY]

———persecution of Bahais, 5635 [5AP]

———U.S. policy, 27722 [7NO]

Iraq: civil liberties violations (H. Con. Res. 100), 7046 [18AP]

Israel: capture of Abd Al-Karim Ubaud, 16774 [28JY]

———independence anniversary, 8872 [10MY], 9020 [11MY]

———national security, 31831 [21NO]

———peace initiative, 9632 [18MY], 10073 [23MY]

———reopening of Palestinian schools, 15744-15748 [21JY]

———Representative Tim Johnson's personal visit, 21181 [20SE]

———U.S. policy, 18223 [3AU]

———unrest in West Bank and Gaza, 5317 [23MR], 7873 [2MY]

Jews: persecution, 7597-7605 [27AP]

Lebanon: assassination of Rene Moawad, 31823 [11DE]

———observations on congressional trip, 26871-26875 [1NO]

———role in Middle East conflict, 9589 [17MY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 128), 7424-7431 [25AP], 20737-20742, 20938 [19SE], 23998 [10OC]

Middle East Development Bank: establish, 3843 [9MR]

Obeid, Abdul: extradition to U.S., 16963 [31JY]

Palestinians: U.S. asssistance in the West Bank and Gaza, 31782 [21NO]

———U.S. policy, 12212 [15JN]

Peace negotiations, 28950 [14NO]

PLO: Bush administration's expanded contacts, 13953 [29JN]

———recognition of Israel, 8717-8720 [9MY], 10005 [22MY], 12736 [21JN], 28598 [13NO]

———terrorist acts, 21188 [21SE]

Political developments: assessment, 9989, 9990 [18MY]

Saudi Arabia: exhibition promoting trade and cultural understanding, 15973 [24JY]

———sale of defense articles, 29608 [16NO]

Syria: role in Lebanon, 8197 [4MY]

Terrorism: U.S. policy relative to hostages, 17125-17127, 17173 [1AU], 18209, 18215, 18224, 18535-18537, 18539 [3AU], 19078, 19145 [4AU], 28472 [13NO]

———U.S. policy relative to hostages (H. Con. Res. 189), 19076 [4AU]

U.S. policy, 5793 [6AP]

Weapons: Israel-Arab countries military balance, 31751 [21NO]

West Bank: closure of Palestinian schools (H. Con. Res. 124), 9427 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Ballistic missiles: inhibit the proliferation of cruise missiles (S. 208), 914 [25JA]

Beirut University: AID funding, 4947 [17MR]

China, People's Republic of: missile sales, 28395 [13NO], 30420 [20NO]

Egypt: readmission into the Arab League, 18023 [2AU]

———relations with Israel, 5455 [4AP]

———10th anniversary of treaty with Israel (S.J. Res. 87), 4694 [16MR]

———visit by President Hosni Mubarak, 5454 [4AP]

Israel: closing of schools in the West Bank, 15537, 15545-15549 [20JY], 28696 [14NO]

———comments on Senator Rockefeller's personal visit, 5429 [4AP]

———conflict with PLO, 1407 [2FE], 1906, 2014 [8FE]

———Palestinian concerns, 7353 [19AP]

———peace negotiations with Arab states, 5383 [4AP], 9490-9493 [17MY], 10384 [31MY], 15592 [20JY]

———proposed elections in West Bank and Gaza, 9795, 9951, 9953 [18MY]

———U.S. policy, 9951 [18MY]

———unrest in West Bank and Gaza, 12722-12724 [21JN]

Leahy, Senator: report on personal visit to Egypt and Israel, 3330 [2MR]

Lebanon: cease-fire, 6670, 6671 [17AP], 7996 [3MY], 20776 [19SE], 21323 [21SE], 28129 [9NO]

———concern over situation (S. Res. 108), 7037, 7038 [18AP], 7375 [19AP], 13056 [22JN]

———diplomatic pullout, 20650 [18SE]

———humanitarian intervention, 11466 [13JN]

———Syrian attacks against Christian sectors, 5521 [5AP]

———Syrian occupation, 27848 [8NO]

———U.S. policy, 15258 [19JY]

Obeid, Abdul: extradition from Israel (S. Con. Res. 64), 19014 [4AU]

———restore, 17560 [1AU]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, 9159 [16MY]

PLO: commitment to cease terrorism and recognize Israel (S. 763), 6219 [12AP]

———membership in U.N. agencies, 8264-8267 [4MY]

———prohibit U.S. diplomatic relations, 15046 [18JY]

———recognition of Israel, 9789, 9932, 9940 [18MY]

———terrorism (S. Res. 97), 5830 [7AP]

———U.S. negotiations, 14734 [14JY]

Refugees: worldwide increase, 6223 [12AP]

Terrorism: U.S. policy relative to hostages, 17337 [1AU], 17613 [2AU], 18455 [3AU], 18712, 18896 [4AU]

U.N.: anniversary of resolution on Zionism, 28060 [9NO]

U.S. policy, 2990 [28FE], 6964 [18AP], 27195 [6NO]

Water: availability and consumption patterns, 7654 [1MY]

Reports

Personal Trip: Senator Leahy, 3330-3332 [2MR]

Year in Review: U.S. Committee for Refugees, 12405 [19JN]

Statements

Arafat on the PLO Charter: Israeli Government, 9976 [18MY]

Civil War in Lebanon: President Bush, 7424 [25AP]

PLO Recognition of Israel: Benyamin Netanyahu, 7873 [2MY]

Trip to the Middle East: Senator Specter, 15503 [20JY]

Studies

Palestine National Council Algiers Resolutions—A Reexamination in Light of Stockholm, Geneva, and Subsequent PLO Statements: American Jewish Congress, 8717-8721 [9MY]

Surveys

Year in Review: U.S. Committee for Refugees, 6224 [12AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 128, U.S. policy in Lebanon, 7428 [25AP], 20737 [19SE]

H.J. Res. 187, anniversary of Egyptian-Israeli treaty, 4077 [14MR]

S. 208, inhibit the proliferation of ballistic and cruise missiles, 915 [25JA]

S. 763, PLO commitment to cease terrorism and recognize Israel, 6219 [12AP]

S. Con. Res. 64, Abdul Obeid extradition from Israel, 19014 [4AU]

S. Res. 81, anniversary of kidnapping of Terry Anderson in Lebanon, 4693 [16MR]

S. Res. 97, PLO terrorism, 5830 [7AP]

S. Res. 108, concern over situation in Lebanon, 7376 [19AP], 13057 [22JN]

S. Res. 164, concern over U.S. hostages in Lebanon, 18434 [3AU]

S.J. Res. 87, anniversary of Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, 4694 [16MR], 5258 [23MR]