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Vol. 1 No. 2 , 1994
Religion and Politics
Editorial
This, the spring 1994 number, is the second issue of our Journal. We pointed out in this column in the winter issue that our venture, the first joint Israeli-Palestinian quarterly, was born out of the conviction that a common platform is needed where basic aspects of Palestinian-Israeli relations can be analyzed in an open and serious manner.
In our running-in period, the work of our Palestinian and Israeli editors, editorial board and writers has been carried on, in spite of our different backgrounds, in an atmosphere of goodwill and practical cooperation. We are also pleased to record that our first Journal, focused on peace economics, was well received in all those circles which we aim to reach, including Israelis and Palestinians, the Palestinian Diaspora, the Arab world, Jews outside Israel and international factors concerned with Middle Eastern affairs. We hope that the current 160-page spring issue, with a focus on the burning subject of religion and politics, will reach an
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Table of Contents
    Editorial
  1. To our readers ( )

    By Victor Cygielman and Ziad AbuZayyad Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  2. Let Us Beat Our Swords into Ploughshares ( )

    By Ziad AbuZayyad Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  3. Letters to the Editors
  4. Letters to the editors ( )

    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  5. Focus
  6. Religion and Nationalism ( )
    Both Israelis and Palestinians must stand up against religious fanaticism
    By Victor Cygielman Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  7. Moderation in Islam ( )
    The history and impact of moderate Islam - how the Islamic example adapted to changing internal and external reality
    By Ilan Pappe Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  8. Jihad - Its Development and Relevance ( )
    The meaning and importance of Jihad in Islamic thought
    By Ibrahim Malik Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  9. The Singular Significance of the Agreement Between the Vatican and Israel ( )
    The document is neither purely theological nor political, but a point of departure for dialogue
    By Marcel Dubois Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  10. Islam and Judaism: a Religious or National Confrontation? ( )
    Though the Arab-Israeli conflict is both political and religious, inter-religious understanding will have to await a mutually acceptable political solution
    By Yossi Amitay Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  11. An Alternative Religious Ideology ( )
    Only an alternative religious interpretation of Islam and Judaism can undermine ultra¬nationalist interpretation in favor of reconciliation
    By Moshe Halbertal Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  12. Community as a State ( )
    The definition of Jewish nationality in religious terms dooms non-Jews to a second-class civic, political, social and economic status
    By Boas Evron Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  13. Covenants for Mutual Destruction ( )
    The credos of Gush Emunim and Hamas
    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  14. Fundamentalism and Politics ( )
    A special P.-I. Journal roundtable discussion, with Said Jamjum, Dr. Menahem Lorberbaum, Dr. Bernard Sabella, Prof. Galit Hasan-Rokem and Daoud Kuttab
    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  15. Viewpoint
  16. Dialogue as a Political and Religious Task ( )
    Martin Buber’s Vision of Israeli-Palestinian reConciliation To ignore the existential reality of other is both scandal and political idiocy
    By Paul Mendes-Flohr Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  17. The Palestinian Right of Return: a Realistic Approach ( )
    The Right of Return as a just national, historical and individual claim, which must find a realistic solution acceptable to the Palestinian people
    By Ziad AbuZayyad Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  18. The People of Nowhere ( )
    The right of return as reflected in Israeli and Palestinian eyes
    By Danny Rubenstein Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  19. The Emigration of Soviet Jews to Palestine and Israel ( )
    A detailed analysis of this emigration shows that for the Palestinians it narrows opportunities for a peaceful solution to the conflict
    By Manuel Hassassian Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  20. Interview
  21. Women in Islam ( )
    While Palestinian women are winning more rights, religion has never hindered women’s advancement An interview with Hanan Bakri
    By Daoud Kuttab Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  22. Women in Judaism ( )
    How the application of orthodox Judaism by the Rabbinical establishment of our time discriminates against the woman Dan Leon with Alice Shalvi
    By Dan Leon Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  23. Reviews
  24. A Survey of Palestinian Living Conditions, FAFO ( )
    A Norwegian-Palestinan survey and its implications
    By Bernard Sabella Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  25. The New Middle East by Shimon Peres ( )
    Peres has a dream for the future but what of the immediate short-term priorities on the ground?
    By Daoud Kuttab Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  26. Culture, Literature and the Arts
  27. "My Peace Unto You, my Friend" ( )
    The significance of an essay on shattered hopes in Jewish-Arab relations by the influential Hebrew writer Yosef Haim Brenner
    By Ariel Hirschfeld Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  28. A White Rose for David ( )
    A story translated from the Arabic by G.K. Rishmawi by Gharib AsqaIani
    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  29. Three poems ( )
    Translated from the Hebrew by Tsipi Keller by T. Carmi
    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  30. Documents
  31. The Vatican-Israel Agreement December 13, 1993 ( )

    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  32. The Jordan-Israel Agenda September 14, 1993 ( )

    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  33. The Jordan-PLO Agreement January 7, 1994 ( )

    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  34. Agreement on the Gaza Strip and Jericho Area April 26, 1994 ( )

    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994
  35. Chronology of Events
  36. 1994 - the First Quarter, 1.1.1994-4.1.1994 ( )

    Vol. 1 No. 2 1994