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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. good clean copy. solid binding. clean covers. previous owner sticker and bookplate inside front cover. pages clean and unmarked. dust jacket is good with only light edge wear. 222 pages.

hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. Book is clean and tight. Washington is the decision-making center, but it is in the U.S., where decisions are often influenced by the public pressure.

Newsletter. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the July-August 1998 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 8 Number 4) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 12 pages including front and rear covers and Special Report. Contents include: The Territorial Implications of Israeli Further Redeployment (with map "Israeli Redeployment Options - July 1998"; "No one knows for sure whether or when an agreement will be signed on the long-delayed first and second redeployment of Israeli military forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as stipulated in the Oslo II and Hebron accords"); Palestinian Leadership Fails to Understand the Importance of Settlements by Geoffrey Aronson ("There is nothing like a drive through the West Bank to grasp the situation regarding settlement expansion today. Israeli leaders, led by Ariel Sharon, with his ubiquitous maps charting every meter of West Bank real estate, are well schooled in the value of an intimate knowledge of the land itself. During the course of the Oslo process, they have used their superior knowledge to great advantage. The Palestinian leadership, on the other hand, has distinguished itself by its almost total lack of interest in or firsthand familiarity with the situation on the ground. They have not been able to avoid seeing Ma'ale Adumim or Givat Ze'ev, expanding suburbs or Jerusalem, but if one mentions places such as Dolev or Talmon - the Ma'ale Adumims and Givat Ze'evs of tomorrow - their faces go blank"); On the (Bypass) Road Again: The West Bank (with map); Special Report: Israeli Settlement and the Environment - The Socioeconomic Impact of Settlements on Land, Water, and the Palestinian Economy (with topics: Agricultural Land, Water, Industrial Pollution, The Case of Geshurei Industries, Dumps, Quarries, and Obstacles to Settler-Palestinian Cooperation); From the Palestinian Press (Ahmad Quray, Palestinian Legislative Council speaker, writing in 'al-Hayah al-Jadidah' [Gaza], March 29, 1998; "From past experience, settlements proved and still are proving that they are an obstacle to peace and a powder keg ready to explode"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; staples lightly rusted; light coffee mug stain to pages 5 and 6.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the March-April 1997 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 7 Number 2) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: The Beilin-Eitan Agreement on Permanent Status and Its True Antecedents by Geoffrey Aronson ("One of the issues at the top of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's agenda during his February visit to Washington was the extent of Israel's planned redeployments in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which are scheduled to take place in three stages during the next 18 months, beginning on March 7"); Hebron Agreement Sets Timetable for Further Redeployment ("The redeployment in Hebron, carried out on January 16, 1997, left the Israel Defense Forces in exclusive security control of approximately 20 percent of the city, where more than 20,000 Palestinians and 400 Israeli settlers reside"); From the Palestinian Press (including excerpt from 'The Jerusalem Times' of February 7, 1997 of an interview with Khalil Tufakji, Head of the Geographical Maps Department at Jerusalem's Arab Research Society); Settlement Time Line (from January 1, 1997 through February 26, 1997); two maps: "Hebron Redeployment Map - 1997" and "City Center"; [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu Decides to Build at Har Homa [East Jerusalem]. Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; staples very lightly rusted.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the July 1996 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 6 Number 4) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu Promises a New Look for Israeli Policies ("'We are entering into an era in which we have to recognize that we cannot always fulfill our dreams,' Netanyahu explained to the 'Jerusalem Post' shortly before his election" with topics: Netanyahu's Agenda, and Oslo Diplomacy); Labor's Settlement Legacy: More Settlers, No Evacuation by Geoffrey Aronson ("The Labor-led governments of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres have bequeathed to the Netanyahu government a settlement infrastructure more secure and sustainable than Labor had inherited in July 1992"); Settler Agenda for the Netanyahu Era; [Ariel] Sharon Outlines Settlement Plans ("Ariel Sharon, a cabinet member in the new government, is to have as yet undefined powers on central aspects of land and settlement policy. The following report appeared in 'Ha'aretz' on May 21, 1996"); U.S. Policy Statements on Settlements; Guidelines of the Government of Israel - June 1996; Netanyahu - In His Own Words. Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; staples very lightly rusted.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the September 1996 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 6 Number 5) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu Government Highlights Settlement Program ("the idea of settlement is enjoying a renaissance and the settlers themselves are being welcomed once again into the Israeli political mainstream"); [Ariel] Sharon Emerges as Key Player in Likud Settlement Policy by Geoffrey Aronson ("Ariel Sharon is very good at two things. He knows how to make headlines - and he gets things done"); Building Quietly on the Golan [Heights] (with map); Palestinians Condemn Netanyahu's Settlement Actions ("Deteriorating relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority [PA] have led to increasingly vocal Palestinian attacks on the Netanyahu government's settlement policies. PA Chairman Yasser Arafat described the changes in settlement policy announced by Israel on August 2 as 'the most dangerous' threat the Palestinians are encountering: 'Nobody is going to confront settlement before we do. Settlement is a flagrant violation of the agreement. This is a conspiracy not only against us, but against peace'"); Egyptian President] Hosni Mubarak and [President Bill] Clinton Address Settlements ("On July 30, U.S. President Bill Clinton and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were asked about the Netanyahu government's settlement policies"); Netanyahu Aims to Match Labor Settlement Record (with Table "Settler Population in the West Bank and Gaza 1990-1996"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; staples very lightly rusted.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the November 1995 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 5 Number 6) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 10 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: [Prime Minister Yitzhak] Rabin Assassination Places Settler Extremists in International Spotlight by Geoffrey Aronson (which begins, "A couple of months before Prime Minister Rabin's assassination, I was interviewing Dan Meridor, a former Likud minister of justice and one of the more thoughtful 'Young Princes' - as the new generation of Likud leaders is known - when the telephone rang. Binyamin - 'Bibi' - Netanyahu, the Likud leader, was on the telephone. For the next ten minutes the two debated the political impact of the Likud's association with the growing tide of settler opposition to the Rabin government's diplomacy with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat"); Oslo II Accords Herald New Era in Israeli-Palestinian Relations; Rabin's Final Defense of Oslo II ("The following is an extended excerpt of a October 5, 1995 speech by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to the Knesset in support of the ratification of the Israeli-Palestinian interim agreement" - "We appeal to Jews and Palestinians alike to act with restraint, to preserve human dignity, to behave in a fitting manner - and, to live in peace and security"); full-page Table "Timetable for Implementation of Oslo II, 1995-1999"; full-page map "Oslo II Map Outlining Areas A, B, and C"; [Ariel] Sharon on the Future of the Settlements ("Following are excerpts from an interview with former Likud minister Ariel Sharon, published in the Israeli newspaper 'Davar,' July 14, 1995" - "Question: So now you feel that your achievements are being sunk in the sea?" - "Sharon: God forbid!"); Israel Wins U.S. Concessions on Loan Guarantees. Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; small chip to right edge of front cover (to blank margin only).

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the November 1994 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 4 Number 6) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: U.S. Policy Shifts on Settlements by Geoffrey Aronson ("U.S. opposition to settlement construction has undergone a substantial, continuous erosion in the period since the election of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in July 1992" - "No longer are settlements an 'obstacle to peace'"); Construction Continues in West Bank ("The recent consideration of the loan guarantee 'settlement penalty' and a number of revelations about new buildings in West Bank settlements have raised questions about Israel's current policy toward settlement construction in the West Bank. Exactly what did Prime Minister [Yitzhak] Rabin promise President George [H.W.] Bush and President Bill Clinton? It is widely believed, incorrectly, that Rabin committed Israel to freeze on all new settlement construction"); U.S. Says United Nations No Longer Relevant to Arab-Israeli Conflict; Hearing of the Europe and Middle East Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee ("On October 4, 1994, the Middle East Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Lee Hamilton D-Ind., heard testimony from Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Robert Pelletreau. The following are excerpts from the hearing"); Table "Settlement Construction During the Rabin Era, 1992-1994." Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the May 1995 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 5 Number 3) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: "Final" Status to Preserve Settlements by Geoffrey Aronson ("What is Israel's vision of the 'final status' of the West Bank and Gaza Strip?"); New Roads Create an Asphalt Revolution (with map "West Bank Bypass Roads - 1995"); United Nations Debates Settlement Issues (with excerpts of the debate from Nasser Al-Kidwa [Permanent Observer of Palestine]; Gad Yacobi [Israel]; Nabil A. Elaraby [Egypt]; Jean-Bernard Merimee [France]; Francesco Pallo Fulci [Italy]; David Hannay [United Kingdom]; and Edward W. Gnehm, Jr. [United States]); Settlement Snapshots (quotes or excerpts from various publications; "Every settler costs an average of 1600 shekels [$530] a year, while a pensioner costs 300 shekels [$100] a year. Make up your mind - either you want pension funds or settlements" - Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, to Likud members of Knesset, quoted in 'Ha'aretz,' March 23, 1995); After Baruch Goldstein's Massacre of Palestinians in Hebron, the Israeli Occupation Redoubles the Oppression. Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the January-February 1998 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 8 Number 1) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 12 pages including front and rear covers and four-page Special Report. Contents include: Israelis Debate Maps Outlining Options for Final Status by Geoffrey Aronson with topics: The Allon-Plus Map [Benjamin Netanyahu] ("Allon Plus maintains fidelity to a number of long-standing Israeli geostrategic principles outlined in the original Allon Plan [Ariel Sharon]"), The IDF "Security Interests" Map [Yitzhak Rabin], and The [Ariel] Sharon Map; Oslo Stalled by Israel's West Bank Redeployment Delays (with topics: [Benjamin] Netanyahu and [Yasser] Arafat Meeting; IDF [Israel Defense Forces] Redeployment); Settlement Time Line (November 4, 1997 through December 20, 1997); Special Report: E-1 Settlement Expansion Plans Preempting the Growth of Arab Jerusalem by Jan de Jong (with three maps: "Jerusalem City Scheme - 1944," "West and East Jerusalem City Schemes - 1959 and 1964," and full-page "E1 Development Plans and Environs - 1998"; "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet approved the E-1 development scheme in March 1997 barely a week after the decision to begin construction of the Har Homa settlement suburb in East Jerusalem. The uproar about Har Homa, resulting in a disruption of the Oslo negotiations, left little opportunity to focus attention on the approval for the much more controversial and important E-1 plan, which includes the now-desolate area between East Jerusalem and the settlement of 'Ma'ale Adumin'"); Reading the Map (with map "Israel's Final Status Options" showing "Sharon's Security Map," "The 'Allon Plus Option'," and "The IDF Security Map"); [Ehud] Olmert Plans Jerusalem's Expansion Eastward ("The following are excerpts from an interview with Jerusalem's mayor, Ehud Olmert, that appeared in 'Ha'aretz' on September 25, 1997"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; light cover wear; light crease to upper right corners.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the March-April 1998 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 8 Number 2) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Fourth Anniversary of the Hebron Massacre and the Demise of the "New Middle East" by Geoffrey Aronson ("Four years ago, Baruch Goldstein changed forever the complexion of relations between Israelis and Palestinians. The Israeli investigation of the circumstances of his mass murder of Palestinians at Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque clarified that Goldstein had no accomplices or fellow conspirators. But in the days before he opened fire on Ramadan worshipers, Goldstein did tell friends in the settlement of Kiryat Arba that he was about to perform a dramatic deed that would transform the region" - "In the days immediately after the massacre, the [Yitzhak] Rabin government had an opportunity to redeem Goldstein's act, and in doing so to strike at the critical obstacle preventing the realization of genuine Palestinian sovereignty. A majority in his cabinet favored the removal of the 400-odd settlers in Hebron, most of them children - all of them true believers in Hebron's destiny as a Jewish city, best expressed by their favorite slogan, 'Arabs Out!'" with topics: [Yitzhak] Rabin Rejects Evacuation, and Saddam [Hussein] and [Benjamin] Netanyahu); Extraordinary Increase in Settlement Construction as Diplomacy Falters; Settlement Time Line (December 5, 1997 through February 16, 1998); large, two-page map "Population Map of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and Peace Now Plan for Further Redeployment - 1998"; Settler Attitudes Toward Palestinians Marked by Hostility and Tension. Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; staples very lightly rusted.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the May-June 1998 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 8 Number 3) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Negotiations Focus on Extent of Israeli Redeployment (with map "West Bank - 1998"; "The modified framework for the implementation of the Oslo agreement set out in the Hebron accord of January 1997 has yet to be executed"); [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu Learns How to Expand Settlements Quietly by Geoffrey Aronson ("Further details of the large-scale expansion of settlements in the West Bank, beginning in the last half of 1997, illuminate the Netanyahu government's growing appreciation of the advantages of building 'quietly'"); Graph "Israeli Settler Population in the Gaza Strip and West Bank (excluding East Jerusalem), 1990-1997"); The Golan Heights - Settlement Roundup (with map); Settlement Time Line (from February 17, 1998 through April 28, 1998). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; staples very lightly rusted.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the November 1996 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 6 Number 6) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu Steers Settlement Policy Toward Confrontation with Palestinians by Geoffrey Aronson ("When assessing the colonization policies of Israel's two main parties - Labor and Likud - it is instructive to recall a bit of Israeli folk wisdom. 'A Likud government,' the saying goes, 'announces ten settlements but builds only one, while a Labor government announces one but builds ten'"); New Jerusalem - Etzion Bloc Road Opens (with map); Settlement Chronology (from July 7 through November 7, 1996); Settlements and Roads - Focus of September Violence (with maps of the West Bank and Gaza Strip; "Settlements in the Gaza Strip and roads used primarily by settlers were the primary points of conflict during violence that erupted in the West Bank and Gaza in late September, in which 15 Israelis and 86 Palestinians were killed. The following information, gathered from a variety of Israeli and Palestinian news sources, highlights this fact"); Netanyahu Aide on Settlements ("Dore Gold, an American educated at Columbia University who emigrated to Israel in the early 1970s, is a principal policy advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gold has emerged as a key player in formulating and negotiating policy on the Palestinian track. The following excerpts are from Gold's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, on February 21, 1992. Gold appeared as an expert on Israel's settlement policies in the West Bank"); Clinton Administration Offsets 80% of 1996 Settlement Penalty (with Table "Loan Guarantee Settlement Penalties, 1992-1996 [Settlement Penalty, Offset, Net Reduction]). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; staples very lightly rusted.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the January 1996 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 6 Number 1) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 10 pages including front and rear covers and two-page "Index 1991-1995" laid in. Contents include: [Prime Minister Shimon] Peres Creates National Consensus in Support of Oslo II Agreement ("In the presentation of his government before Israel's Knesset on November 22, Peres explained, 'Even though we have reached an agreement with the Palestinian Authority, we have no intention of ignoring the distress of the settlers in the territories - We will not lessen our responsibility for their security, and we will not turn a blind eye to their needs. And without violating agreements, we will talk with them, in order to resolve the real problems that have arisen - or will arise - because of changes on the ground"); Israeli Government Adopts Policy of Accommodating Settlers by Geoffrey Aronson ("Yitzhak Rabin was not assassinated because of inflammatory words shouted by his right-wing opponents, or by cruel effigies. Rabin was murdered for following a policy of reconciliation with the Palestinians, which threatens to redivide the 'Land of Israel' by ceding a measure of Israeli control in the West Bank to Palestinians. His policy was seen as derailing what is for many Jews a divinely ordained program for the redemption of the Jewish people"); From the Israeli Press: The Settlers Are Above the Law by Danny Rubinstein (from 'Ha'aretz,' September 8, 1995); Short Takes (quotes and excerpts from Israeli publications); Building Settlements Quietly (with map); Table "Settler Population in the West Bank and Gaza Strip - 1995"; two-page "Index 1991-1995." Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; small mailing tab to right edge of front cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the March 1995 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 5 Number 2) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 10 pages including front and rear covers and two-page "Index 1991-1994" laid in, as issued. Contents include: [Prime Minister Yitzhak] Rabin Expands Settlement Construction; Settlements Obstruct Negotiations (with topics Palestinians Seek Construction Halt; Cabinet Debates Settlements); [Martin] Indyk Testifies on Settlements ("On February 2, 1995, Martin Indyk, former member of the staff of the National Security Council, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a hearing on his nomination to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Excerpts from his testimony are reprinted below"; "[S]ettlement activity is a problem that complicates the negotiations. It's not the only problem, certainly, at the moment; I think terrorism has a much more complicating impact, but it is a problem that complicates the negotiations. It certainly has a very negative impact on the Palestinians and in the wider Arab world as well"); How Rabin Builds (with Tables "Planned Housing Investment by the Ministry of Housing" and "New Construction Planned in Greater Jerusalem in 1995 by the Ministry of Housing"); From the Israeli Press (from 'Ha'aretz,' January 17, 1995, reading in short part: "Hundreds of houses are currently being built in a large number of settlements in the territories, according to a study initiated by Meretz Knesset Member Dedi Zucker"; U.S. Policy on Settlements - In Their Own Words; two-page "Index 1991-1994" laid in. Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; small round sticker, separated, to edge (used in mailing issue).

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the May 1996 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 6 Number 3) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: [Shimon] Peres and [Benjamin] Netanyahu Pledge Support for Settlers as Election Nears; Labor's Inconsistent Policies: Settlements and a Separation Plan by Geoffrey Aronson ("Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, responding to four quickly paced attacks that left more than 50 Israelis dead in February and March, has decided in favor of a far reaching plan for controlling all manner of Palestinian access to Israel. Public demand for action in the aftermath of the bombings led Peres to endorse a separation plan that he previously had opposed - a plan that propels him on a course at odds not only with the concepts at the heart of his rapprochement with the PLO but also of his view of the 'New Middle East'"); short Israeli Land Confiscations Since Oslo [I]; Settlers Propose Massive Settlement Program After Elections (with map); Settlers and Settlements at a Glance (with graphs and pie charts: "Sources of Population Growth in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1994," "Settler Population, 1972-1994," "Population by Age, 1994," "Settler Localities and Population by Type of Locality, 1994," "Population in Settlements Numbering above 5,000 Inhabitants, 1994"); Labor Party campaign advertisement (translated into English with photo of Shimon Peres headlined "THE PERMANENT AGREEMENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO A NATIONAL REFERENDUM"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the September 1995 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 5 Number 5) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: To Withdraw Without Withdrawing by Geoffrey Aronson ("Two striking aspects of Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation stand out in the long-expected agreement on implementing the next stage of Israel's redeployment in the West Bank: Not only is Israel's 'belligerent' occupation of the West Bank about to end, but what Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin calls the 'hallucination' of a Greater Israel, fostered by a generation of Labor and Likud politicians, is also being repudiated. Diplomacy is creating an extraordinary, cooperative order between Israelis and Palestinians. Measured against their history of confrontation and violence, this rapprochement should be seen as progress"); Short Takes (excerpts from 'Ha'aretz' and other Israeli publications; with small map of the West Bank); From the Israeli Press: Creeping Annexation Continues by Danny Rubinstein (from the May 29, 1995 issue of "Ha'aretz"); Construction Escalates (with two charts: "West Bank Construction Activity, 1995" and "Construction Starts [dwelling units listed each year from 1989 to 1995 in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza]"); Principles Guiding an Interim Agreement Signed ("The following is the text of the agreement reached during the August talks between the Palestinians and Israeli delegations. The Palestinian delegation, headed by al-Ra'ees Yasser Arafat, and the Israeli delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, met in Taba, Egypt, between August 7-11, 1995, and agreed on some of the principles, to be elaborated in the Interim Agreement, as follows"); Impasse in the West Bank ("Israeli's military redeployment is hard to discuss seriously while negotiations on the settlers' future remain censored"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is a Special Report entitled "Review & Analysis - The Demise of the 'New Middle East': A Special Report of the Foundation for Middle East Peace" (Autumn 1998) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled publication measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 12 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Israel-Turkey Axis Supersedes Madrid Ties [Madrid Conference of 1991] (with topics: Strategic Cooperation; Military Ties Expand; Israeli-Turkish Axis; Madrid Superseded); Madrid - America's Unrealized Vision by Geoffrey Aronson ("In the euphoric months following the September 1993 signing of the Declaration of Principles between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization [Oslo I Accord], the Clinton administration was basking in the reflected glory of American power"); Beyond UNSCOM - Preparing for the Next War ("Iraq's noncompliance with the United Nations Special Commission [UNSCOM] inspection regime, charged with monitoring and destroying Baghdad's nonconventional weapons and delivery capabilities, is aimed at preserving the infrastructure for the eventual re-creation of a viable Iraqi nonconventional military capability") with topics: [Ariel] Sharon's Warning ("Sharon told [Jordan's Crown Prince] Hassan 'Tell the Iraqis that this time Israel will not hold back against an attack on her. This time there is no international coalition, and there are no constraints'") and Signaling Baghdad; Israel's Final-Status Maps Reflect a National Consensus (with topics: Allon Plus Map; The [IDF] Security Interests Map; Important Features of the Security Interests Map); The Price of Deadlock on the Israel-Syria Track ("When assessing the possibility of war as a consequence of the ongoing deadlock - now more than two years old - on the Israeli-Syrian track, it is instructive to remember the rationale that convinced the United States to place reconciliation between Israel and Syria at the heart of its post-Gulf War agenda" with topics: Madrid Diplomacy and Syrian Capabilities); Israel's "New Look" at Lebanon (with topics: [Yitzhak] Rabin's Policy; [Shimon] Peres and Lebanon; [Benjamin] Netanyahu's Election; Lowering Expectations). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; staples lightly rusted; "(5)" written in red pen to front cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the November-December 1998 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 8 Number 6) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Table "Territorial Division of the West Bank According to the Wye Memorandum"; Settler Attitudes Towards Palestinians Reflect Ongoing National Struggle (with topics: Security Situation and Quality of Life); Short Takes (from various sources, headlines include Israelis Queried on Settlements; Settler Attacks on Palestinians; Settlement Expansion [excerpt from an interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the 'CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer,' September 27, 1998 - "We're going to live there in that territory, the Arabs are going to live there, and we're going to have to find a way through peaceful negotiations to have our two peoples live in that very small land between the Jordan and the sea"]); The Wye Memorandum and Settlements (with full-page map "Current and Projected Israeli Redeployment According to the Wye Memorandum 1998"; "The official text of the memorandum curiously omits an agreed upon map detailing the areas to be transferred by Israel to Palestinian control. This is the first redeployment accord in which such a map has not formed part of the official agreement"); Table and two Graphs (Table "Population Growth in the Judea Region [southern West Bank], 1992-1996"; Graph "Settler Population, 1972-1997"; Graph "Population by Age, 1996"); Water Allocation on the West Bank Favors Settlers (with Table). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the November-December 1997 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 7 Number 6) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 10 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Take a Time-Out for Peace by Geoffrey Aronson ("The September visit of U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to the Middle East reinvigorated efforts to formally resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and offered the Clinton administration an opportunity to highlight its support for an undefined 'time-out' in Israel's expansion of settlements"); Settlements Gain Maximum Incentives (with map "Areas of National Priority - 1997"; "On September 2, Israel's ministerial committee on economic matters approved a new map outlining regions of national priority, The map, whose outlines were announced earlier this year, replaces one approved by the government of Yitzhak Rabin:"); New Book Assesses PLO Negotiating Strategy (on "From Occupation to Interim Accords: Israel and the Palestinian Territories" by Palestinian attorney Raja Shehadeh); Settlement Time Line (from August 21, 1997 through September 24, 1997); U.S. Policy Statements on Settlements (from the State Department, with headings When Settlers Aren't Settlers; On the Natural Growth of Settlements); [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu Defends Expansion of West Bank Settlement ("The following excerpt is from an interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israel Television Channel 1 Network, September 26, 1997"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; small round sticker, separated, to edge (used in mailing issue).

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the September-October 1997 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 7 Number 5) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 10 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: The Search Continues for a Successor to Oslo Diplomacy by Geoffrey Aronson ("The formal framework of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, set out in the Oslo I, Oslo II, and Hebron agreements, has been in crisis since Israel's decision in March to begin construction on a new settlement at Jebel Abu Ghneim [Har Homa] in annexed East Jerusalem" with topics: Two-Track Diplomacy; Final Status Framework; Four-Point Plan; and Four-Point Plan B); Setting the Stage for a Demolition Derby ("The following article on the explosive issue of Israel's demolition of illegally constructed residential housing in Jerusalem appeared in 'Ha'aretz' on August 17. The author, Jerusalem attorney Daniel Zeidman, represents Palestinian plaintiffs in the Jebel Abu Ghneim construction controversy and is legal advisor for th Ir Shalem organization which has led Israeli opposition to construction at the site"); Settlement Snapshots (with Table "Settlement Survey - August 1997"); Bombers and Bulldozers ("On August 6, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright offered her assessment of U.S. policy toward the Israel-Palestinian conflict in a speech before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Later that day, President Bill Clinton addressed the issue at a White House press conference. Excerpts from their remarks appear below"); Settlement Time Line (from April 30, 1997 to September 5, 1997); half-page A Palestinian Outline for a Post-Oslo Strategy ("During July 1997, Hani al-Hassan, a Palestinian businessman and Fatah veteran, participated in informal discussions with Israelis on final status issues. An excerpt from an interview published in 'al-Hayat,' August 6, 1997, follows"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; small round sticker, separated, to edge (used in mailing issue); light cover wear.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the July 1995 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 5 Number 4) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Momentum Grows to Move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem by Geoffrey Aronson; [Prime Minister Yitzhak] Rabin's "Battle for Jerusalem" Shifts into High Gear (with map "East Jerusalem: Land Expropriations - 1967-1995," pie chart "Jerusalem after 1967," and two Tables: "Lands Expropriated for Public Purposes," and "Existing Housing Units and Population in Palestinian Neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, 1995"); Rabin Forced to Back Down on Jerusalem Expropriations; U.S. Vetoes Security Council Vote Against Expropriation ("From May 12 to May 17, the United Nations Security Council discussed Israel's planned expropriation of lands in East Jerusalem. The resolution calling upon Israel to rescind the expropriation orders was vetoed by the United States. Excerpts from the debate follow"); short Palestinians Face Discrimination in Jerusalem Housing. Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the May-June 1997 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 7 Number 3) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 10 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Pressure Grows on U.S. to Define Policy on Settlements Issue by Geoffrey Aronson ("The Clinton administration is faced with an ongoing crisis in relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority [PA]. This crisis has less to do with any particular incident than with the growing Palestinian recognition that the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an unreliable partner in the process established by his immediate predecessors"); Har Homa [East Jerusalem]: [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu Wins First Round of the Battle for Jerusalem (with small map and "Har Homa at a Glance"); Settler Population Grows to More Than 160,000 in 1996 - a 9.4% Increase (with maps of the West Bank and Gaza Strip); Short Takes From State ("The following statements on settlement-related issues were made by President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and Nicolas Burns, the Department of State spokesman"); Settlement Time Line (from March 3, 1997 through April 25, 1997); Labor's Views Regarding Permanent Status ("The following excerpts are from a March 7, 1997 interview in 'Ha'aretz' with Yossi Beilin, a minister in the Labor governments of 1992-96 and the principal Israeli architect of the Oslo process"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover; small round sticker, separated, to edge (used in mailing issue).

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the September 1994 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 4 Number 5) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Settlements Remain a Kay Factor in Current Stage of Negotiations by Geoffrey Aronson ("A little more than one year ago, while secret talks were going on between Israel and the PLO, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin declared that an agreement on 'Gaza-Jericho first' would ease the pressure for a solution to Israel's continuing occupation of the West Bank and Jerusalem. Gaza-Jericho is now in place"); Settlers and [Prime Minister Yitzhak] Rabin in Rare Agreement on Negotiating Strategy (with topics: Settler Extremism and Renewed Violence); From the Israeli Press: Self-Made Impasse by Dan Margarlit (from the May 6, 1994 issue of Ha'aretz'; "Yitzhak Rabin has chosen the wrong way to defend the wise agreement he made with Yasser Arafat. In a televised appearance, he ridiculed Menachem Begin, saying that his ceremony at Camp David was not marred by an incident like that orchestrated by Arafat in Cairo because Begin gave everything to Anwar al-Sadat, whereas Rabin was not so generous toward Arafat"); Gaza Settlers Adjust to Palestinian Autonomy (with map "Palestinian Autonomous Area - Gaza Strip 1994"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the January-February 1997 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 7 Number 1) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 10 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: [President Bill] Clinton Administration Sharpens Focus on Settlements ("The Clinton administration is directing more critical public attention toward Israel's settlement expansion policies than at any time since it came to power in 1992" - "Asked if he viewed the settlements as an obstacle to peace, Clinton replied, 'Absolutely. Absolutely'"); Settlers Demand More Tangible Support from [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu ("'The roots of the people of Israel are in the land of Beit El, Shilo, Betar, and Hebron. And not only will these roots not be torn out, they will be made deeper. Our first answer,' continued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a December 12 [1996] grave-side eulogy in the West Bank settlement of Beit El for a father and daughter killed by Palestinian gunfire, 'is that we are here to stay. We will not be driven out, uprooted, or chased out of our land. We will be strong and our answer is to remain here and to continue in our land"); Settlement Developments Timeline: November 17, 1996 to January 17, 1997; Short Takes (excerpts from mostly Israeli publications); U.S. Government Policy on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories: 1967-1996; Peace Now Report Shows More Than 4,000 Units under Construction in West Bank Settlements (with Table). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the July 1993 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 3 Number 4) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founder and President Merle Thorpe, Jr.). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Administration Report Plays Down Current Settlement in Territories by Geoffrey Aronson ("The latest [U.S.] State Department annual report on Israeli settlement in the occupied territories attempts to present the settlement policies of the [Yitzhak] Rabin government in their most advantageous light, stressing efforts to curb settlements. In so doing, however, it highlights the limited nature of the so-called reforms and plays down more telling indices of the continuing settlement program"); Militant Settlers Test Rabin's Authority by Geoffrey Aronson ("Today, a small minority among the 120,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank are attempting to create a second military force in the occupied territories with an agenda far more radical than Israel's army of occupation and not subject to any authority but settlers and their rabbis"); The Door is Opened to Settlement on the Golan [Heights]; Settlement Activity (with map of the West Bank and topics: After Confiscation Comes Discrimination; Settlements Remain Attractive; Local Loans Revised); Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories (with map of the "Greater" Jerusalem Area; "This text of Israel's settlement policies was released by the State Department to Congress in April. The 'Settlement Report' has added the map to illustrate the still undefined '100-square-mile' area referred to as 'Greater Jerusalem' in the text below"); Israel Takes Palestinian Land Amid Peace Process (from the Reuters newswire, which begins, "On a stony hillside by a Jewish settlement, a Palestinian farmer pointed at fencing that looked newer than the rest of its chainlink perimeter. 'In December the settlers took away the old fence and put up a new one, taking 28 dunams [seven acres] of my land,' said Abdel Aziz Sabatin, 65, from the nearby Palestinian village of Hussan"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the July 1994 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 4 Number 4) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founded by Merle Thorpe, Jr.; Lucius D. Battle, President). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: [Prime Minister Yitzhak] Rabin Stirs Debate on Value of Settlements ("Israelis are now engaged in one of the most difficult, and potentially revolutionary, debates in the country's 46-year history. The Oslo accords, the February massacre of Palestinians in Hebron, and the recent Cairo agreement on the implementation of Palestinian autonomy in Gaza and Jericho have forced an extraordinary national debate on the role and value of Israeli settlements not only as political instruments, but also as the barometer of the strength and vitality of Zionism itself"); Historic Israeli-PLO Accord Leaves Settlements Intact (with maps "Palestinian Autonomous Area - Jericho 1994" and "Palestinian Autonomous Area - Gaza Strip 1994" with topics: Accord Protects Settlers; Precedent for the Future; text of the Agreement on the Gaza Strip and Jericho Area); Palestinians and Israelis Raise Autonomy Concerns ("Palestinians from the [occupied] territories were conspicuous by their absence from the signing of the 'Gaza-Jericho first' agreement in Cairo. Their absence reflects concerns about the agreement itself, particularly as it relates to the protection afforded both settlements and settlers"); quote from Furayh Abu-Middayn, member of the Palestinian National Authority, quoted in the 'Jerusalem Voice of Israel,' May 29, 1994 ("If Israel had frozen settlement in East Jerusalem, there would have been no problem with the Palestinian side. Jerusalem is a very sensitive issue, and Israel is not committed to accords on freezing settlements. There has been a pledge since President [George H. W.] Bush's era that settlement activity would be frozen. At that time, Israel obtained a loan guarantee of $10 billion as support for Israel's economy - Palestinian citizens in East Jerusalem - have rights. Meanwhile, Israel expands. It extends Jerusalem northward, eastward, and southward"). Mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the July 1992 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 2 Number 4) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founder and President Merle Thorpe, Jr.). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 8 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: Israeli Violations Led to [President George H. W.] Bush Hardline on Loan Guarantees; [Yitzhak] Rabin Victory Promises Change in Settlement Program; Settlement Pressure Increasing on Jerusalem's Old City Arabs (on East Jerusalem: "Led by Minister of Housing Ariel Sharon, ideologically motivated settlement groups have spearheaded government efforts in recent years to purchase homes and land and occupy sites not only within the Old City's Muslim and Christian Quarters, but also in the adjacent Arab neighborhoods of Silwan, the Mount of Olives, Wadi Joz, and Sheikh Jarrah" - "'We have set a goal for ourselves of not leaving one neighborhood in East Jerusalem without Jews,' explained Sharon at a pre-election dedication of a newly refurbished home in the Muslim Quarter"); Likud's Final Apartment Sale (with Table; "In April, the Likud government of Yitzhak Shamir embarked upon its most ambitious campaign ever to induce Russian and Ethiopian immigrants to settle in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Today, more than a quarter million Israelis live in the two areas captured by Israel in June 1967"); U.S. Jewish Community Leaders Critical of Settlement Policy; No Security Value to Settlements Seen by Israeli Reserve Generals; Likud [Party] Pushes Contracts for 10,000 New West Bank Homes. Staples lightly rusted; mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.

Newsletter. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the May 1992 issue of "Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories" (Volume 2 Number 3) edited by Geoffrey Aronson and published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace out of Washington, D.C. (Founder and President Merle Thorpe, Jr.). A stapled newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 12 pages including front and rear covers. Contents include: GAO: '91 Loan Terms Failed to Affect Settlement Policy ("The Government Accounting Office has confirmed that conditions attached to the $400 million in loan guarantees provided by the United States in 1991 'had no discernible effect on Israel's housing policies and did not influence the Israeli government's decisions on where to build new housing or on how much settlement activity to undertake in the occupied territories'"); Israeli Settlements Scuttle $10 Billion Loan Guarantees ("The [Yitzhak] Shamir government's adamant refusal to curb its settlement program in the occupied territories has prevented U.S. support for Israel's request for $10 billion in loan guarantees"); U.S. Editorial Opinion Favors Settlement Freeze (with editorial excerpts from major U.S. newspapers); [Yitzhak] Rabin Defines Labor's Settlement Policy in Traditional Terms; [Yitzhak] Rabin: Pressured by Israel in 1976, Washington Knuckled Under; Senate Debates Loan Guarantees ("On April 1, 1992, the Senate, by a 99-1 vote, passed a non-binding sense of the Senate resolution [S. Res. 277] 'that the United States Government should support appropriate loan guarantees to Israel for refugee absorption.' The following are excerpts from that debate"); Hearing of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee ("On February 21, 1992, the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee heard expert testimony on Israel's settlement policies. The following are excerpts from the hearing"); Hearing of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee (on February 25, 1992, with excerpts); Hearings of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee (on February 24, 1992, with excerpts). Staples rusted; mailing label and USPS postage cancellation to rear cover.