Presents the Palestinian peace platform for achieving peaceful co-existence of Moslems, Christians, and Jews in Palestine. The proposal calls for the establishment of a secular, democratic state. Although the Israeli government has officially rejected the proposal, the emergence of an Israeli peace movement indicates public recognition of the need…

We are confronted by the threat of universal annihilation. It is the judgment of all intellectual leaders--scientists, educators, philosophers, and theologians--that the next logical step in the history of society's attempt to settle conflict in nonviolent ways is to create a federation of governments or a world government. (SR)

Presents the Israeli plan for establishing an autonomous region in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza District for Palestinian Arabs. The author describes problems which have obstructed efforts to solve the Palestinian issue. (AM)

Reviews the post World War II nuclear-military arms race and claims that it is possible to define significant limits of military power for national security. Topics discussed include public opinion regarding the arms race, constraints on military power, conventional forces, checkmating conventional strategy, and the seriousness of nuclear false…

Discusses how American-Israeli relations are more influenced by news media reports than by a consistent American foreign policy. The mass media were manipulated so that Israeli military acts of self-defense were condemned as acts of agression. Menachem Begin's role as an irritant in efforts to establish peace in the Middle East is examined. (AM)

People are becoming more aware of the dangers of smoking, but nonsmokers still find it difficult to avoid inhaling second-hand smoke. Ways to separate smokers from nonsmokers in public places and to get smokers to refrain from smoking in the presence of nonsmokers are discussed. (IS)

The three highest priorities for American foreign policy are avoiding nuclear war by working with the Soviet leadership to alter our present collision course, demonstrating our commitment to human rights throughout the world, and ensuring American economic prosperity by strengthening exports and ensuring the stability of the international monetary…