Ariel Sharon

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  • A fragile peace

    As Israelis and Palestinians shake hands in front of the cameras, it's as if the years of bloodshed were just a bad dream. But both sides have a long way to go before the nightmare is over.
    By Aluf Benn July 9, 2003

  • Bush plunges into the Middle East quagmire

    The president's sudden, passionate intervention surprised everyone. But Israeli officials doubt he's in it for the long haul.
    By Aluf Benn June 11, 2003

  • A faint sliver of Mideast hope

    Revelations that Bush talked tough to Sharon and feels for the Palestinians may signal his willingness to pressure the Israeli leader to make peace. Or they could be another disappointment in a long history of betrayals.
    By Gary Kamiya June 5, 2003

  • Will Bush take real risks for Mideast peace?

    Former U.S. ambassador and diplomat Martin Indyk hails the president's recent engagement, saying he's "becoming -- dare I say it -- like President Clinton."
    By Mark Follman May 23, 2003

  • Bush's Mideast test

    With his much vaunted peace plan dead in the water, will the president push Israeli leader Ariel Sharon to take baby steps on removing settlements when the two meet next week?
    By Aluf Benn May 15, 2003

  • Benny Elon's long, strange trip

    Israel's radical-right tourism minister, who wants Palestinians transferred to Jordan, came to Washington to huddle with his best American friends -- not Jews, but the Christian right.
    By Claire Tristram May 14, 2003

  • Middle East peace: Another painful mirage?

    With Abu Mazen replacing Yasser Arafat, the prospects for peace appear the brightest in years. But neither Bush nor Sharon seems interested in seizing the moment.
    By Aluf Benn April 24, 2003

  • Bush moves an inch on the Mideast

    Under heavy pressure from British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the president finally raises the Israeli-Palestinian issue. But does he really intend to solve it?
    By Aluf Benn March 19, 2003

  • Hell no, Bibi's nephew won't go

    Israel is throwing the book at Netanyahu's refusenik kin, as the number of young people evading military service continues to rise.
    By Michelle Goldberg February 28, 2003

  • Sharon's world

    Bush is on his side, a longed-for Iraq war is coming, and the Palestinians seem to be under control, but the economy is in ruins and his right-wing coalition could be shaky. For Israel's ultimate survivor, it's business as usual.
    By Aluf Benn February 28, 2003

  • Saddam stands alone

    The Arab street that once rallied for Iraq is strangely quiet, although anger and frustration sometimes boil up.
    By Ferry Biedermann February 7, 2003

  • Sharon's victory: Now comes the hard part

    Unless he can lure Labor back into his coalition, the hard-line Israeli leader may find himself at odds with his best friend, George W. Bush.
    By Aluf Benn January 29, 2003

  • The Middle East

    The White House's reckless, one-sided policies could lead to a global catastrophe.
    By Gary Kamiya January 22, 2003

  • Bush's frightening Middle East appointment

    By naming Iran-contra rogue Elliott Abrams its top policy advisor on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the White House is signaling a hard pro-Sharon line that could prove disastrous.
    By Gary Kamiya December 10, 2002

  • Manufacturing a massacre

    Initial reports said Palestinian gunmen brazenly fired on Jewish worshipers in Hebron. The reports were wrong -- but the U.S. media has yet to correct them.
    By Eric Boehlert November 19, 2002

  • The fall of the house of Ariel

    Despite the collapse of Sharon's coalition, there's a good chance he and his policies will be back.
    By Aluf Benn November 6, 2002

  • When friends collide

    With Israeli and American interests diverging, stakes will be high and negotiations tricky when President Bush and Ariel Sharon meet this week.
    By Aluf Benn October 15, 2002

  • Sharon's miscalculation

    The Israeli leader has defied President Bush before and gotten away with it -- but not this time.
    By Aluf Benn October 1, 2002

  • Bush to Arab world: Drop dead

    Driven by right-wing ideologues and his own zeal, President Bush has taken Ariel Sharon's side in the Middle East even while plotting a war with Iraq. Foreign policy experts say that's a dangerous combination.
    By Ian Williams September 24, 2002

  • Sharon's strangulation strategy

    Israel is using economic pressure to force the Palestinians to cry uncle. But will a humanitarian crisis in the occupied territories spoil the plan?
    By Aluf Benn July 30, 2002

  • Sharon's master plan: Endless war, endless occupation

    The assassination of a Hamas chief -- along with many civilians -- reveals the prime minister's pathological fear that giving anything to the Palestinians will mean the end of Israel.
    By Noah Sudarsky July 25, 2002

  • In Gaza, blame turns toward Arafat

    Economic chaos -- and a looming humanitarian crisis -- undermine both the Palestinian Authority and the intifada.
    By Ferry Biedermann July 19, 2002

  • The calm before the storm

    With terror attacks thwarted and President Bush on his side, Ariel Sharon is riding high -- but what will happen when Israel pulls its troops out of the West Bank cities?
    By Aluf Benn July 12, 2002

  • Hopeless in Hebron

    As Israeli troops destroy the symbol of Palestinian authority in this biblical city, moderates on both sides say Bush's speech has only made matters worse.
    By Ferry Biedermann July 3, 2002

  • Fiddling while the Middle East burns

    Bush's one-sided speech is just the latest chapter in a long history of U.S. ignorance, ill will and condescension toward the Palestinians -- and it's not going to help Israel, either.
    By Gary Kamiya June 25, 2002
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