http://dir.salon.com/topics/flore_de_preneuf/?source=rss&aim=flore_de_preneuf en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/18/war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/18/war/index.html?source=rss A year and a half ago, liberal Israelis warned that if Ariel Sharon were elected, horror would overtake them and the Palestinians. They were right By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/04/05/pacifist_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/04/05/pacifist_women/index.html?source=rss Israel's Women in Black say the blood of their children is on Sharon's hands. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/03/20/vollertsen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/03/20/vollertsen/index.html?source=rss For the human rights activist who organized last week's daring North Korean refugee escape, success hinged on having a worldwide audience. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/02/21/ezra_selim/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/02/21/ezra_selim/index.html?source=rss Two men -- an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Muslim -- risk harassment, jail and death for their love. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/12/19/demography/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/12/19/demography/index.html?source=rss An exploding birthrate means that Arabs will outnumber Jews in Greater Israel next year. How long can Israel continue to rule a "minority" population larger than its Jewish one? By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/12/13/plo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/12/13/plo/index.html?source=rss As Israel cuts off contact with the Palestinian leader after another bloody attack, the question of who might succeed him gains urgency. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/12/05/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/12/05/suicide/index.html?source=rss Osama Bahar and Nabil Halabiyeh played soccer and practiced karate together. On Saturday, the best friends blew up themselves and 10 young Israelis. An exclusive portrait of two unlikely mass killers. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/12/04/arafat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/12/04/arafat/index.html?source=rss As angry Israelis call for the removal of the Palestinian leader, others caution that the alternative would be far worse. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/27/envoy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/27/envoy/index.html?source=rss A flare-up of Middle East violence, including the assassination of a master Hamas terrorist, may render the peacemaking efforts of new U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni futile. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/16/brutality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/16/brutality/index.html?source=rss Americans are debating whether torture should be used against terrorists. But the case of Israel shows that brutality in the name of morality doesn't pay. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/31/bethlehem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/31/bethlehem/index.html?source=rss After 11 days of siege, the Israelis have left behind ruins and broken families in the Palestinian city. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/22/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/22/israel/index.html?source=rss With at least 24 Palestinians dead and several West Bank and Gaza cities under Israeli control, the fiercest military assault since 1994 shows no signs of abating. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/18/killing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/18/killing/index.html?source=rss The murder of an Israeli extremist by Palestinian extremists pushes both Sharon and Arafat to the brink -- and threatens to doom the peace process. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/08/nablus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/08/nablus/index.html?source=rss Yasser Arafat's security forces used tear gas, batons and bullets, but they couldn't stop students from welcoming the Saudi terrorist's support. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/04/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/04/israel/index.html?source=rss As the Bush administration comes out in favor of a Palestinian state, more violence in the region keeps the Israelis and Palestinians apart. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/29/intifada/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/29/intifada/index.html?source=rss On the anniversary of the new Palestinian intifada, a resolution between Palestinians and Israelis seems as far away as ever. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/26/peres_arafat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/26/peres_arafat/index.html?source=rss The talks are more symbol than substance, but hard-liners on both sides denounce them anyway. Still, it's a small victory for U.S. diplomacy. By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/17/jerusalem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/17/jerusalem/index.html?source=rss Palestinians celebrate World Trade Center attacks and Israel balks at truce talks. Will this threaten the U.S.'s global coalition? By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/09/13/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/09/13/israel/index.html?source=rss In Israel, a day without an attack "is a miraculous day," and a public eager for escapism turns to soap operas. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/11/west_bank/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/11/west_bank/index.html?source=rss While many Palestinians celebrate the attack on the U.S., Yasser Arafat denounces it as "unacceptable" and Israelis mourn. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/10/yassin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/10/yassin/index.html?source=rss Just a week before a deadly Jerusalem pizzeria bombing, the spiritual leader for Hamas told Salon how, by "protecting the dignity of his people," a suicide bomber "becomes a martyr." By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/10/bombing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/10/bombing/index.html?source=rss Palestinian groups vie for credit for the pizza-restaurant blast that left hundreds injured. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/06/06/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/06/06/israel/index.html?source=rss Pushed to the edge by rage and revenge, Palestinians and Israelis stare into the abyss of war. By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/08/arafat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/08/arafat/index.html?source=rss His intransigence helped elect Ariel Sharon, and violence rages on. Can Yasser Arafat lead the Palestinians out of crisis? By Flore de Préuneuf Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/07/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/07/sharon/index.html?source=rss His election as Israel's prime minister was expected, but it's too soon to tell how he will steer Middle East relations.