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Israel's rising right wing
Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely.
By Gregory Levey Oct 9, 2007
Israel goes on the virtual offensive
The Israeli government is deploying new tactics to deepen ties with American youth and evangelicals.
By Gregory Levey Mar 23, 2007
The neocons' next war
By secretly providing NSA intelligence to Israel and undermining the hapless Condi Rice, hardliners in the Bush administration are trying to widen the Middle East conflict to Iran and Syria, not stop it.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 3, 2006
Death grip
A hard-hitting new book by two mainstream Israeli journalists blames both Sharon and Arafat for the bloody stalemate that grips the Holy Land.
By Aluf Benn Oct 6, 2004
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 Jun 11, 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
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 Apr 24, 2003
In Gaza, blame turns toward Arafat
Economic chaos -- and a looming humanitarian crisis -- undermine both the Palestinian Authority and the intifada.
By Ferry Biedermann Jul 19, 2002
Bush's Middle East Band-Aid
Israeli politicians and analysts say that the U.S.'s sudden involvement is cosmetic and only designed to pave the way for an attack on Iraq.
By Aluf Benn Mar 22, 2002
The Arafat question
As angry Israelis call for the removal of the Palestinian leader, others caution that the alternative would be far worse.
By Flore de Préneuf Dec 4, 2001
Mission impossible?
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 Nov 27, 2001
Postcard from Bethlehem
After 11 days of siege, the Israelis have left behind ruins and broken families in the Palestinian city.
By Flore de Préneuf Oct 31, 2001
Is Ariel Sharon on the verge?
U.S. support for the Israeli government is waning and the prime minister's strange bedfellows left-right ruling coalition is agitated. Will Sharon become the war against terrorism's first victim?
By Aluf Benn Oct 25, 2001
Is Powell's peace plan a pipe dream?
With calls for the abandonment of settlement construction and a "total end of violence" at its core, the U.S. road map to Mideast peace may be doomed from Day 1.
By Ben Barber May 22, 2001
Where's Arafat?
His intransigence helped elect Ariel Sharon, and violence rages on. Can Yasser Arafat lead the Palestinians out of crisis?
By Flore de Prineuf Mar 8, 2001
Colin Powell rolls up his sleeves
On his trip to the Middle East next week, Bush's secretary of state will face an escalating conflict that he never intended to mediate.
By Ben Barber Feb 16, 2001
Can Sharon make peace?
Aggressive diplomatic moves and a conciliatory victory speech encourage some observers. Others just say Arafat got what he deserved.
By Fiona Morgan Feb 9, 2001
Will Ariel Sharon bulldoze the peace process?
His election as Israel's prime minister was expected, but it's too soon to tell how he will steer Middle East relations.
By Flore de Préuneuf Feb 7, 2001
"The Bulldozer" clanks on
Coming all the way back from war-criminal disgrace, hard-liner Ariel Sharon is about to become the next prime minister of Israel.
By Flore de Préneuf Jan 25, 2001
Barak's fate depends on peace
By calling for early elections, the embattled Israeli prime minister buys a little time, but also places his fate in the hands of Yasser Arafat.
By Flore de Préneuf Nov 30, 2000
Middle East meets Wild West
With the crisis simmering and the death toll mounting in Israel, vigilante movements are brewing among Israelis and Palestinians alike.
By Flore de Prineuf Nov 27, 2000
Israel's apartheid
Fed up with restrictions and discrimination, last month Israeli Arabs joined their Palestinian brethren in the battle against Israeli Jews.
By Flore de Prineuf Nov 3, 2000
Living under siege
Meet the residents of two Middle East cities -- one Palestinian, the other Israeli. Both share the same concerns about violence and security -- from opposite sides of the conflict.
By Flore de Prineuf Oct 25, 2000
Peace? Please hold
As the bloodbath rages in the Middle East, Ehud Barak calls for a "timeout" in the peace process.
By Flore de Prineuf Oct 23, 2000
"The Bulldozer"
How Ariel Sharon plowed his way back onto the bloody stage of Mideast politics.
By Flore de Prineuf Oct 17, 2000
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