http://dir.salon.com/topics/west_bank/?source=rss&aim=west_bank en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST By Pierre Heumann Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/28/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/28/gaza/index.html?source=rss Palestinians have flooded into Egypt en masse since militants blew open a border wall. Is it a blessing in disguise for Israel? By Gregory Levey Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/13/jerusalem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/13/jerusalem/index.html?source=rss A new coalition of religious hard-liners with ties to President Bush seeks to scuttle any plans for dividing Jerusalem between Israelis and Palestinians. By Aluf Benn Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/two_state/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/two_state/index.html?source=rss President Bush's peace summit for Israelis and Palestinians ignores a painful truth -- one that we are already living in the Middle East. Walter Shapiro Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2007/11/25/huckabee_snafu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2007/11/25/huckabee_snafu/index.html?source=rss In a Sunday morning interview, the cheerful conservative muffs an easy foreign-policy exam. By Gregory Levey Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/09/gaydamak_bibi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/09/gaydamak_bibi/index.html?source=rss 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 Aluf Benn Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/20/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/20/gaza/index.html?source=rss Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters. By Christoph Schult Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/19/hamas_fatah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/19/hamas_fatah/index.html?source=rss Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud. By Gregory Levey Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East. By Gregory Levey Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/29/israeli_arabs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/29/israeli_arabs/index.html?source=rss Tensions are rising between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens -- and could affect the chances for peace, or wider war, in the Middle East. By Gregory Levey Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/19/israellobby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/19/israellobby/index.html?source=rss A new alliance, including financier George Soros and former Bill Clinton advisor Jeremy Ben-Ami, aims to take on the powerful lobbyist group AIPAC -- and reshape U.S. policy. By Cary Tennis Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/12/14/two_state_solution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/12/14/two_state_solution/index.html?source=rss Should I sacrifice the job for the boyfriend, or sacrifice the boyfriend for the job -- or can I have both? By Rachel Shabi Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/27/palestinian_beer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/27/palestinian_beer/index.html?source=rss A Christian-Palestinian microbrewery is defying the hardships of occupation -- and perhaps Hamas' vision for an alcohol-free Islamic state. By Rachel Shabi Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/18/barrier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/18/barrier/index.html?source=rss Israel continues building a mammoth barrier in the name of border security. Opponents charge that it's carving more land for Jewish settlements -- and assaulting Palestinians' human rights. By Sandy Tolan Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/23/olmert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/23/olmert/index.html?source=rss Far from bringing stability, Ehud Olmert's plan to draw Israel's final borders would destroy the Palestinian dream of self-determination and ignite more conflict. By Aluf Benn Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/11/22/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/11/22/sharon/index.html?source=rss Ariel Sharon's split with the Likud, and the rise of Labor leader Amir Peretz, have turned Israeli politics upside down. Will the new order help bring peace with the Palestinians? By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/10/27/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/10/27/btm/index.html?source=rss It's Ambiguity Week! Plus: Orthodox Hasidim, Palestinian suicide bombers and the weirdest good film of the year. By Daoud Kuttab Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/18/palestine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/18/palestine/index.html?source=rss For Palestinians, the baffling Israeli withdrawal is a milestone -- but their future is still shrouded in uncertainty. By Rebecca Sinderbrand Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/17/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/17/gaza/index.html?source=rss Right-wing protesters screamed and threw stones, but the machinery of disengagement is grinding on. A report from the front lines of Israel's historic withdrawal. By Carolin Emcke Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/22/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/22/gaza/index.html?source=rss When Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip in August, Palestinians will contend with a society shattered by occupation and the powerlessness of its own leadership. Mark Follman Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/18/road_map/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/18/road_map/index.html?source=rss Why the so-called road map to peace ultimately may lead to a dead end: irreconcilable demographics. Mark Follman Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/11/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/11/sharon/index.html?source=rss Is the biggest threat to the peace process, and to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, now from his own people? By Gary Kamiya Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/02/09/middle_east/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/02/09/middle_east/index.html?source=rss A solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is possible -- but only if the president is willing to confront Ariel Sharon. If history is a guide, he won't. By Aluf Benn Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss Just talking about withdrawing from Gaza, which even Ariel Sharon doesn't want, has traumatized Israel. What will happen when the real prize -- the West Bank -- is on the table? By Gary Kamiya Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/11/11/arafat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/11/11/arafat/index.html?source=rss The PLO leader's legacy is rife with violence and failure. Yet his central achievement is undeniable: He kept alive the idea that a Palestinian people existed. By Walid Batrawi Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/08/13/ramallah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/08/13/ramallah/index.html?source=rss As life in the occupied territories becomes ever more hellish, Palestinians are openly expressing anger at their incompetent leadership.