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Economic chaos -- and a looming humanitarian crisis -- undermine both the Palestinian Authority and the intifada.
By Ferry Biedermann
July 19, 2002
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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
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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
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How the Israeli prime minister won over George Bush.
By Aluf Benn
June 27, 2002
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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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In the aftermath of new Middle East violence, tensions have risen and hopes have all but collapsed. Now both Israelis and Palestinians are looking to Washington for answers.
By Ferry Biedermann
June 21, 2002
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After squandering a series of opportunities for peace, it's time for Yasser Arafat to step aside.
By Robert Scheer
June 12, 2002
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As an anxious Israeli prime minister flies to Washington to make sure he has U.S. support, Bush is still wavering and stalling for time -- and Arafat's ouster seems closer than ever.
By Aluf Benn
June 8, 2002
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Arafat calls for elections and promises to reform his corrupt regime -- but dispirited Palestinians have no faith things will change.
By Ferry Biedermann
May 17, 2002
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If the Bush administration is serious about brokering a Mideast peace, it has to reject Israeli -- as well as Palestinian -- extremists.
By Muqtedar Khan
May 14, 2002
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The Likud vote rejecting Palestinian statehood allows Ariel Sharon to present himself as a centrist -- an image his staunch ally George Bush is happy to affirm.
By Aluf Benn
May 14, 2002
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A security buffer between Israel and Palestine would force Israel to abandon far-flung settlements, and Palestinians to see that terror doomed their chance for a prosperous, peaceful state.
By Samuel G. Freedman
May 3, 2002
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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 Préneuf
April 18, 2002
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Under Ariel Sharon's leadership the once-proud Israel Defense Forces is heading down toward the moral level of suicide bombers.
By Robert Scheer
April 16, 2002
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Palestinians fume at what they see as a U.S. tilt toward Israel after another suicide bombing threatens to derail Colin Powell's mission.
By Ferry Biedermann
April 13, 2002
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By pushing the limits of what the president will accept, Sharon is buying time to complete his military strategy. But is he digging his own political grave?
By Aluf Benn
April 10, 2002
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As wounded Palestinians hide in corpse-filled ambulances and militants bray defiance, Israel begins to withdraw from two Palestinian cities. But with hatred on both sides deeper than ever, does Powell's mission even have a chance?
By Ferry Biedermann
April 9, 2002
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Under intense pressure to intervene, Bush reluctantly dispatches Colin Powell. But does the president have a plan?
By Ben Barber
April 5, 2002
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The bumbling and arrogance of the administration has made the Middle East -- and the world -- a more dangerous place.
By Gary Kamiya
April 2, 2002
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The U.S. still has a chance to broker a lasting peace in the Middle East. But to do so, it must go beyond merely denouncing terrorism and push through a political solution.
By Gary Kamiya
March 30, 2002
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The Arab summit meeting in Beirut opens in disarray, as Palestinians pull out and key American allies snub the event -- but the Saudi peace plan offers a ray of hope.
By Paul Wachter
March 28, 2002
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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
March 22, 2002
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How did a Texas oilman end up being a fervent supporter of the hard-line Israeli prime minister?
By Aluf Benn
March 8, 2002
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Israel says its invasion of Palestinian refugee camps is designed to stop terrorism and show militants they have nowhere to hide. Palestinians say innocent people are being killed and vow revenge.
By Ferry Biedermann
March 2, 2002
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Worried about a possible thaw between Washington and Iran, Sharon warns that the Islamic regime poses an urgent threat to Israel.
By Aluf Benn
January 28, 2002
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Sharon tests Bush
Bloody Bethlehem
Slouching towards Bethlehem
Bush's foreign policy catastrophe
Last exit before Armageddon
Amid chaos, an olive branch
Bush's Middle East Band-Aid
Ariel Sharon's most powerful weapon: George W. Bush
Israel turns up the heat on Iran
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