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Life after the settlements
Carolin Emcke
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.
Blair gets his Africa deal
Aaron Kinney
The G-8 nations doubled their aid to Africa, but not everyone is happy.
The Middle East’s real problem: The mafia
Ferry Biedermann
How can democracy take root in countries run by capi di tutti capi? And after the Iraq debacle, can Bush really be considering making Syria, too, an offer it can't refuse?
“Time is our greatest enemy”
Chris McGreal
Bush rebuffs Abbas on his appeal for help in reviving the U.S.-led "road map" to peace with Israel.
Israel’s identity crisis
Aluf Benn
For decades, Israelis have put off facing a simple question: Is Israel a Jewish state, or a state of all its citizens? But with Palestinians soon to become a majority, the issue can no longer be ducked
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
An Israeli-American director tracks down her Palestinian nanny's family. An Argentine hotshot tells a story of sexual awakening. Plus: French cinema's newest coltish sex symbol.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to Juan Cole's article on academic McCarthyism at Columbia, and defend Howard Dean's position on Iraq. Plus: Eli Pariser defends MoveOn's position on the bankruptcy bill.
The new McCarthyism
Juan Cole
A witch hunt against a Columbia professor, and the New York Times' disgraceful support for it, represent the gravest threat to academic freedom in decades.
Is Al-Jazeera ready for prime time?
Corey Pein
The "Fox News of the Arab world" plans to take on Rupert Murdoch and friends with a new English-language service -- unless the Bush administration succeeds in squashing it.
Is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unsolvable?
Mark Follman
Why the so-called road map to peace ultimately may lead to a dead end: irreconcilable demographics.
After Arafat
Jennifer Miller
Fighting corruption, rebuilding institutions and trying to bring militants into the political system, Palestinians have moved on after the death of their leader. But how long will their new hopes last?
Democracy — by George?
Juan Cole
President Bush and his supporters are taking credit for spreading freedom across the Middle East. Here's why they're wrong.
Peace in the Middle East: Now it’s up to Bush
Gary Kamiya
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.
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Katharine Mieszkowski
Tagging, the Web's newest game, lets you see what other people are reading and thinking. Welcome to the key-worded universe.
“These are the first days”
Julian Borger
The cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Palestinians is a positive sign, but the real challenge now is to maintain it.
The view from Morocco
Mark MacNamara
An American writer abroad looks at Iraq through the lens of the Middle East and sees a kaleidoscope of hope and failure, promise and despair.
Israel’s security fence, dividing lives
Carolin Emcke, Annette Grossbongardt
The wall that slices deep into Palestinian land has made Israelis feel safer, but left Palestinians bitter.
“I want the whole of Palestine, from the river to the sea”
Ewen MacAskill, Conal Urquhart
Palestinians elect Mahmoud Abbas as their new leader, but some refuse to take part, fearing he will give everything away.
Syria at the crossroads
Ferry Biedermann
The nation that "punches above its weight" in the Middle East is caught between the desire to come in from the cold and its old habits of militancy -- and now it's facing U.S. troops across its border.
Teaching the rural poor, I’m filled with rage
Cary Tennis
The drug arrests, the teen pregnancies: How long can I go on?
The two catastrophes
Baruch Kimmerling
Israelis and Palestinians have both been marked by inconceivable
tragedy. For both sides, understanding the other's memories is the
first step toward moving beyond the past.
Divisive moves
Chris McGreal
The Israeli government is in turmoil as Ariel Sharon breaks with a coalition partner and a jailed Palestinian decides to join the race to succeed Yasser Arafat.
How Yasser Arafat will go down in history
Gary Kamiya
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.
A blessing and a curse
Daoud Kuttab
Upon the death of Yasser Arafat, a Palestinian journalist he jailed sums up the legendary leader's ambiguous legacy.
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