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Amid chaos, an olive branch
Paul Wachter
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.
Bush’s Middle East Band-Aid
Aluf Benn
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.
“Jerusalem Calling” by Joel Schalit
Suzy Hansen
A disillusioned young Israeli living in the U.S. warns the American left that it's too reluctant to criticize religious fundamentalists -- including George Bush.
When in doubt, nuke ’em
Robert Scheer
The Pentagon's secret plan to fight terror with nuclear weapons shows just how dangerous this administration is.
Ariel Sharon’s most powerful weapon: George W. Bush
Aluf Benn
How did a Texas oilman end up being a fervent supporter of the hard-line Israeli prime minister?
Terrorists under the bed
Eric Boehlert
"Terrorism expert" Steven Emerson paints a terrifying picture of lethal Muslim fundamentalists among us in "American Jihad." But he doesn't know the difference between Osama bin Laden and Yasser Arafat.
The Palestinians’ first female bomber
Ferry Biedermann
The woman who blew up herself and an Israeli man last Sunday was also a paramedic who once dedicated herself to saving lives.
Israel turns up the heat on Iran
Aluf Benn
Worried about a possible thaw between Washington and Iran, Sharon warns that the Islamic regime poses an urgent threat to Israel.
Crumbling dreams of statehood
Ferry Biedermann
Israel's actions in the Palestinian territories this week, particularly the re-occupation of an entire city, are destroying any remaining semblance of Palestinian sovereignty.
“What is there to talk about?”
Ferry Biedermann
That's what Ariel Sharon wondered at a meeting with the press.
And after an Israeli girl's bat mitzvah party ends in bloodshed, many
others are asking the same question.
The prime-time smearing of Sami Al-Arian
Eric Boehlert
By pandering to anti-Arab hysteria, NBC, Fox News, Media General and Clear Channel radio disgraced themselves -- and ruined an innocent professor's life.
One thing India and Pakistan can agree on
Phillip Robertson
A Kashmir independence fighter makes enemies on both sides as he dreams of a free and secular state and tries to stay out of prison.
France’s legendary terror cop
Jay Cheshes
Carlos the Jackal's nemesis walks the global beat, warning of a "permanent" threat.
John Walker’s brothers and sisters
Anthony York
None of the San Francisco Bay Area's many other Muslim converts followed his same ill-fated path. But is there something about their religious experience that estranges them from their own country?
The ticking Palestinian bomb that Israel can’t defuse
Flore de Preneuf
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?
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to an interview with controversial Israeli historian Tom Segev and an article about a bestselling memoirist whose family says her book is full of lies.
After Arafat?
Flore de Preneuf
As Israel cuts off contact with the Palestinian leader after another bloody attack, the question of who might succeed him gains urgency.
It’s not just Hamas
Norah Vincent
It's time for America to stop coddling the Palestinians -- they're bloodthirsty bigots who would have exterminated the Jews if they were in charge.
Israel’s House foes
Jake Tapper
In a meaningless resolution, a small group of House critics tee off on U.S. foreign policy -- and Israel -- lamenting the "root causes of terrorism."
Beyond tribalism
Suzy Hansen
Controversial Israeli historian Tom Segev says a new generation of Israelis is moving beyond Zionism -- but there will be no peace until old warriors Sharon and Arafat are gone.
Ordinary terrorists
Flore de Preneuf
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.
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