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		Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 17 - 23 September 1998 Issue No.395
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Little cause to celebrate
On 17 September 1978 Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin concluded the Camp David Accords, brokered by US President Jimmy Carter. Twenty years on, Israel and Egypt are engaged in an increasingly bitter diplomatic war, writes Dina Ezzat

No to bad deals
During his visit to the region, Dennis Ross consulted with President Mubarak on ways to save the faltering peace process, writes Nevine Khalil

Who killed the Awadallah brothers? The murder of two prominent members of Hamas's military wing by Israeli soldiers last week sparked anger and fresh threats of revenge from Hamas. Khaled Amayreh in Hebron assesses the reactions	A call for tolerance It is the weak and the poor who bear the brunt of human rights violations, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak declares at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
League backs Libya -- mildly Two days of meetings of Arab foreign ministers end today at the Arab League. Rasha Saad reviews their agenda

And its back to the books again as 16.5 million students and school children on Saturday. The Ministry of Education has vowed to keep the costs of children's schooling as low as possible in an effort to boost enrolment and reduce drop-out rates. --see caption--

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Eye on scandal
As the Egyptian press revels in details of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, questions are raised about its implications for Middle East peace-making. Fatemah Farag reports

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Murder most foul
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