 Whither Yasser Arafat?
Yasser Arafat neither started the uprising nor has he tried to stop it. But what does he want from it? Graham Usher reports from Ramallah
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 Genocide in slow motion
With a combination of callousness, vindictiveness, and arrogance of power, the Israeli army continued to use excessive and lethal force against unarmed Palestinian protesters, seeking to end the occupation of their land. Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron
Hebron under siege
For the fifth consecutive week, a hermetic curfew is being imposed on more than 35,000 Palestinian civilians living in Hebron's old town
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More than moral support?
As in the Arab summit, the Intifada will top the agenda of the OIC leaders meeting in Doha on Sunday. And as in the Arab summit, writes Rasha Saad, no radical decisions are expected
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Bad timing for taboo battering?
The taboo on discussion of the Syrian military presence in Lebanon was broken with the opening of the new Lebanese parliament. From Beirut Dalal Saoud reports on the debate
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 Exigency's last word
Jordan's and Iraq's need for each other considerably outweighs their many differences, writes Salah Hemeid
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Bunkering down
The United States issued its strongest warnings in years to its nationals and troops in the Middle East to take extra security precautions, Thomas Gorguissian reports from Washington
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