The cost of weakness
Israel threatens more draconian measures against Palestinians as Jewish settlers enjoy near impunity for acts of brutality, reports Khaled Amayreh from occupied Jerusalem

Warped perspective
Viewing the Middle East crisis from the United States is indeed a very difficult and frustrating experience, writes Roger Owen

Crushing the Intifada -- phase two
The Palestinian village of Beit Sahour has long been the battleground for the first stage of an Israeli plan to end the Palestinian Intifada. Graham Usher was on hand to see the start of the second

My enemy's enemy
The OIC summit briefly unified countries who seemed to have little in common but their support for Palestinians. As Rasha Saad explains, there was also a collective move towards a rapprochement with Iraq

Battling for control of Kassala
Sudanese opposition forces briefly captured the strategic eastern city of Kassala. Gamal Nkrumah assesses the implications

Jordanian general dropped
Al-Ahram Weekly's special correspondent reports from Amman on reasons behind the surprising decision of Jordan's King Abudllah to accept the retirement of his father's strong man, head of the country's intelligence, Sameeh Battikhi