Not to begin at the end
Below is a translation of the full text, written in Arabic by Mahmoud Darwish, that will be broadcast on 15 May, the 53rd anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel, and the beginning of the Palestinian Nakba. The day will be marked by mass demonstrations throughout the Palestinian territories

New chance for double standards
President Bush has finally expounded his ideas concerning America's new anti-missile defence system. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses its impact on the Middle East

Generous to whom?
Palestinian rejection of Barak's Camp David offer appeared to crystallise international opinion. Yet, writes Mustafa Barghouti, there was nothing the Palestinians could possibly accept

A quarter century on
The chinks that opened in the political arena 25 years ago remain just that, argues Medhat El-Zahed

Soapbox:
Hype and hypocrisy
By Awatef Abdel-Rahman

Close up:
By Salama Ahmed Salama
An opportunity missed

Reflections
By Hani Shukrallah
Banking on bombast

Naguib Mahfouz
A one-sided initiative

This week: Pope John Paul

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