Destroying Arafat
The army is acting in the occupied territories because Yasser Arafat refuses to act, says Israel. But Israel's military actions go way beyond that. Graham Usher reports from Salfit in the West Bank

A spineless partner
When Sharon declared Arafat and his Palestinian Authority 'irrelevant' last week, the Israeli leader could just as easily have been referring to his main coalition partner -- Peres and his now increasingly confused and dissolute Labour Party

The bad and the good
Hit by economic decline, there has been little sign of the usual Christmas tension in this city of divided faiths, writes Jonathan Cook from Nazareth

History repeated
Taking no cue from Arafat's conciliatory Eid speech, Sharon may have bigger dreams than tossing out the defunct peace process, reports Khaled Amayreh from Jerusalem

'Our fate is to resist'
Hizbullah organised impressive festivities last week in the various Shi'ite regions of Lebanon to celebrate Jerusalem International Day. Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut

Ushering in the new
A cabinet reshuffle is being viewed by Syrians as an indicator that long-promised reform is finally coming, writes Sami Moubayed from Damascus

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