Al-Ahram Weekly

Far beyond legitimacy
Israeli warplanes attacked Palestinian population centres in the Gaza strip and West Bank last week, destroying police facilities and public buildings. Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron

Tourism redefined
Israel's Tourism Ministry, it seems, is the most dangerous cabinet posting in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's coalition government. Jonathan Cook writes from Jerusalem

Taking responsibility
An Italian member of the European parliament recently returned from Ramallah after taking part in protests against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. She spoke to Samia Nkrumah in Rome

Prickly Tehran
Amidst growing tension between the US and Iran, hundreds of thousands of Iranians marked the anniversary of their Islamic Revolution with condemnation of the US and its president. Azadeh Moaveni reports from Tehran

Facing up to 'unilateralist overdrive'
Does Europe's mutiny against Washington's "simplistic" foreign policy offer a new window of opportunity for the Arabs? Dina Ezzat and Iason Athanasiadis see the signs

Maltese connection under scrutiny
Both the prosecution and the defence are feeling heat as a Scottish court allows new testimony in the Lockerbie trial, reports Judit Neurink from Camp Zeist

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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 14 - 20 February 2002 Issue No.573
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