The darkest week
Palestinian medics are not only risking their lives in the course of their work. They may be becoming targets in the sights of the Israeli army. Graham Usher reports from Ramallah

'One massive crime'
Highlights of the Intifada's bloodiest week included refugee camp massacres, Israeli troops stamping serial numbers on Palestinian detainees' foreheads and Israeli establishment calls to exterminate the Palestinians. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

Teetering on the brink
Sharon's crimes on the ground against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank confirmed that the "hawk" can never turn into a "dove," Jonathan Cook reports from Jerusalem

The road to Beirut
Hours before Sharon decided to undo his siege of Arafat, Arab foreign ministers were wondering if there is still hope for peace. Dina Ezzat and Soha Abdelaty report

Cheney's diplomacy
Despite spiralling Israeli violence in the occupied territories, US Vice-President Dick Cheney's current 11-nation regional tour is likely to focus on Iraq, Anayat Durrani and Thomas Gorguissian assess the tour in Washington

Waiting for the bombs
An American human rights activist who puts people first charges that the fate of 23 million Iraqis already suffering the devastating effects of 10 years of sanctions is conspicuously absent from the US administration's calculations as it prepares to move on Iraq

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