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Blocking humanitarian aid
A week of protests and attempts to bring humanitarian aid to besieged cities in the West Bank led to violent Arab-Israeli clashes. Jonathan Cook reports from Jerusalem
Who counts the numbers of "dead Arabs"?
What withdrawals? Khaled Amayreh, in Nablus, reports on the Israeli army's orgy of killing
Ghost town Bethlehem
Not only Bethlehem but also Beit Jala and Beit Sahour have been transformed into ghost towns where the only sign of life is the garbage piling up on the streets. Michael Jansen reports from the West Bank
Strong assertions, little action
An Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo last week failed to send a strong message to Israel, report Dina Ezzat and Soha Abdelaty
Payback time
The Jewish and Turkish lobbies in the US wasted no time in responding to Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit's criticism of Israel. Gareth Jenkins reports from Ankara
Break the mirror now
Ilan Pappe warns that we are running out of time
There is a way out
Sam Bahour and Michael Dahan search for the exit
The hawk's last cry
Sharon has responded to a groundbreaking Arab initiative by lashing out at Arafat, but he is the one in trouble, argues Abdel-Qader Yassin
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 Angry streets
Demonstrations against Israel's assault on the Palestinians have continued to sweep the Arab world this week. Rasha Saad reports on popular outrage
Better late than never
Not only did Powell show up in the region almost two weeks into the Israeli invasion of the Palestinian territories but he is not to actually make it to Israel until tomorrow. Anayat Durrani in Washington on a confounding US policy
More than words
Editorials from around the world are brimming with sympathy for the Palestinians, but what is really needed is action, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Eyewitnesses to 'pure horror'
Three British peace activists, who spent last week under siege in Ramallah, spoke to Omayma Abdel-Latif about Israel's war of terror
From Ramallah to Yorkshire
Mukul Devichand spoke to the leaders of pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Britain about their success in bringing the Palestinian plight to public attention
Europe sits it out
Seething European Union diplomats were shown the door at the beginning of the week by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Iason Athanasiadis on the week when EU foreign policy took a back seat
Globalising morality
Amr Elchoubaki pays tribute to those who reject oppression everywhere
Voices from the siege
The same message echoes over and over: please, help us. There have been many massacres, and it has sometimes been possible to say we did not know what atrocities were being committed until it was too late. This time, voices are ringing out, with increasing desperation: please, do something. The massacre is underway.. --read on--
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