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Calling the shots
Sharon applauded the "great accomplishments" of his army during its re-conquest of the West Bank. Now he expects total surrender, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem

'Horrific beyond belief'
Terji Roed-Larsen, UN envoy to the Middle East, denounces the humanitarian situation in Palestine. Israel denounces Larsen. Gamal Nkrumah reports

'Beyond all limits'
Israel's invasion of the Palestinian territories is "barbaric" and the Israeli leadership is "labouring under delusions of military force," according to President Hosni Mubarak

Opinion

INTIFADA IN FOCUS

Egypt

Rolling the dice
As frustration with Israeli aggression continues, Cairo turned to the Europeans while the US tried to polish up its peacemaking act. Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty report

Linkages in the balance
Many questions have been raised about the US administration's strategy in the Middle East. Former Ambassador to Egypt Robert Pelletreau, on a visit to Cairo, spoke to Soha Abdelaty of the view from Washington

From Cairo to London, and back
Fifty-four men, including four Britons, have been detained on charges of belonging to an outlawed militant Islamist group. Jailan Halawi reports

Crossing to martyrdom
Egyptians have attempted to cross the borders to join their Palestinian brethren in resistance and in martyrdom. Amira Howeidy reports

Protest diary

Invasion

War crime
Despite Israeli claims that they have withdrawn from Jenin, nothing has changed on the ground, Michael Jansen reports from the devastated refugee camp

Voices from the siege

What withdrawal
Unperturbed by global uproar, the Israeli army continued to terrorise the Palestinians of the West Bank. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

Torture en masse
Palestinians captured during Israel's invasion of the West Bank are being held in conditions that breach international human rights law. Jonathan Cook listens to the accounts of the released

Not dazed and not confused
America's apparently contradictory attitude towards the Israeli invasion is not as messy as it first appears, argues Mohamed El-Sayed Said

Protégé or patron?
Having a rogue for an ally is undermining Washington's ability to strike at its roguish enemies. David Hirst writes

The Israelisation of America's war
As the US forges its new creed of "asymmetric warfare," Washington's eyes are trained on the Israeli invasion of Palestinian areas as a perfect case study, writes Marwan Bishara

Economy

An economy in ruins
Israel's latest assault on the occupied territories has flattened an economy that was already stumbling. But Israel itself is in trouble, as the costs of trying to contain the Intifada mount. John Sfakianakis writes

The boycott backlash
The Boycott Israeli Goods (BIG) list is circulating the Arab world with a new-found force. Yasmine El-Rashidi looks into just how hard it is hitting business

International

The Le Pen phenomenon
Insecurity and the exploitation of French fears of immigration from the countries of the South lie at the root of the Le Pen phenomenon, writes David Tresilian from Paris

Srebrenica, Serbia's Sabra
Was the massacre of Muslims at Srebrenica Serbia's Sabra and Shatila? Negar Azimi investigates Dutch involvement in the controversy

Features

Living

Sports

Travel

Higher and higher
Ismaili are inching close to the domestic soccer crown, writes Alaa Shahine