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2 - 8 May 2002
Issue No.584
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Palestine

A young girl raises the Palestinian flag above the rubble that three weeks ago was her home in Jenin --read on--

Ramallah for Jenin
Israel's decision to withdraw from Ramallah may mean a defeat for justice in Jenin. Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem and Jenin

And now, Hebron
Far from being over, Israel's offensive against Palestinian territories claimed a new victim this week: the long-beleaguered city of Hebron. Khaled Amayreh, in Jerusalem,

A hazy mirror
The image war between East and West will continue full speed ahead despite this week's high-profile Arab Media Summit in Dubai. Tarek Atia attended

Shifting winds
Egypt, Libya, AEEgypt believes that world powers are not living up to their promises of achieving peace in the Middle East, reports Nevine Khalil

Border march
RafahLed by Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, a shipment of humanitarian supplies passed through the Rafah border crossing to the Palestinians this week amid scenes of empathy and generosity. Dahlia Hammouda joined the solidarity convoy

The many faces of solidarity
AUCEgyptians have devised many ways to express their support of the Palestinian people. Fatemah Farag investigates

Ethics of resistance
The ongoing debate among intellectuals as they face the savage Israeli onslaught resulted in the petition, signed by writers and academics from all over the world, which was last week sent to the UN secretary-general. French philosopher Etienne Balibar has played a prominent role in the debate. Among the points he raised in correspondence with Israeli peace supporters was the issue of "suicide bombing not being the right form of resistance". Balibar argued that such methods of resistance "pose a fundamental ethical and political problem" and are part of the process of promoting "death culture". Below, we publish an open letter by the Palestinian academic and writer Faisal Darraj discussing Balibar's ethical and political reservations and the text of the petition addressed to Kofi Annan

OPEN PAGEOpinion

Ibrahim Nafie:
A stark choice
Salama Ahmed Salama:
Accomplices in crime
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
A French 11 September
Mohamed El-Sayed Said:
A very small victory
Hani Shukrallah:
Solidarity
Haim Bresheeth:
The ghetto is calling
Omar Barghouti:
The spirit of Auschwitz

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OPEN PAGEEgypt

Professor Saadeddin Ibrahim
Seeking redemption
Lawyers of prominent human rights activist Saadeddin Ibrahim expressed concern over the cursory procedures that characterised their client's retrial. Khaled Dawoud reports

Scapegoats
Paying for poverty?
When the trial of 11 low and medium-ranking rail officials opened this week on charges of negligence in Egypt's worst railway tragedy, the accused protested that they are being used as scapegoats. Gihan Shahine reports

OPEN PAGEInvasion

'Something to hide'
Operation Protective Wall may be aptly named, at least in so far as reporting the truth is concerned. Michael Jansen, in Jerusalem, reports on the trials and tribulations of covering the Israeli invasion

Ansar III; Auschwitz II?
What human rights? Michael Jansen, in Ramallah, takes stock of a descent to barbarism

Deflecting the truth
New HopeThe passions and pains of the Middle East conflict have drawn a bloody curtain over the fact that, ever since 1934, Jews have had a homeland in the Russian Far East. The Jewish Autonomous Region, popularly known as Birobidzhan.. --read on--

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OPEN PAGEInternational

OPEN PAGEEconomy

Le Pen's France
A nightmare of institutionalised racism, one million expulsions and neo-fascist social and economic policies if Le Pen is elected. David Tresilian, in Paris, reads the writing on the wall

Battling with the hydra
Why, despite a plethora of poverty-reduction programmes, dollops of aid and donors galore, are so many Egyptians poor? In an exclusive interview, UNDP Resident Representative Antonio Vigilante talks to Gihan Shahine about the challenges of reducing poverty

Mahgoub Omar
Mahgoub Omar:
In the face of experience
Profile by Aziza Sami

Restaurant review
Ways of the world
Injy El-Kashef deals with reality

Limelight
By Lubna Abdel-Aziz

OPEN PAGECulture


Passion shared
The suffering of the Palestinians, the Passion of Christ: both receive homage in Alexandria, writes Amina Elbendary


Egypt, my Egypt
Youssef Rakha notes a national emphasis creeping into private galleries
L I S T I N G S
>i< An all-inclusive guide to goings on around Cairo >i<

OPEN PAGEFeatures

JerusalemThis Easter in Jerusalem
It's Easter week. Amr Shalakany, in Jerusalem, recalls another Easter 32 years ago, and tells the story of the Copts' little piece of the holy city

Jerusalem

OPEN PAGESports

OPEN PAGETravel

Football
On course
The four Egyptian clubs in Africa's premier soccer championships are continuing their quest for football glory, reports Abeer Anwar

Peace
Award-winning Sharm
Now that Sharm El-Sheikh has won a UNESCO award for being the City of Peace in the Middle East, opinions differ on how to make the best use of the city. Dena Rashed investigates
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