Al-Ahram Weekly | Invasion

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

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, reports

'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
The 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--

'An insult to the civilised world'
Time is running out to collect evidence of Israel's violations of international humanitarian law in the Jenin refugee camp. Dina Ezzat reports

A very small victory
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah succeeded in ending Arafat's confinement in Ramallah. However, writes Mohamed El-Sayed Said from Washington, the prince failed to reduce Bush's bias towards his ally, Sharon

Whiffs of change
Despite a clear pro-Israel bias in the US, there are signs that opinion may be shifting slowly in favour of the Palestinians. James Zogby in Washington tests the waters

Friends till the end
Pro-Israel supporters came out in full force to attend the 43rd annual Policy Conference of AIPAC. Anayat Durrani reports from Washington

Civil society under attack
As the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians continues under the pretext of rooting out terrorism, civil society in the occupied territories -- under siege throughout the Intifada -- is making public the devastation wreaked against it

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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 2 - 8 May 2002 Issue No.584
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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
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, reports '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 The 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--	'An insult to the civilised world' Time is running out to collect evidence of Israel's violations of international humanitarian law in the Jenin refugee camp. Dina Ezzat reports A very small victory Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah succeeded in ending Arafat's confinement in Ramallah. However, writes Mohamed El-Sayed Said from Washington, the prince failed to reduce Bush's bias towards his ally, Sharon Whiffs of change Despite a clear pro-Israel bias in the US, there are signs that opinion may be shifting slowly in favour of the Palestinians. James Zogby in Washington tests the waters Friends till the end Pro-Israel supporters came out in full force to attend the 43rd annual Policy Conference of AIPAC. Anayat Durrani reports from Washington
Civil society under attack As the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians continues under the pretext of rooting out terrorism, civil society in the occupied territories -- under siege throughout the Intifada -- is making public the devastation wreaked against it
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