Al-Ahram Weekly Online
16 - 22 May 2002
Issue No.586
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So who is saying no?
Israeli machinations to pull the rug from beneath even the possibility of peace become daily more obvious, writes Ibrahim Nafie

Crisis for American Jews
Why is American Jewish support for Israel more fanatical than even anti-Arab sentiment among Israelis? Edward Said explains

The right to overthrow leaders
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the alleged consensus that has built up over the need to get rid of Arafat

We Need Answers
The Palestinians are at a political watershed. But, writes Azmi Besharah, their leaders are not addressing the real questions

Letter from Ramallah
Providing succour,confronting taboos: these, writes Mouin Rabbani, are the aims of Al-Nawa, an informal grouping that has emerged in Ramallah

Cracks in the global façade
The Arabs reject a war against Iraq. Europe is puzzled by Washington's choice of enemies. But still the US persists, writes Ahmed Sidqi Al-Dajani

Catch up, Washington
The US is trailing behind in its ideas about how to bring about Middle East peace, writes George Giacaman

What's good for Israel
International concern for Palestinian human rights has been shelved, writes Omar Barghouti, because nowadays what's good for Israel is good for the world

Editorial:
Pressure, then more

Close up
Broken olive branches
By Salama Ahmed Salama

Soapbox:
Why Gaza?
By Abdel-Qader Yassin

Naguib Mahfouz
Enduring absence


This week:
Binyamin Netanyahu

Cartoon by Gomaa
 

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