Facing an unknown future
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed wonders if the Palestinian problem is facing a future with unidentifiable features

Familiar agendas dog reform
The obvious conclusion is that yet another attempt to overhaul Palestinian administration will be stillborn, writes Mouin Rabbani, and for many of the same old reasons

Ill-considered intervention
By brokering the deportations and transfers of Palestinians under siege in the Church of the Nativity, the EU has implicated itself in some thorny legal and ethical issues, argues Arjan El-Fassed

Reform, not bickering
Wrecked by Israel's most recent offensive, Palestinian institutions need to be rebuilt. And this could be a blessing, writes Azmi Bishara

Back to beginnings
Recent events have revealed the true character of Israeli intentions towards the Palestinians, which are to mount a second Nakbah, writes Tikva Honig-Parnass

Belgium is not an Arab country
Contrary to common belief on Arab streets, Belgium is no haven for the Palestinian cause, writes Dyab Abou Jahjah

Editorial:
Strengthening civil society

Close up
Sharon's reforms
By Salama Ahmed Salama

Soapbox:
Historical blindness
By Anwar El-Hawari

Naguib Mahfouz
A letter to Bush

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