13 - 19 June 2002
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Contradictory rumours
Mixed signals from Washington are in urgent need of clarification, writes Ibrahim Nafie

Palestinian elections now
Palestinians have seldom faced a worse, or a more seminal, moment, writes Edward Said. How, then, might it be grasped?

Unhurried, ambiguous
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses Arafat's future after the visits this week of President Mubarak and Prime Minister Sharon to the US

Arafat's dilemma
Not even President Mubarak can save the Palestinian leader from the contradictions he has created for himself, writes Mustafa El-Feki

The enemy within
Right and Left are uniting to exclude Israeli Arabs from the political process, writes Azmi Bishara

Editorial:
Out of the vacuum

Close up
A scoreless tie
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox
Media monstrosity
Awatef Abdel-Rahman

On and off the shelf
By Naguib Mahfouz


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RADWAN EL-KASHEF

Cartoon by Gomaa
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