20 - 26 June 2002
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Assassins, bulldozers and human bombs

As Palestinians and Israelis awaited a statement by Bush concerning Palestinian statehood, a new wave of violence swept through the occupied territories. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem
Ruling over the law
How serious is the PA about reform? The case of detained PFLP leader Ahmed Saadat is viewed by many Palestinians as a litmus test. Sherine Bahaa reports
Adding another fence
Israel's decision to build a fence separating it from the occupied territories was met by strong opposition from Palestinians and Israelis alike. Jonathan Cook reports
Down to the wire
Bush's much-anticipated policy statement on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will likely satisfy nobody, and will almost be impossible to implement, Mohamed El-Sayed Said writes from Washington

Looking for trouble
A war-weary US public may have clipped Bush's wings for the time being with respect to a war against Iraq, but the US president has not lost hope over the prospects for mounting a campaign, writes Michael Jansen

A dam shame
The tragic collapse of the Zayzoun Dam appears to have injected Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's reform campaign with a renewed sense of purpose. Sami Moubayed reports from Damascus
International cloak and dagger
An international investigation claims to have foiled an Al-Qa'eda plot in Morocco, but investigators are keeping details of the alleged plans close to their chests, writes Mukul Devichand from London

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