Invasions in perpetuity

Palestinians need not apply
Jonathan Cook, in Nazareth, looks at a subtle, if no less devastating effect of the Israeli-Palestinian cycle of violence

Censorship with a global reach
Sharon's war against the media, reporting his army's inhumane practices in occupied Palestinian territories, is being launched at home and abroad, Jonathan Cook writes from Jerusalem

Debate over suicide operations
A controversy is brewing over a petition against suicide bombings signed by hundreds of Palestinians

Half-full glass or settling for dregs?
The Arabs are focusing on the 'positive' elements of Bush's statement on the Middle East. Dina Ezzat reports

The statement in brief
Al-Ahram Weekly sums up the salient points in US President George W Bush's long-awaited statement on peace in the Middle East

Bush's long road to Baghdad
Bickering within the US administration, lack of regional support and divisions in the Iraqi opposition may delay Bush's declared objective of toppling Saddam Hussein, reports Salah Hemeid

No talking shop in Nairobi
Guarded optimism over talks in Nairobi between the Sudanese government and the country's main armed opposition group has been dampened by renewed fighting in southern Sudan, writes Gamal Nkrumah

• Seeking freedom


• Car bomb in Riyadh


• Violence continues in Algeria