When children run from shells
Reports by an American human rights group and the BBC presented information that raises questions about Israel's use of live ammunition near Palestinian civilians. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

The walls around Jericho
Even Jericho, the only West Bank town not directly occupied by Israel's army, is not really free, Jonathan Cook visited a town under siege

Strongmen brought low
In an audacious, but carefully executed decision, Yasser Arafat has sacked his powerful security chief. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

Untried, untested
As the Belgian case against Sharon collapses, Frederick Bowie, in Brussels, goes in search of international justice

Beyond the inspectors' issue
As the US steps up its threats against Iraq, Baghdad is making a new gesture of goodwill. Dina Ezzat reports

Autumn of the patriarch?
Turkey's increasingly fragile coalition government was rocked by a series of resignations last week as Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit stubbornly rejected calls that he step aside. Gareth Jenkins reports from Ankara