Consolidating the conquest
In a variation on old policies, Ariel Sharon is allowing a little diplomacy amid attrition in the West Bank and Gaza, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem

GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE 1952 REVOLUTION

Egypt

Filling in the blanks
Israeli Foreign Minister Peres and his Cairo hosts agreed that violence will not lead to Israeli-Palestinian peace. They agreed on little else, reports Nevine Khalil

Waiting for the fall
Anti-Israeli demonstrations are back -- sort of. Amira Howeidy reports

' The other anti-Semitism
A Jewish group is propagating the idea that criticism of Israel's crimes against the Palestinians is 'perverse racism'. Omayma Abdel-Latif looks at the latest incarnation of an old ploy

Anticipating the Brotherhood
Harsh prison sentences against leading Muslim Brotherhood figures seemed to underline the limits of government tolerance towards political-Islamic groups. Khaled Dawoud looks for political significance

Region

A never-ending cycle of death
After fully occupying the West Bank and imposing a tight curfew on its population, Israel has expanded its war against the Palestinians to Gaza. Khaled Amayreh reports

Israel's Vietnam
Israel is intentionally destroying land cultivated by Palestinian Bedouins in the Negev to create new Jewish settlements, writes Jonathan Cook

Watering down Israel's crimes
Israel welcomed the UN report on Jenin because it denied there was a massacre, but ignored other accusations that its soldiers used indiscriminate force against Palestinians, writes Michael Jansen

Licence to strike
As the debate surrounding a possible US strike against Iraq intensifies, opponents are racing to prevent the foreseeable. Dina Ezzat reports

Economy

International

Back on track
Although not yet fully recovered, the foreign currency market is significantly more stable at present. Yasser Sobhi reports

Congolese conundrum
A Rwandan-Congolese peace deal brokered by South Africa was clinched, but war is far from over, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Playing it safe
How many civilian casualties are too many? Nyier Abdou takes toll of civilian lives lost in the war in Afghanistan

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Missing pictures
Photography has accompanied the Palestinian people throughout their exile. Randa Shaath searches Lebanon for portraits of the past

Features

Living

Baby, you can drive my car
Willa Thayer explores the bumps and straightaways along the road to moving high-end automobiles in Egypt

Travel

Heritage

For St Michael and St George
An unexpected trip to port Said leaves Jenny Jobbins spent up, but not spent-out