Bottom Lines

"The danger of what happened in the Press Syndicate elections, where Nasserists and Islamists won a majority, is that this could be repeated on a larger scale," -- Rida Hilal, Al-Ahram, 2 August

"Sharon's declaration that he will continue to build the separating wall and Bush's expressions of 'understanding' have decided the issue," -- Hussein Abdel-Razeq, Al-Wafd, 1 August

"The Security Wall is beyond Apartheid," -- Mounir Shafiq, Al-Hayat 5 August

"As for the Shi'ites of Iraq, they are no less patriotic," -- Abdel-Ilah Balqiz, As-Safir 1 August

"A real axis has emerged, forged by facts, the axis of deceit and lies: unashamed deceit in America, cosmetic attempts to hide the truth in Britain, and still going strong in Australia" -- Essam El-Eryan, Al-Hayat 1 August