A land without Arabs
Israel's policy of land grab turns viable neighbourhoods into ghost towns. Jerry Levin writes from Hebron

Between a rock and a hard place
Scientists in Iraq are coming under intensified scrutiny from coalition authorities frustrated by their inability to uncover any weapons of mass destruction, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti from Baghdad

Pushing regional reform
Political, economic and educational reforms in the Middle East must happen now, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Liz Cheney, told Khaled Dawoud in Washington

Killer in the long run?
Coalition forces used between 1000 and 2000 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the war on Iraq. Dr Robert Younes paints a bleak picture of the devastating damage to humans and the environment

Roadmap to despair
A week of assassinations, military incursions and home demolitions paves the way to despair and frustration, reports Khaled Amayreh from the West Bank

Controlling the gate
Palestinian farmers fear a repeat of 1948 as Israel's apartheid wall separates them from their land. International Solidarity Movement activist John Petrovato writes from Jayyous

Crossing the divide
Disillusioned by her new country's segregation policies, a British Israeli immigrant moves in with the Muslims. Jonathan Cook writes from Tamra

Stateless limbo
Susan Akram shows how post 11 September deportations from the United States particularly affect Palestinians

Arabs debate response to the IGC
Is the Arab world divided over the Iraqi Governing Council? asks Salah Hemeid

US act sacrilegious to Shi'ites
The downing of the Iraqi Shi'ite sacred banner by an American chopper last week drove the three million Shi'ites in Sadr City to the edge of their tolerance of US occupation.

In the line of duty
The shooting to death of a Palestinian cameraman in Iraq angers press groups and raises concerns about the growing number of reporters killed by coalition forces writes Muna Hamzeh

Virtual escape
Amidst the rubble of the Anglo-American invasion, the Internet arrives to reopen the connection between this once cultural capital and the world. Michael Jansen reports from Baghdad

Welcome to the future
On a recent visit to the US, Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the INC and member of the Iraqi Interim Governing Council, spoke to Amr Shalakany

Round and round towards war?
The Sudan peace talks are producing more ambiguity than solutions. Dina Ezzat reports

Veto bargaining
France insists on striking a new compensation deal with Libya over the bombing of a French airliner before sanctions can be lifted. Rasha Saad reports