'We are all Hamas now'
The assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin by Israel on Monday has generated unprecedented anger and grief among Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims in the Middle East. Khaled Amayreh reports from the West Bank

Obituary:
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin: 1936-2004
By Khaled Amayreh

Sharon's shameful death
In killing Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Sharon's logic is to drive the Palestinians to civil war, aborting any possibility of a Palestinian state, writes Jonathan Cook

'This is not an end'
Hamas politburo head Khaled Meshal spoke to Sherine Bahaa in a telephone interview about the repercussions of the martyrdom of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin

The power of martyrdom
Jailan Halawi gauges reactions in the Arab world following the assassination of Hamas's founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin

Almost irrelevant
Neither the host nor the guests are showing much enthusiasm for the expected Arab summit. Dina Ezzat reports from Tunis