Danger zone 22 - 28 April 2004
For Egypt, Bush's support to Sharon over Israel's unilateral disengagement plan signals the onset of a perilous new era in Middle Eastern politics. Dina Ezzat reports on Cairo's reaction and, below, follows yet another episode of efforts to hold the Arab summit
Balfour renewed 15 - 21 April 2004
Though a possible Israeli withdrawal from Gaza was thought to be the beginning, Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon is seeking "written assurance" from the US that it be the end of Palestinian demands, reports Khaled Amayreh from the West Bank
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Law of the jungle 22 - 28 April 2004
The ripping up of agreements, the shredding of international law, has become a Washington habit. It threatens us all, writes Ibrahim Nafie
An unacceptable invitation 22 - 28 April 2004
With his letter to Sharon reversing years of US foreign policy Bush has declared war on moderation, says Hassan Nafaa
The second Balfour Declaration A question that Mohamed Sid-Ahmed believes stands at the heart of the Palestinian problem: is Israel the state of all its citizens or that of its Jewish community only?
Inalienable and sacred 14 - 20 August 2003
Salman Abu Sitta refutes efforts and surveys that undermine the Palestinian right of return
Loaded designations 18 - 24 September 2003
The Palestinians' right of return is inalienable and unnegotiable, writes Mustafa El-Feki
Between right and realisation 4 - 10 January 2001
There is the right of return and the dream of return. Graham Usher discovers both in the Balata "camp of revolution" near Nablus
Catastrophe without end 16 - 22 May 2002
From the 1948 Nakbah to events in the occupied territories today, Israel's aims and supporting myths have been remarkably similar, writes Salman Abu Sitta -- to carry out the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by transferring the Arab population
An end to exile 9 - 15 March 2000
On 4 March, a declaration of the right of return of the Palestinian people was announced in Jerusalem, Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Cairo, the Gulf, Europe and the US (text below). Prominent Palestinian figures from around the world have signed it, reaffirming that the Palestinians' right to return to their homes is sacred, legal and physically possible. Salman Abu Sitta, one of the declaration's sponsors, explains why
The right of return, at last 10 - 16 February 2000
Down to the brass tacks: the fundamental conflict is between Palestinian and Israeli nationalism now, writes Edward Said
The mountain to climb 5 - 11 November 1998
A Harvard University report based on a simulated negotiation exercise denies the Palestinian right of return and demands that Arab governments compensate Arab Jews for emigrating to Palestine. Salman Abu-Sitta deconstructs the dry run
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International Response to the Bush Declaration on the Palestinian Right to Return
