Al-Ahram Weekly Online   22 - 28 July 2004
Issue No. 700
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Land of lost opportunity?
The security breakdown in Palestine underscores the urgent need for Palestinians to restore order to their ranks, writes Ibrahim Nafie
Lies and assumptions betrayed
A young French mother fabricates an attack by "dark-skinned" youths and all hell breaks loose. Then she apologises, not though, writes Azmi Bishara, to the real victims
Israel's cabinet restructuring
Egypt is not the only country in the Middle East faced with the need for change. Israel too is facing the same need, writes Mohamed Sid-Ahmed
A law unto itself
The International Court of Justice stated what everyone already knew. What next, asks Ben Saul
First open the arsenal
Ahmed Abdel-Halim outlines ways to give impetus to moves to rid the region of weapons of mass destruction
It was expected
The breakdown of law and order in the Palestinian territories, while damaging the credibility of the cause, should not have come as a surprise, writes Clovis Maksoud
History lessons
American-Muslim relations are at a crossroads: it is still possible the right turning will be taken, writes John L Esposito

Editorial:
Between the lines

Close up:
Garbage for all
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Gaps in the new front
By Nabil Abde-Fattah

Stops on the journey
By Naguib Mahfouz


This week:
Abdel-Badie Abdel-Hay

Cartoon by Gomaa

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