Al-Ahram Weekly Online   13 - 19 December 2007
Issue No. 875
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Lessons from Balfour to Bush
The irony of history is such that the creation of an independent state of Palestine now depends on the same factors that led to the creation of Israel, writes Samir Ghattas
National intelligence curveball
While Bush is still panning for war on Iran, America's intelligence community expresses its doubts, or so it seems, writes Hassan Nafaa
End of the Jewish state
The idea of a Jews-only state of Israel is retrograde and will vanish. The only way forward is for Israel to be a state of all its citizens, writes Galal Nassar
Maniacs with nuclear razors
While the Western propaganda machine primes the public for war on Iran, it is Tel Aviv and Washington that author the worst atrocities, writes Haim Bresheeth

Editorial:
Lost in translation

Close up:
Melting caps
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
The female touch
By Doha Abdelhamid

Dialogues of Naguib Mahfouz:
The forgotten letter
By Naguib Mahfouz

Cartoon by Gomaa

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