Al-Ahram Weekly Online   25 September - 5 October 2008
Issue No. 916
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

In the mainstream
Polls show that Arab American attitudes relative to the US presidential race mirror the majority of US voters, writes James Zogby
Against the current
Mahmoud Abbas appears alone in still taking peace negotiations with Israel seriously, writes Nicola Nasser
Shattered dreams
The full-blown Zionist project is over. Even Israel's prime minister admits it, writes Abdallah El-Ashaal
From bad to wretched
The World Bank agrees: Israeli policies aim to destroy the national capacities of Palestinians. Inter-Palestinian rivalry should not abet this project, writes Ramzy Baroud
In Focus: Look beyond Rafah
Hamas needs to set its sights on the good of the Palestinian people, not simply its own self-interest, writes Galal Nassar
After Georgia and George
Despite projections of a new cold war, the United States remains the power all turn eyes towards -- even those who are opposed to it, writes Azmi Bishara
Jerusalem is now
The US and Israel think they can impose on Palestinian negotiators a distorted peace that effaces all Palestinian rights. They cannot, writes Mustafa Al-Barghouti

Editorial:
Regulate the borders

Close up:
Contentious clerics
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Hope from the ruins
By Mohsen Zahran


This week:
Tzipi Livni

Cartoon by Gomaa

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