Al-Ahram Weekly Online   5 - 11 March 2009
Issue No. 937
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Suing for war crimes
Any recourse to international law in seeking to bring Israeli officials to book must be carefully considered, writes Azmi Bishara
Anatomy of dialogue
It's still the same old story, the plot depressingly familiar. Abdel-Moneim Said dissects Palestinian factional talks
The war that cannot speak its name
Despite pre-election promises of change, the Obama administration is continuing the security policies of the discredited Bush presidency, writes Abdus Sattar Ghazali
Zionists in 1948: poised for expansion
Exponents of a pure form of settler-colonialism, the Zionists in 1948 smashed Palestinian society and dramatically altered an important part of the Islamic heartlands in what was an affront to the whole Islamic world, writes Shahid Alam
Stand tough for once
The Arabs' negotiating position is not as weak as many suppose, argues Hassan Nafaa
In focus: Filling the vacuum
Galal Nassar reviews the consequences of two terms of US unilateralism
Moderates at an impasse
Will Israel court war with Iran? With the right wing in ascendance anything is possible, argues Khalil El-Anani
Dealing with Mr No
If you think part two will be an improvement, think again. Israel's new prime minister has learned nothing from his decade out of power, writes Assem El-Kersh

Editorial:
Last chance

Soapbox:
The Obama touch
By El-Sayed Eleiwa


This week:
Hillary Clinton

Cartoon by Gomaa

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