Al-Ahram Weekly Online   10 - 16 June 2010
Issue No. 1002
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Recalling the anti-apartheid spirit
The Palestinians and those who support them must take lessons from the successful international anti-apartheid movement, writes Ayman El-Amir
From USS Liberty to Freedom Flotilla
William Cook reflects on US hypocrisy about its "ally" in the Middle East
Rise people, rise
Rich Wiles finds inspiration in the Israeli atrocity
The meaning of Mavi Marmara
Not able to lash out at enemies, Israel has turned against its friends, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
Israel fuelling anti-Americanism
In attacking the Freedom Flotilla, Israel alienated all of Washington's so-called moderate allies in the region, writes Nicola Nasser
We are all Palestinians
So say the Turks, writes Belen Fernandez in Istanbul
The boats are coming
The dream of Ramzy Baroud 's childhood is at hand: that Gaza would no longer be the world's most isolated, mass prison
Turkey and the Freedom Flotilla
While the tactical aftermath of Israel's attack on the Mavi Marmara will play out in the coming weeks, the strategic aftermath is profound and sets the tone of a new era in the region, writes Mustafa El-Labbad
Audience of one
As usual after every Israeli outrage a phalanx of propagandists lined up to defend the indefensible. This time, it seems, Washington is not buying all of it, writes James Zogby

Editorial:
Wake-up call

Close up:
Self- defeated
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Alliance of civilisations
By Vivian Fouad


This week:
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Cartoon by Gomaa

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