Al-Ahram Weekly Online   16 - 22 February 2011
Issue No. 1085
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Yet another reconciliation bid
Many but not all greet the Doha Declaration on Palestinian reconciliation, while time will tell whether it will ever be implemented in full, writes Saleh Al-Naami
'Water occupation' of Palestine
Stuart Littlewood exposes a British-Israel deal to further rob Palestinians of their most precious gift
Israel tests international patience on Jerusalem
The results of the Likud leadership elections and continuing provocation at the Haram Al-Sharif signal growing extremism in Israel, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem
Ethnic cleansing in a Zionist fairyland
Official Israeli archaeology is legitimating the ethnic cleansing of East Jerusalem in defiance of basic precepts of international law, writes Vacy Vlazna
Hamas's Iran connection
According to many Palestinians, Iran manipulates the Palestinian cause, raising suspicions about Ismail Haniyeh's recent visit to Tehran, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah
Steering a troubled ship of state
Who wants to kill Salva Kiir, asks Asmaa El-Husseini
Tripoli's test
The NTC's anti-Gaddafi bravado has not been matched by political skill when it comes to creating a new Libya, concludes Gamal Nkrumah
Preparing for the intervention?
After the failure of Arab diplomatic efforts to end the crisis, it seems that foreign military intervention in Syria is now a distinct possibility, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
Kurds spark tug-of-war
Kurdish parties have withdrawn from all Syrian opposition blocs, while the opposition sees Kurdish stances as political blackmail at the expense of a unified destiny for Syria
Lebanon feels the heat
Three deaths show that ethnic tensions are on the rise, reports Lucy Fielder from Tripoli
Summit or no summit?
Iraq's ambition to host an Arab summit meeting has come up against certain harsh realities, writes Salah Nasrawi
Elections without fever
A non-election in Yemen and more Al-Qaeda shenanigans, reports Nasser Arrabyee
Jebali's beleaguered government
Tunisia's constitutional assembly has begun drafting the country's new constitution amid fears over the stability of the Nahda-led government, writes Lassaad Ben Ahmed in Tunis

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