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November 30
Sharon's tightrope, a timeline: Can foes save him? - Bradley Busrton, Haaretz
Analysis: Creating one crisis to escape another - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Anton La Guardia: The UN must sort itself out before it can take on the world
Ukraine on a knife-edge - Leader, Telegraph
PR man to Europe's nastiest regimes - David Aaronovitch, Guardian
Coordination with the U.S. - Leader, Haaretz
A pseudo-event - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
Longing for Napoleon - Daniel Ben Simon, Haaretz
Either war, or the bomb - Shmuel Rosner, Haaretz
Tehran must leverage its diplomatic successes to assist Iraq - Dstar
Sufi or not Sufi? Was Shakespeare a Muslim? - Dstar
Religious bigotry and history reinvented in Egypt - Kamel Labidi, Dstar
Contradictory ambitions of gunboat democracy in Iraq   - Ralf Dahrendorf, Dstar
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November 29
Ukraine: Here the crowd is the kingmaker - Nick Paton Walsh, Guardian
Abu Mazen's minimum - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Today we are saving you, Mr. Sharon - Yossi Beilin, Haaretz
Pulling out - in Jerusalem, too - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Delay elections if division is the upshot - Raad Alkadiri, Dstar
Patrick Seale: The dire potential fallout from Tehran's bomb
David Ignatius:A 'yes-able' proposal must be crafted on Iran's nuclear program
Sectarian electoral maneuvers may break Iraq apart - Mustafa Malik, Dstar
Words worth pondering from an experienced and impartial mediator - Dstar
Do We Hate Jews and Christians? - Khaled Batarfi , Arab News
Peace is nowhere in sight - Michael Goodwin, Nydaily
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November 28
A new iron curtain now threatens Europe -  Anne Applebaum, Telegraph
Syria must be wary of Zionist trickery - Hassan Hanizadeh, Teheran Times
Ukrainians alone should choose - Leader, Guardian
Guide to age - Alexander Chancellor, Guardian
Analysis: Barghouti had no choice but to support Abbas - Danny Rubinstein
Replying to Assad  - Haaretz
Another reason for refusal to serve - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
Syria-Israel: Ripeness is all - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
This melody has to be stopped - Yossi Sarid Haaretz
A new Russian revolution - Ina Shapiro, Haaretz
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November 27
Wayne Madsen: Saudis, Enron money helped pay for US rigged election
Palestinian elections: Last challenge to moving the peace process forward - LW
One week on, democracy burns brighter in Ukraine -  Leader, Telegraph
Ukraine's destiny decided on streets, in courts - and in the Kremlin - Telegraph
The revolution televised - John Laughland, Guardian
Set the world in motion  - Michael Nazir-Ali, Guardian
The European Union needs Turkey - Soner Cagaptay, Daily Star
Sectarian electoral maneuvers may break Iraq apart - Mustafa Malik, Daily Star
True security rests in sustained Christian-Muslim dialogue - Jason Erb, DStar
Sharm El-Sheikh conference: Addressing the possible - Ibrahim Nafie, Ahram
The neo-con coup - Mohamed Sid-Ahmed, Ahram
America's loss, the world's gain - Immanuel Wallerstein, Ahram
Sharon's provocations - Salama A. Salama, Ahram
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November 26
Naomi Klein: Smoking while Iraq burns - Guardian
Analysis: US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev - Ian Traynor, Guardian
Ze'ev Schiff: A threat to the West Bank pullout
Hamas and the EU -  Leader, Telegraph
A warning signal from the churches - Nathan Guttman, Haaretz
Shrinking expectations to bring democracy to the region - Haaretz
70 percent of religious hate crimes directed against Jews - Nathan Guttman
Are credible elections a universal or a discretionary phenomenon? - Editorial
Arafat's legacy: a broken leadership - Barry Rubin, Daily Star
Rest house to battleground: Spain's terrorist revelations - James Badcock
Arab judicial reform: bold visions and few achievements - Nathan Brown, DStar
Intifada Dictionary: The language of the enemy - Bradley Burston, Haaretz
Ukraine: Is the future orange? - Leader, Guardian
Ukraine's postmodern coup d'etat  - Jonathan Steele, Guardian
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November 25
Ukraine has chance to fulfil its democratic pledge - Leader, Telegraph
In a joined-up world, upheaval is everybody's problem - S. Tisdall, Guardian
Ukraine: Freedom's front line - Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian
One gulp, and Bush was gone - Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian
'We face a real opportunity today' - Press Review, Guardian
The Ayatollah and the transsexual - Independent
Between Raful and Arik - Israel Harel, Haaretz
Iran-US: At least let there be diplomacy - Haaretz
David Ignatius: A fuzzy '80 percent' solution in Iraq
Khalil Shikaki: Palestinian legislative elections must be held to avoid infighting
Necessary signposts toward an Arab renaissance - Mohamed Galal, Daily Star
After kidnapping, party's over for foreigners in Afghan capital - Editorial, Dstar
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November 24
Iran: Where Next on the Nuclear Standoff? - Ineternational Crisis Group
Sharm meeting ' a triumph to US' - Editorial Review, Lebanonwire
Ukraine's stolen poll - Leader, Telegraph
Daniel Pipes: Who's a (moderate) Muslim?
Ze'ev Schiff: Time to act against the extremists
Weapon of the weak? - Evelyn Gordon, Jpost
Organic terrorism - Marc Sageman, Jpost
Take the polite conversation forward - Editorial, Daily Star
Lessons to make the present round of ME diplomacy succeed - Rami Khouri
Fallujah did not break the Iraqi insurgency's back - Anthony H. Cordesman
Isolate the extremists through a public 'peace process' - Shamil Idriss
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November 23
Anton La Guardia: Regime change may be better than a nuclear-armed Iran
WMD in Iraq and Iran:  Spotting the differences - Leader, Guardian
No one is taken in by the US lies - Rana Kabbani, Guardian
Iraq: 'A gamble worth making' - Press Review, Guardian
Old habits and fears die hard in Ukraine - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
Moshe Arens: A lesson in diplomatic history
Back to the argument of the 1967 lines -Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Intifada Hebrew, a glossary - Bradley Burston, Haaretz
Analysis: Absolutely illegal - Amos Harel, Haaretz
Socrates would have opposed - Yehoshua Gitay, Haaretz
Providing an example of cohesiveness for the Arabs - Editorial, Daily Star
Iraqi science: The war within the war - Alan I. Leshner, Daily Star
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November 22
Greg Dobbs: The forgotten realities of the Palestinian-Israreli conflict
Cinnamon Stillwell: Moderate Muslims and Arabs Emerge from the Shadows
Save us from an EU army - Leader, Telegraph
Iraq: Death threats and sectarian splits - Guardian
Iraq: To get the whole picture we need embeds on both sides  - Guardian
US risks a downhill dollar disaster - Larry Elliott, Guardian
Listening to religious soldiers - Amos Harel, Haaretz
We miss you, Mr. `There's-no-partner' - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Quiet on the Palestinian front - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
When IDF `successes' are failures - Reuven Pedatzur, Haaretz
David Ignatius: A shake-up or purge in Washington?
Yossi Alpher: An unlikely best-case scenario for Israeli-Palestinian relations
Partick Seale: A coming battle over the shape of the Middle East
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November 21
Blood from a stone? Palestinians must make the most of every drop - Editorial
Why America has got it so wrong on Iran - Peter Beaumont, Guardian
Democracy - the new excuse - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Inside Trac: Gaza litmus test - Amir Oren, Haaretz
The realization of Sharon's dream? - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
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November 20
The Iran-Israel 'balance of terrror' - Lebanonwire
Persecuted Christians - Leader, Telegraph
Security Council's move yields little to help Sudan - Leader, Telegraph
Terror just part of army routine - Jamie Wilson, Guardian
Iran's nuclear gamesmanship - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
The EU carrot, not the US stick - Ian Black, Guardian
'Dr Khan isn't taking calls today' - Declan Walsh, Guardian
Mustafa Al-Labbad: Jubilee celebrations in Iran - Ahram Weekly
Coming to grips with the loss of Arafat - Graham Usher, Ahram
Sharon, now a dear old softy - Editorial, Daily Star
An opening at Sharm el-Sheikh - Phebe Marr, Daily Star
Van Gogh's murder brings out Holland's contradictions - Peter Speetjens, DStar
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November 19
The Americanization of Islam - Jennifer Friedlin, Jerusalem Report
George Friedman:The Crisis in the CIA
From fear to freedom - Natan Sharansky, Sirra Times
This fatal compromise - Ian Brown, Guardian
Time for Europe to believe in itself - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
For Germany, being right is an unbearable burden - Jonathan Steele, Guardian
Analysis: Show me the money -- Arafat's - Claude Salhani, UPI
Ze'ev Schiff: Was there danger of a coup?
What kind of a Rice? - Shmuel Rosner, Haaretz
Envious of the Dutch system - Avraham Tal, Haaretz
Bush's ambush of human rights - Aryeh Neier, Daily Star
A religious dialogue can help mend U.S.-Saudi relations - Aryeh Neier, DStar
With Turkey in the EU, Middle East will be better off - Eberhard Rhein, DStar
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November 18
Egyptian Columnists: We Do Not Regret the Death of Arafat
Simon Tisdall: Islamists shift focus to Europe as jihad enters third phase
Seumas Milne: Without Arafat, a Middle East peace settlement is far less likely
Iran's nuclear ambition - Leader, Telegraph
Colin and the crazies - Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian
American blues  - Timothy Garton Ash , Guardian
Ze'ev Schiff: The navy is well prepared
The changing face of American Jewry - Avi Beker, Haaretz
The voices of the brave - Alexander Yakobson, Haaretz
A new democratic paradigm - Ari Shavit, Haaretz
Michael Young: After Saint Colin, an unprincipled doctor
Time is now for Palestinians to renew their body politic - Editorial, Daily Star
David Ignatius: The U.S. and France, mutual irritants, intend to cooperate
Hold elections to usher in a legitimate Palestinian order - Ali Abunimah, DStar
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November 17
The supertanker who kept Yeltsin from the gates - Alec Russell, Telegraph
The rise of Miss Rice - Leader,Telegraph
Optimism unrestrained - Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
We salute the fighters in flip-flops - Haifa Zangana, Guardian
Rice has the chance to recast her department - Times Online
Why Powell had to go - Elaine Monaghan, Times Online
The rise and rise of Bush's guru - Roland Watson, Times Online
Ze'ev Schiff: Don't learn from the Americans
Now we need pressure on America - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
After his death, still the occupation - Amira Hass, Haaretz
The cliches about Arafat - Yair Sheleg, Haaretz
The paradox of anti-Americanism in Iran - Nicholas Schmidle, Daily Star
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November 16
Pro-Arafat Gunmen to Abbas: Next Time We’ll Shoot to Kill - Debka File
Two US Protectorates: Israel and the Future Palestinian State - F. Schurmann
Powell's departure gives Bush a fresh chance - Leader,Telegraph
Mission impossible for Powell's successor - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
Falujah:  wish there had been another way - Barham Salih, Guardian
Colin Powell: Soldier who lost the will to fight - Rupert Cornwell, Independent
In America we trust: we have to - Geremy Greenstock, Times Online
Leader: bridging the Atlantic - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
And the fence is still not built - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Solving the three axes of crises  - Shlomo Ben-Ami, Haaretz
The peace motif on a new scale - Daniel Barenboim, Haaretz
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November 15
Analysis: Who gets Arafat's money?
Iraq is not Bush's Vietnam. But it is becoming Blair's - Max Hastings, Guardian
Analysis: When Arafat's foes inherit - Danny Rubenstein, Haaretz
Arafat-free at last, Sharon hints at flexibility - Bradley Burston, Haaretz
Inflammatory legends - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Time to implement Bush's vision - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Calls for a nuclear all clear - Yossi Melman, Haaretz
Peace Index: Arafat's leaving won't change things - Haaretz
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November 14
The prudent President - Leader,Telegraph
Change course: it's the first rule of the re-elected - Edward Luttwak,Telegraph
Labour voters look at Blair but see only Bush - Quentin Letts,Telegraph
Terrorists must not hijack our cities  - Hoshyar Zebari, Observer
The two-state solution has to work this time - David Aaronovitch, Observer
Assault on Falluja, The final battle - Peter Beaumont, Observer
Blair makes the best of a 'special relationship' - Gaby Hinsliff, Observer
A chance for peace  - Leader, Observer
Apparently Dahlan was the target - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Turning back the clock - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
Settling accounts with Palestinians - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
Rejoice in the fall of this enemy - Avraham Tal, Haaretz
Analysis: Diplomatic attention will focus on impending Palestinian elections
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November 13
The many sides of Yasser Arafat - Lebanonwire
Rivalries, accusations blemish Arafat's succession - Lebanonwire
The life and times of Yasser Arafat - Lebanonwire
America listens to its strongest ally - Leader, Telegraph
The fall of Fallujah - Leader, Telegraph
Die, then vote. This is Falluja - Naomi Klein, Guardian
Talking tough in Gaza  - Guardian
The other half of America pleads innocent - Simon Hoggart, Guardian
Missing Arafat - Ari Shavit, Haaretz
Arafat and Peres - a near romance - Daniel Ben Simon, Haaretz
Arafat's rival heirs - a field guide - Bradley Burston, Haaretz
Ze'ev Schiff: Midterm changes
Can Arafat's mistakes be learned from? - Massoud A. Derhally, Daily Star
Harness the energy of the Palestinian people and cause - Editorial, Daily Star
David Ignatius: Peace can't happen in secret
A new Israeli-Palestinian agenda - Debra Delee, Daily Star
Arafat's legacy must be a Palestinian State - Pete Mccloskey, Daily Star
The Palestinian struggle is greater than Arafat - Sam Bahour, Daily Star
Journalists can play a significant role in Syrian reform - Rhonda Roumani, Dstar
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November 12
Geopolitical Intelligence Report: The Death of Arafat
Analysts voice fear of post-Arafat vacuum
Beyond the humbug: Arafat's life is testimony to his ultimate failure-Telegraph
Arafat's ultimate failure was that he never dared to let go of the gun-Telegraph
A hero - and a villain: Arafat's death  opens new chapter of history - Guardian
The Palestinian heart is here! - David Cornwell, Guardian
After Arafat - Ewen MacAskill, Guardian
What now? Struggle enters its third phase - David Hirst, Guardian
Israel's death festival - Daphna Baram, Guardian
Our own Palestinian De Gaulle  - Afif Safieh, Guardian
The man they called Mr Palestine - Independent
Arafat, father of the Palestinian cause - Independent
Yasser Arafat, 1929-2004: Father of the Palestinian nation - Haaretz
With their enemy dead, Israelis breathe a huge sigh of relief - Haaretz
Ze'ev Schiff: It's just the start
Aluf Benn: The new reality
Time to complete the noble mission that Yasser Arafat started - Daily Star
The man who was loyal only to Palestine - Khairallah Khairallah, Daily Star
Egypt's human rights model: fine or flawed?   - William Fisher, Daily Star
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November 11
Analysis: What future for the Palestinians?  - Paul Reynolds, BBC
Analysis: Arafat's condition has finally given PM control over security forces
Yasser Arafat: a Saga of Reincarnations
'The only place I am going from here is heaven' - Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Guardian
The lowest ignorance takes charge - Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian
'There is no rationale for the invasion' - Press Review, Guardian
Confronting a new leadership - Editorial, Haaretz
Missiles over the Middle East - Reuven Pedatzur, Haaretz
Why the Orthodox voted Bush - Israel Harel, Haaretz
American fundamentalism - Yuval Dror, Haaretz
Iraq beyond tragedy: A country gripped in the twin jaws of absurdity - Editorial
Bridging the great divide - Meena Sharify-Funk, Daily Star
Which way is west for Turkey?  - Soli Ozel, Daily Star
Of Bush, Arafat and coinciding transitions - Dr. Bernard Sabella, Daily Star
US should consider the lessons of the last 4 years - Ghassan Khatib, Daily Star
Arab-Israeli conflict: barely 3rd on Bush's MidEast agenda - Yossi Alpher, DStar
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November 10
Background: The man who lived too long - Bradley Burston, Haaretz
Falluja's defiance of a new empire - Sami Ramadani, Guardian
Death will be his witness  - Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
Analysis: Tough battle for city - Nick Childs, BBC
Analysis: Palestinians try to give Arafat's death national symbolic value
Ze'ev Schiff: A symbolic maneuver
Ze'ev Schiff: New tune, different disengagement
The partner, and the price - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Non-violence frightens the army - Amira Hass, Haaretz
Kerry's wild geese - Yossi Sarid, Haaretz
The opportunities and dangers of the post-Arafat era - Editorial, Daily Star
The Abu Ammar burial site polemic - Adnan Abu Odeh, Daily Star
Looking forward to winning the next round - Alia Malek, Daily Star
After Arafat, policies count more than personality
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November 9
Aspirants seen using Arafat's wife to succeed the ailing leader
We weren't dumb enough to vote Kerry - Mark Steyn, Telegraph
Chirac rushes in - Leader, Telegraph
Fearful in Falluja - Leader, Guardian
Press review: 'This is now the battle for Iraq' - Guardian
Puritanism of the rich  - George Monbiot, Guardian
Focus: The televised rantings of Suha Arafat are more than just about money
Moshe Arens: Bush's victory, and Israel's
Carpe diem - Ami Ayalon, Haaretz
Battling for the soul of Islam
Arafat's leaving won't change things - Ephraim Yaar, Tamar Hermann, Haaretz
Why I engaged Arafat over the years - Paul Findley, Daily Star
The remarkable legacy of Sheikh Zayed - Patrick Seale, Daily Star
Egypt needs a president, not a latter-day pharaoh - Saadeddin Ibrahim, DStar
The Iranian-European nuclear accord is good news on several fronts - Editorial
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November 8
Falluja screams will not be heard - Madeleine Bunting , Guardian
Keep the pressure on Khartoum - John Ryle, Guardian
Nato is a threat to Europe and must be disbanded - Jonathan Steele, Guardian
Second chance with an old-new partner - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
After Arafat, an off-balance Gaza - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Fear underlies Palestinian worry - Amira Hass, Haaretz
Affirm the law in Iraq, even as the law is curtailed - Editorial, Daily Star
Bush II and democracy in the Mideast: anger and hope - Chibli Mallat, DStar
U.S. public diplomacy falls short of reaching English-speaking Arabs
Can the Arab League invigorate Arab-Israeli peacemaking? - Elias H. Tuma
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November 7
Analysis: The IDF after Arafat - Amos Harel, Haaretz
The United States has re-elected 'an enemy of Israel' as its president
Max Hastings: We are in this together: if America fails, we fail - Telegraph
Arafat: Bitter legacy of a flawed leader - Sam Kiley, Guardian
US elections: No, it wasn't God - David Aaronovitch, Guardian
Focus: How Bush tapped into a well of faith - Paul Harris, Guardian
Focus: The Lancet and the bodies in question - Jamie Doward , Guardian
The risks of battle - Leader, Guardian
A chance for conciliation - Editorial, Haaretz
Right of return - Editorial, Haaretz
Palestinian dividends: Death declared by successors - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
The tyranny of disengagement - Nadav Shragai, Haaretz
A cold shoulder to Assad - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
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November 6
Analysis: End of the Arafat Era
Action on Mideast should flow as quickly as the rhetoric - Editorial, Daily Star
U.S. and the Middle East: The next 4 years - Maggie Mitchell-Salem, Daily Star
Palestine will be no worse off the day after Arafat - Adnan Abu Odeh, DStar
David Ignatius: New term in office brings Bush new chance in Iraq
David Hirst: One final task for Arafat
One day soon, 'values voters' will decide the election in Britain, too - Telegraph
A time of outrage and loss - Ahmad Samih Khalidi , Guardian
Jonathan Freedland: Democrats can't win until their politics are born again
Bush, an optimistic view - Philip Bobbitt , Guardian
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November 5
Analysis: The Second Term - George Friedman, Stratfor
Analysis: Israel must prepare for a new reality
Analysis: Rivalries among Palestinian factions may soon reemerge
Sudanese fear they will become the next Iraq - Alice Thomson, Telegraph
Despite Arafat, Iraq is still the key - Leader, Telegraph
Arafat demise: A tragedy and an opportunity - Jonathan Steele, Guardian
Onward Christian soldiers - Simon Schama, Guardian
Bush will now celebrate by putting Falluja to the torch - Robin Cook, Guardian
Iraq: Deadly routine - Leader, Guardian
Ze'ev Schiff: Time for an Israeli initiative
Fear of what the future holds without Arafat - Meron Benvenisti, Haaretz
When the brain forgets the brawn - Shmuel Rosner, Haaretz
The KISS principle - Emanuel Sivan, Haaretz
Bush victory has dire Mideast implications
One final task for Arafat - David Hirst, Daily Star
Arabs must assess Arafat honestly - Editorial, Daily Star
Bush has a rare chance to bring Tehran in from the cold - Trita Parsi, Dstar
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November 4
No power on Earth can intimidate a free nation - Leader, Telegraph
Can the Tories figure out how Bush won again? - Charles Moore, Telegraph
If only Britain had the problems that beset American democracy - Telegraph
Analysis: America prefers it simple. That was Kerry's big problem
Jonathan Freedland: This is no passing phase. This is now an era
Four more years - Leader, Guardian
A moral dilemma - Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian
Nicholas Blanford: An ominous watershed? 4 more years of trauma?
Patrick Seale: And now ... 4 more years of war?
Bush may press Israel next. So why is Sharon smiling?
Israelis should understand November 2 - Ari Shavit, Haaretz
Iraq and the prospect of perpetual small wars - Elias Hanna, Daily Star
The United States and the world: a new start? - Editorial, Daily Star
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November 3
Bush's 'crime'? Just being a patriot - Janet Daley, Telegraph
Low expectations and lasting wounds - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
Middle East: 'The situation is deteriorating' - Press Review, Guardian
US: Knowing how to intervene - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Ze'ev Schiff: Sadat's secret pipeline to Kissinger
Is everything his fault? - Amira Hass, Haaretz
Gamal Mubarak's journey to power - Joshua A. Stacher, Daily Star
David Ignatius: Osama bin Laden and the 'October surprise'
Images and tasks: before and after the U.S. election - Rami Khouri, Daily Star
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November 2
Messages from Tel Aviv - Abdullah Iskandar, Al-Hayat
Bin Laden II (and Bush II?) - Hazem Saghieh, Al-Hayat
Wayne Madsen: “Getting it” About the Importance of this Election
Joy of US political fever - Leader, Telegraph
It's not just the economy, stupid - Mark Steyn, Telegraph
US Elections: Verdict of a divided nation on one man - Gary Young, Guardian
The Manchurian cover-up - Naomi Klein, Guardian
The fervour behind the push to put 'America first' - Martin Kettle, Guardian
Why even a hawk like me is backing Kerry - David Aaronovitch, Guardian
Why we are still backing Arafat  - Karma Nabulsi, Guardian
Analysis: Just business as usual - Amos Harel, Haaretz
Bush according to the world - Adar Primor, Haaretz
Wanted: A serious American peace policy - Aaron David Miller, Haaretz
Engage the next American president - Editorial, Daily Star
We want to elect the American president - Yassin Al-Haj Saleh, Daily Star
Bin Laden's 'October surprise? - Omar Barghouti, Daily Star
Algeria's forgotten 'mudjaheedats' - Khatoun Haidar, Daily Star
Losing the Cold War, one election at a time - Abdul Aziz Said, Daily Star
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November 1
US Elections: Playing With Fire - George Freedman, Startfor
Bush must be allowed to finish the war on terror - Leader, Telegraph
Why Blair secretly wants his partner in war to lose - R. Sylvester, Telegraph
Bin Laden tape: a scoop and a mystery - Jason Burke, Guardian
The war on Iraq has made moral cowards of us all - Scott Ritter, Guardian
Bin Laden's surprise - Leader, Guardian
Behind Arafat's mask - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Analysis: Hamas sees itself as a substitute for the Palestinian Authority
An American horizon needed - Leader, Haaretz
Nostalgia for the disengagement - Lily Galili, Haaretz
Background: Arafat the wizard, Arafat the goat - Bradley Burston, Haaretz
Learning from Arafat's legacy - Nadia Hijab, Daily Star
Patrick Seale: George W. Bush and the 'politics of fear'
Ten years of cold peace - for obvious reasons - Hasan Abu Nimah, DStar
Osama bin Laden: Still devious and contradictory - Massoud   Derhally, DStar
Pro-Middle East, pro-Bush: an unusual anomaly - Khalid Itum, DStar
David Ignatius: An ailing Arafat signals an end to the Age of Immobilism

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