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Mideast Opeds
May 2002 |
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| May 31 |
| Saad Mehio: The new
end-game in the region is ‘regime change’ |
| Patrick Seale: No
break in storm clouds over Middle East |
| Ze'ev Schiff: Iran, Clear and present danger |
| Disgraceful revelations about ‘slavery’ in Sudan
- Abdelwahab El-Affendi |
| Palestinians offered conflicting Arab advice - APR |
| Sharon reclaims Shas, but currency continues to slide - IPR |
| Qatar sets sights on major role as natural gas supplier - Samira Kawar |
| To
the tune of stomping in place -
Gideon Samet, Haaretz |
| Still
a far cry from war - Elia
Leibowitz, Haaretz |
| Mixed
marriages, mixed loyalties - Yossi
Melman, Haaretz |
| Who's responsible for this? - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz |
| Suicide is not painless - Saul Singer, Jpost |
| Left out of the new world order - Mark Heller, Jpost |
| . |
| May 30 |
| Why Fatah should kick-start reform - Joseph Samaha, Daily Star |
| Egypt’s new left eclipsing Muslim Brotherhood
- Steve Negus, D. Star |
| Secret plans all point to one thing Arabs have been duped
- APR |
| If Israel can launch the Ofek 5, why can’t it build a
security fence? - IPR |
| Between
Chirac and Arafat - Uri Dan, Jpost |
| Israel
should say 'no' - Neil Lockery,
Jpost |
| High-stakes poker en route to elections -Aluf Benn, Haaretz |
| As
usual, policy is set by the settlers - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz |
| . |
| May 29 |
| An
independent eye in the sky - Ze'ev
Schiff, Haaretz |
| The
terrorist who deserves Israel's Defense Prize - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz |
| Fuad
and the fence - Aluf Benn, Haaretz |
| A
punishment rarely applied - Gideon
Alon, Haaretz |
| Abstract
death, noted in passing - Amira
Hass, Haaretz |
| The
road Israel has not taken - Arieh
O'Sullivan, Jpost |
| A more tangible threat from Iran - Amnon Barzilai, Haaretz |
| A more tangible threat from Iran - Amnon Barzilai, Haaretz |
| ‘Roulette of death’ exacerbates economic malaise - IPR |
| America plays a waiting game in the peace process - APR |
| Arab-International Media forum begins work in London - Rime Allaf |
| A
dangerous document - Daniel Pipes,
Jpost |
| Co-existence
or no existence - Isaac Herzog,
Jpost |
| . |
| May 28 |
| Is America really rethinking its plans for war against Iraq?
- APR |
| Spy satellites and democratically elected leaders - HPR |
| Analysis: The barrier will
finally come - Ze'ev Schiff,
Haaretz |
| The
Palestinian scene begins to change - Moshe Arens, Haaretz |
| Try
the carrot - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz |
| Dividing
Jerusalem - Nadav Shragai, Haaretz |
| Arafat
not beating the occupation, he's perpetuating it - Amir Oren |
| Jibril
Rajoub v. Mohammed Dahlan - Danny
Rubinstein, Haaretz |
| The
deadly 'political horizon' -
Evelyn Gordon, Jpost |
| The
day after the mega terror attack -
Shlomo Gazit, Jpost |
| Europe
and the Muslim war against the Jews - Evelyn Gordon, Jpost |
| The threat from the protectors - Isabel Hilton, Guardian |
| . |
| May 27 |
| Israel fears attacks by 'regrouped
terrorists' - Alan Philps,
Telegraph |
| In the cards: round two of ‘Operation Rampart’ - IPR |
| Moscow summit seen as bad news for Arabs and Muslims - APR |
| It
won't be okay - Editorial, Jpost |
| Reimagining
NATO - Charles Krauthammer, Jpost |
| There's
light - now, where's the tunnel? -
Akiva Eldar, Haaretz |
| More
of the same - Danny Rubinstein,
Haaretz |
| The Real Power
in Iran - Washington Post |
| Saudi
pressure on Arafat has failed -
Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz |
| A
wake-up call for Washington - Zvi
Bar'el, Haaretz |
| Will
the circle be unbroken? - Gideon
Levy, Haaretz |
| . |
| May 26 |
| Will
the circle be unbroken? - Gideon
Levy, Haaretz |
| Like
ducks at a shooting range - Doron
Rosenblum, Haaretz |
| An
essential step - Editorial,
Haaretz |
| Explosive
negligence - Editorial, Jpost |
| Wanted:
A peace-seeking leader - Uzi
Benziman, Haaretz |
| Journalism’s jihad against Israel - Sharon Tzur |
| When you ride a tiger - Arvind Kala |
| Robert Fisk: There is a
firestorm coming |
| Fundamental issues
facing Christians and Moslems - Michael
Nazir-Ali |
| . |
| May 25 |
| A new departure - Ibrahim Nafie, Aharam Weekly |
| Reform, not bickering - Azmi Bishara, Aharam Weekly |
| Familiar agendas dog reform - Mouin Rabbani, Aharam Weekly |
| Belgium is not an Arab country - Mouin Rabbani, Aharam Weekly |
| Ill-considered intervention - Arjan El-Fassed, Aharam Weekly |
| A
sea change of views holds promise for Mideast peace - Dennis Ross |
| . |
| May 24 |
| Sharon, the old warrior, still dominates Israeli politics
- Patrick Seale |
| ‘Extremely worrying signs’ of a
‘firestorm’ approaching MidEast - APR |
| How to bury suicide attacks and close ‘back-door right
of return’ - IPR |
| Time for Arabs to think about the Kurds - Jamal Khashoggi, Daily Star |
| Europe's
irrelevance - Editorial, Jpost |
| Sharon's
centripetal forces -Gerald
Steinberg, Jpost |
| Was Barak telling
the truth? - Yoav Peled, Guardian |
| Damning
documents - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz |
| The
mystery of 'responsibility' - Amir
Oren, Haaretz |
| For
'the good of the state' -
Doron Rosenblum, Haaretz |
| Sharon's
big chance - Nehemia Strasler,
Haaretz |
| The
Six-Goal War - Zvi Barel, Haaretz |
| A
breath of fresh mountain air -
Yoel Marcus, Haaretz |
| . |
| May 23 |
| Sharon’s unfinished business - APR, Daily Star |
| Sharon wins re-vote on budget cuts, but keeps analysts
guessing - IPR |
| Lying is cultural
trait of Arabs, says Barak - Brian
Whitaker, Guardian |
| Back
to the old cycle - Ze'ev Schiff,
Haaretz |
| Sharon's
numerical doctrine - Aluf Benn,
Haaretz |
| The
chicken-and-egg dynamic - Meron
Benvenisti, Haaretz |
| Barak
plan II - Ari Shaviti, Haaretz |
| Has
Sharon hit his peak? - Gil
Hoffman, Jpost |
| How
about democracy? - Editorial,
Jpost |
| No
Palestinian state, for now - Isi
Leibler, Jpost |
| . |
| May 22 |
| Israel's
pass laws will wreck peace hopes - Marwan Bishara, IHT |
| A new phase looms in Israel’s campaign against the
Palestinians - APR |
| Sharon rejects Shas over economic plan - IPR |
| Sharon
rides the rightward wave - Gideon
Samet, Haaretz |
| Boycott
is a twin-barrelled blunderbuss -
Eliahu Salpeter, Haaretz |
| Donors
are funding cantonization - Amira
Hass, Haaretz |
| The
spirit of Istanbul - Alon Liel,
Haaretz |
| Capitulation breeds contempt - Daniel Pipes, Jonathan Schanzer, Jpost |
| . |
| May 21 |
| 'Rreform’ getting a bad name - APR, Daily Star |
| 'Achievements’ of ‘Operation Rampart’ start
evaporating - IPR, Daily Star |
| Fear of Mideast oil crisis causes alarm - Ed Blanche, Daily Star |
| . |
| May 20 |
| Operation
defensive Arab states - Daniel
Rubinstein, Haaretz |
| Needed:
Reform in Israel - Akiva Eldar,
Haaretz |
| The
real disaster is the closure -
Amira Hass, Haaretz |
| Six
degrees of separation - Editorial,
Jpost |
| Belated
backlash - Yosef Goel, Jpost |
| Our
recycled politicians - Daniel
Bloch, Jpost |
| . |
| May 19 |
| Arafat
a clear winner if elections held -
Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz |
| And
the new leader: Arafat - Zvi
Bar'el, Haaretz |
| Why Israel's
'seruvniks' say enough is enough -
M. Sfard, Observer |
| It's getting harder
to be a British Muslim - Inayat
Bunglawala, Observer |
| The
demands on Arafat - Boston Globe |
| . |
| May 18 |
| Analysis: Hamas Vying To Lead Palestinians - Stratfor |
| Reforming the PA: Who backs what and why? - Jamil Hilal |
| The sick man of Turkey isn’t Ecevit, but the system
itself - M.Noureddine |
| The Palestinian Authority and its ‘illustrious record
of failure’ - APR |
| Arafat and Palestine: two interviews - IPR |
| Local polls in Bahrain a royal triumph - Abdulhadi Khalaf, Daily Star |
| Crisis for American Jews - Edward Said, Aharam Weekly |
| So who is saying no? - Ibrahim Nafie, Aharam Weekly |
| Asking the Right questions - Azmi Bishara, Aharam Weekly |
| Cracks in the global façade - Ahmed Sidqi Al-Dajani, Aharam Weekly |
| Catch up, Washington - George Giacaman, Aharam Weekly |
| Letter from Ramallah - Mouin Rabbani, Aharam Weekly |
| Images
of war force children to confront their nightmares - Times |
| . |
| May 17 |
| Nicholas Kristof: Is Arafat Capable of Peace? |
| Patrick Seale: The
great European debate for and against immigration |
| Robert Fisk: Leader cannot escape the scorn of his own people |
| The problem in the Middle East: not enough US hegemony - A. Affendi |
| US frets nuclear standoff in India-Pakistan dispute - Parsa V. Rao |
| Reiterating Likud’s inflexibility - Rim Alaf, Daily Star |
| Saudis should not stay too long on Palestine’s front
line - J.A. Khashoggi |
| No
surprises this time around - Danny
Rubinstein, Haaretz |
| Arab Press Review: Signing up the Palestinians to U.S.
regional agenda |
| Isreali Press Review:Arafat promises elections within six month |
| . |
| May 16 |
| Country
profile: Israel and Palestinian autonomous areas - BBC |
| Revised Iraq sanctions still US policy tool -Sarah Graham-Brown, Merip |
| Arab Press Review: Suspicions rise over
US calls for Palestinian ‘reform’ |
| Isreali Press Review: Palestine issue risks dividing Labor
as well |
| The
danger of Jewish terror -
Editorial, Haaretz |
| A growing cultural divide - Independent |
| No
surprises this time around - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz |
| Sharon's
flirtation with ideas - Ze'ev
Schiff, Haaretz |
| Who
the hell is for what? - Gideon
Samet, Haaretz |
| Drama at Cannes - Independent |
|
| May 15 |
| Country
profile: Israel and Palestinian autonomous areas - BBC |
| Analysis:
Arafat moves and manoeuvres - Paul
Reynolds, BBC |
| Thomas
Friedman: Nine wars to many |
| Pros and cons of Arab economic boycott of
US - Fahed Fanek, D. Star |
| Keep an eye on Saudi Arabia - Daniel Pipes, Jpost |
| Israel has interests, too - Michael Freund, Jpost |
| Defense
vs. overkill - Yossi Melman,
Haaretz |
| Give
diplomacy a chance - Editorial,
Haaretz |
| Dr.
Sharon and Mister Hyde - Gideon
Samet, Haaretz |
| Between
defiance and flattery - Amira
Hass, Haaretz |
| . |
| May 14 |
| Christians hit theological rift on
Mideast policy - G. Jeffrey
MacDonald |
| Palestinian terror and statehood
- Editorial, Washington Times |
| In search of 'moral clarity'
on the MidEast - Tod Lindberg,
WashTimes |
| Waiting for America to launch a plan
- David M. Malone, IHT |
| The Sharon-Netanyahu
struggle is the real Israeli election - Times |
| Robert Fisk: Why does John Malkovich want to kill me? |
| No
mention of shaheeds - Danny
Rubenstein, Haaretz |
| Sharon’s humiliation – and courage - Editorial, Jpost |
| The real American 'plot' - Shlomo Avineri, Jpost |
| The Likud's hollow decision - Editorial, Haaretz |
| Building the non-conventional Middle East - Reuven Pedhatzur, Haaretz |
| The second front - Moshe Arens, Haaretz |
| Alienated silence - Danny Rabinowitz, Haaretz |
| . |
| May 13 |
| Palestinians prepared to fight off
'invasion' - David Blair,
Telegraph |
| Can Arabs get their collective act together after Sharm
el-Sheikh? - APR |
| High tension moves from Gaza to the Likud central Committee - IPR |
| Email from Baghdad - Mark Seddon, Guardian |
| Netanyahu
almost loses his cool - Yossi
Verter, Haaretz |
| A
positive message from Sharm el Sheikh - Editorial, Haaretz |
| Prove
it - Editorial, Jpost |
| The
independence of the decision -
Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz |
| Open
the door - Ori Nir, Haaretz |
| On
their guard - David Brinn,, Jpost |
| . |
| May 12 |
| The
Gaza dilemmas - Amir Oren, Haaretz |
| A question of faith
- Nick Cohen, Guardian |
| No
longer ghetto Jews - Avi Primor,
Haaretz |
| A
vision of democracy - Zvi Bar'el,
Haaretz |
| The
road to The Hague - Gideon Levy,
Haaretz |
| An honest warning - Leading Article, Sunday Times |
| Why Israel Hesitates on Gaza Raid - Tony Karon, Times |
| The
Likud's grand delusions - Daniel
Bloch, Jpost |
| Oslo's
lessons by Neill Lochery - Neill
Lochery, Jpost |
| . |
| May 11 |
| Arab armies can play their part for Palestine without
firing a shot - Abdulhadi Khalaf, Daily Star |
| How everyone is bluffing everyone else - Saad
Mehio, Daily Star |
| As Israel zeros in on Gaza, Netanyahu targets Sharon - IPR |
| What Sharon’s demand to ‘restructure’ the
Palestinian Authority really means -
APR |
| Pursuit of legitimacy - Ibrahim Nafie, Ahram Weekly |
| More equal than others - Gamil Mattar, Ahram Weekly |
| Sharon's own lebensraum - Hassan Nafaa, Ahram Weekly |
| Criminal enforcers - Jean Allain, Ahram Weekly |
| Crisis of integrity - Muqtedar Khan, Ahram Weekly |
| . |
| May 10 |
| Analysis: Hamas Holds Advantage in Gaza Campaign - Stratfor |
| Invasion
will let us get at Israel, says Hamas -
Ian Cobain, Times |
| Jordanians turn against America - Marck Lynch, MERIP |
| Think tank outlines US fears of Mideast nuclear
proliferation - IISS |
| Isreali Press Review: The next target is Gaza, but ‘is
it really necessary?’ |
| Arab Press Review: Bracing for another round in
Sharon’s war |
| Why
the siege of Arafat was lifted -
Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz |
| The
collaborator who failed - Tom
Segev, Haaretz |
| In
France, cause for real anxiety -
Hanoch Marmari, Haaretz |
| Under
the volcano - Doron Rosenblum,
Haaretz |
| Anachronism
in the Likud - Editorial, Haaretz |
| President Bush and the Christian Zionist lobby - Clifford Kirakofe |
| Analysis: EU plays
down its role - Ian Black,
Guardian |
| ANALYSIS:
A remarkable new development? -
Barry Rubin, Jpost |
| ANALYSIS:
Taking care of unfinished business -
Ariah O'Sullivan, Jpost |
| EDITORIAL:
Define ‘viable’ - Jpost |
| Relevant, but no nation-builder - Daniel Dagan, Jpost |
| Permeable Shields - Mark A. Heller, Jpost |
| . |
| May 9 |
| No
'Forget It' in the Mideast -
Latimes |
| On
the same page - Herb Keinon, Jpost |
| 'Final Solution' phase 2 - George F. Will, Jpost |
| There is still a peace dividend to be had - Fahed Fanek, Daily Star |
| Spiral of suicide:
Bombing spells fresh disaster for Arafat - Guardian |
| This slur of
anti-semitism is used to defend repression - Guardian |
| Siege
Palestinians' dawn walk to freedom -
The Times |
| Bush
treads uneasily in Middle East quicksands - The Times |
| Robert Fisk: Israel's black propaganda bid falters as documents reveal an impotent
leader not a terrorist mastermind |
| Leading article: Israel will react to this atrocity, but peace will only come through
politics - Independent |
| A
question of when, where and how big - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz |
| Two
Abdullah plans, one solution - Zvi
Bar'el, Haaretz |
| Gaza
operation could be good compromise for PM -Amos Harel, Haaretz |
| Time
for balanced judgment - Editorial,
Haaretz |
| Only
the appearance of U.S. involvement -
Editorial, Haaretz |
| Still
at square one - Danny Rubinstein,
Haaretz |
| From
infant to suckling - Israel Harel,
Haaretz |
| . |
| May 8 |
| Reform,
Palestinian style - Miriam Shaviv
and Mohammed Najib, Jpost |
| Jefferson
gets a gun - Editorial, Jpost |
| Robert Fisk: There is a solution to this filthy war - foreign occupation |
| Why Capitol Hill supports Israel - Hadi Amr, Daily Star |
| The Road of Death
remembered - Guardian |
| Neither
a Ben-Gurion, nor even a Begin -
Gedeon Samet, Haaretz |
| Educating
the Palestinians - Amira Hass,
Haaretz |
| 'Islamic
fundamentalism wants world hegemony' - Yair Sheleg, Haaretz |
| And
now, prepare for the Jordanian initiative - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz |
| Only someone who deems Sharon a ‘man of peace’ can
believe he has a peace plan -
Israeli Press Review |
| How far will Washington go in allowing Sharon to erase
Arafat from the equation? - Arab
Press Review |
| . |
| May 7 |
| What Mr Bush must say to the prime minister of
Israel - Independent |
| What
America is saying - Editorial,
Haaretz |
| A
new basis for a relationship -
Amir Oren, Haaretz |
| The
Netanyahu test - Ari Shavit,
Haaretz |
| Sharon
regards trip as a victory tour -
Aluf Benn, Haaretz |
| The
crescent on the French hexagon -
Hanoch Marmari, Haaretz |
| The
massacre that never was - Joseph
R. Biden, Haaretz |
| Lost
in time - Editorial, Jpost |
| William
Bennet: US must stand with Israel -
Jpost |
| . |
| May 6 |
| Editorial:
The 'D' word - Editorial, Jpost |
| Ambassador
of death - Shlomo Avineri, Jpost |
| Can
Bush afford to press Sharon for peace? - Bradley Burston, Haaretz |
| Robert Fisk: Sharon hopes 'peace' plan will see US abandon Arafat |
| A
mission too far - An open letter
to Israel's defense minister |
| Bush
and Israel, 1991 and 2002 - Akiva
Eldar, Haaretz |
| The
danger of seeing Netzarim as Tel Aviv - Yuli Tamir, Haaretz |
| The
same cats are guarding the cream -
Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz |
| Israel
fears 'mega' terror attacks to wreck peace drive
- Sunday Times |
| . |
| May 5 |
| Bush
not ready to grant PM's wish to ditch Arafat - Peter Hirschberg |
| He's
climbed up the tree again - Uzi
Benziman, Haaretz |
| A
bridge too far - Gideon Levy,
Haaretz |
| Lost
horizon - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz |
| U.S.
sees window of opportunity -
Nathan Guttman, Haaretz |
| Not
quite the right hospitality for Arab states - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz |
| Robert Fisk: Sharon the merciless and Arafat the corrupt have nothing meaningful to
offer each other - Independent |
| Palestinians agree with Israel
shock horror - Mark Steyn, Telegraph |
| . |
| May 4 |
| Inside
Saddam's New Charm Offensive -
Times |
| A stark choice
- Ibrahim Nafie, Ahram Weekly |
| Accomplices in
crime - Salama Ahmed Salama, Ahram
Weekly |
| A French 11
September - Mohamed Sid-Ahmed,
Ahram Weekly |
| A very small
victory - Mohamed El-Sayed Said,
Ahram Weekly |
| Solidarity - Hani Shukrallah, Ahram Weekly |
| The ghetto is
calling - Haim Bresheeth, Ahram
Weekly |
| The spirit of
Auschwitz - Omar Barghouti, Ahram
Weekly |
| . |
| May 3 |
| The Secrets of Dubai Success - Patrick Seale, Daily Star |
| Whisper of
betrayal as Arafat is shunned -
Telegraph |
| The Muslims' great mistake is to see the
West as the enemy - Telegraph |
| Thinking
the unthinkable: US nuclear threat shakes up Arab world |
| Khaled Meshaal: Hamas
steadfast in rejecting Israel’s right to exist |
| The Middle East needs more creative diplomacy - Independent |
| Adrian
Hamilton: The Palestinians must seize back their pride |
| Analysis:
No easy way out for Arafat -
Guardian |
| Arab eyes really
can travel to Jerusalem every day now - Guardian |
| Arafat is back in
business, but Saudis are running the show - Guardian |
| Deja
vu all over again - Gideon Samet,
Haaretz |
| No
to occupation, no to anti-Semitism -
Naomi Klein, Haaretz |
| Deliverance
- Editorial, Jpost |
| Real
war criminals - Saul Singer, Jpost |
| Where
do we go from here? - Natan
Sharansky, Jpost |
| ‘The day after’ Arafat’s
release from Muqataa - IPR |
| What else might the Ramallah ‘tradeoff’ entail?
- APR |
| . |
| May 2 |
| How
to beat Saddam - and when -Jpost |
| No
one to save Arafat - Uri Dan,
Jpost |
| We
must do better in America - Daniel
Doron, Jpost |
| Leader:
Squeezing Mr Sharon - Guardian |
| Anti-Semitism
can be self-serving - Akiva Eldar,
Haaretz |
| Europe's
shared responsibility - Yair
Sheleg, Haaretz |
| Lessons
from Operation Defensive Shield -
Yisrael Harel, Haaretz |
| Thomas
Friedman: The Hidden Victims |
| Maureen Dowd: This
Dynasty Stuff |
| . |
| May 1 |
| Arafat escapes
his third 'last stand' and claims victory - Telegraph |
| Bush and Saudis
agree plan for peace talks -
Independent |
| How can Israel
be so successful at avoiding international scrutiny? - Abdeljabbar Adwan, Daily Star |
| Questions for US ‘intellectuals’ from the Church
of the Nativity - Abdelwahab
El-Affendi, Daily Star |
| Israeli-Palestinian scenarios and the battle for public
opinion - Dr. Fahed Fanek, Daily
Star |
| Far
from a military success - Reuven
Pedatzur, Haaretz |
| Waking
from the Oslo dream - Jonathan
Spyer, Guardian |
| America's
best-laid plans are going awry -
Nathan Guttman, Haaretz |
| Dishonorable
conduct in war - Editorial,
Haaretz |
| Letter
to America - Gideon Samet, Haaretz |
| Not
an existential threat - Eliahu
Salpeter, Haaretz |
| That
empty chair in Washington -
Editorial, Jpost |
| Gaza
is another story - Danny
Rubinstein, Haaretz |
| Arafat's
expected emergence is latest in a lifetime of narrow escapes |
| Syria Struggles to Open its Economy - OBG |
