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April 30
Sharon is taking us back to 1948 - Ahmad Samih Khalidi, Guardian
What is the real price of the Ramallah deal struck by Saudi Arabia?
West Bank incursions strain military alliance with Turkey - Ed Blanche
Sharon is taking us back to 1948 - Ahmad Samih Khalidi, Guardian
What is the real price of the Ramallah deal struck by Saudi Arabia?
West Bank incursions strain military alliance with Turkey - Ed Blanche
Bush doctrine confused by barrage of mixed messages - Times
Hugo Young: The terrifying naivety of Blair the great intervener
A chance for a change - Editorial, Haaretz
Military morality and political will - Amir Oren, Haaretz
A hypocritical divide - Moshe Arens, Haaretz
By the disgrace of God - Shahar Ilan, Haaretz
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April 29
Robert Fisk: In on the tide, the guns and rockets that fuel this fight
Why Sharon and Arafat Need Each Other
Jailhouse rock: Ramallah for Jenin - Amir Oren, Haaretz
No political agenda - Editorial, Haaretz
Cracks in the facade of Palestinian unity - Danny Rubinstein, Haretz
The findings are known in advance - Ze'ev Segal, Haaretz
An anti-Semitic Europe? No, but... - Amnon Rubinstein, Haaretz
Happy birthday Mr President - Ewen MacAskill, Guardian
A million times 'yes' for separation - David Kimche, Jpost
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April 28
Observer: Should we go to war against Saddam?
Robert Fisk: 'For us, martyrdom is the preferred way to end our lives'
Thomas Friedman: Reeling, but ready
No choice for Sharon but to end occupation - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
Taliban in Israel's security cabinet - Olek Netzer, Haaretz
Israel still views human rights as security obstacle - Gideon Levy, Haaretz
Al-Jazeera gives them pride - Ori Nir, Haaretz
Who will watch the watchdogs? - Dov B. Fischer, Jpost
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April 27
Analysis:The Mysteries of Saudi Troop Deployments along Jordan border
Female Suicide Bombers: The New Factor in Mideast Deadly Equation
US Middle East policy: a mixed brew - By Clifford A. Kiracofe
Back to the future: Sharon and the lessons unlearned - Ed Blanche
The main accomplice - Ibrahim Nafie
Apocalypse scenario for the Middle East - Saad Mehio, Daily Star
The Israelisation of America's war - Marwan Bishara
Protégé or patron? - David Hirst
Don't blame Israel. All we ever wanted was peace - David Horowitz
Reading between the lines - Gamil Mattar
Footage after the fact - Diaa Rashwan
A strange case of casting - Azmi Bishara
Not dazed and not confused - Mohamed El-Sayed Said
Torture en masse - Jonathan Cook
What withdrawal - Khaled Amayreh
The latest French ‘exception’ happens to be called Le Pen - J. Samaha
Palestine and the crisis of Western democracies - Abdelwahab El-Affendi
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April 26
Real Men Don't Blow Up Innocents - Norah Vincent, Latimes
'They took our land, so why shouldn't I kill them? - M. Muslih, IHT
Do Europeans hate Arabs? - Partrick Seale
US ‘investing more in Israeli terror than in Arab moderation’ - APR
Most Israelis oppose new economic measures - IPR
Pumping up the pressure - Jeremy Rifkin, Guardian
September 11 has not been a disaster for Europe's Muslims - Guardian
Teenagers shot by Israelis, then run over with a tank - Robert Fisk
Back to the dark ages - David Landau, Haaretz
Policy making by weather vanes - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
The talented Mister Sharon - Doron Rosenblum, Haaretz
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April 25
All eyes on the Saudi-American summit - APR
Sharon's best weapon - Naomi Klein, Guardian
Israel's war of words - Leader, Guardian
Israel must not be allowed to upset Jenin investigation - Independent
Bethlehem shifted gov't position on Jenin - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Abdullah meets Bush from a position of strength -  Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Between Jenin and Deir Yassin - Meron Benvenisti, Haaretz
Getting back to giving, not taking - Yisrael Harel , Haaretz
Seeing through the fog - Yuval Levin, Jpost
Eichmann's urn - Uri Dan, Jpost
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April 24
Robert Fisk: Brutalised by war, a savage mob turns on its own
One day, I know we will be free - Hani Kanafani. Independent
Battle for truth in Jenin - Brian Whitaker, Guardian
Erasing hope - Editorial, Haaretz
This reckless driver must be stopped -Gideon Samet, Haaretz
France also has its Jewish thugs - Dominique Vidal, Haaretz
Operation Destroy the Data - Amira Hass, Haaretz
The impact of the Church of the Nativity - Eliyahu Salpeter, Haaretz
Justice, Palestinian-style - Editorial, Jpost
There is more to Abdullah’s trip to Texas - Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi
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April 23
My father, the colonel - Emma Brockes, Guardian
Bush goes to the dogs - Matthew Engel, Guardian
Weakness of power, power of weakness - Yoel Marcusl, Haaretz
From war to peace in enemy territory - Amir Oren, Haaretz
Transfer is transfer   - Rafik Jabarin, Haaretz
Blair and Israel: the reality - Neill Lochery, Jpost
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April 22
Tuning into the voice of freedom - Janine Zacharia, Jpost
Lives in ruins - Zakaria Mohammed, Guardian
Our long-term enemy - Peter Preston, Guardian
US used Islamists to arm Bosnian Muslims - Richard Aldrich, Guardian
Bruce Anderson: US suffering collateral damage from ME conflict
Expelling Arafat won't help, IDF says - Amos Harel, Haaretz
Jordan's nightmare scenario - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
There's something rotten in Denmark - Avraham Tal, Haaretz
International hypocrisy - Editorial, Jpost
The serial 'yes' man - Yossi Beilin, Jpost
Questions for Arafat - Irwin Cotler, Jpost
An initiative for Israel - Danny Yatom, Moshe Amirav, Joseph Ginat, Jpost
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April 21
Jenin: the bloody truth - Sunday Times
Saddam’s fall-back position is succession of No2 son - Sunday Times
Sharon's final move? - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Dispute over camp now in the UN's court - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
They let the IDF win - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
There is another solution - Uzi Ornan, Haaretz
Listen to Barghouti - Gideon Levy, Haaretz
Three Arabs alone on the road - Zvi Barel, Haaretz
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April 20
Is it not time for change? - Hussein Naboulsi, Hezbollah press attache
Pondering the peace conference idea - Joseph Samaha, Daily Star
Never again? - Holly B. Trabulsy, Daily Star
What Israel has done - Edward Said, Ahram Weekly
Back to basics - Hani Shukrallah, Ahram Weekly
The final blow - Mustafa Barghouthi, Ahram Weekly
When a planet goes to war - Ahmed Sidqi Al-Dajani, Ahram Weekly
Palestine as phoenix - Lamis Andoni, Ahram Weekly
Playing Russian Roulette with a people’s dreams - Sam Bahour, Daily Star
Sharon’s war will continue, albeit in different forms - Abdeljabbar Adwan, Daily Star
Resistance and Arab cash could foil Sharon - Abdulhadi Khalaf , Daily Star
Saddam Hussein, Yasser Arafat & the  dynamism of the Arab street -  Saad Mehio, Daily Star
Suicide author has a message for the Middle East - Times
Stuck in the Middle (East) with you - By Liz Spikol, Philadelphia Weekly
Howard Jacobson: Think what you like about Israel, but to equate Zionism with Nazism is simply incendiary - Independent
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April 19
Patrick Seale: An open letter to US President George W. Bush
There should be a UN inquiry into the deaths at Jenin - Independent
David Aaronovitch: It's not anti-Semitic to deny Israel's right to exist
Ball back in Palestinian court - Nathan Guttman, Haaretz
The price of a meeting with Mubarak - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Close to the end - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
In clearly understandable Arabic, please - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
And failure shall be victorious - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
What Bush must declare in ‘English’ - Ahmad Khashoggi, Daily Star
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April 18
Amos Oz: What we Israelis must do to bring peace to our land
Mark Steel: Take me to the Promised Land (the long way)
Make the Saudis pay for terror - Daniel Pilpes, Jpost
10 days, nothing to show - Analysis By Michael Freund, Jpost
A dangerous vacuum - Editorial, Haaretz
Occupation or internationalization - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Between Jenin and the Iraqi bomb - Reuven Pedatzur, Haaretz
'And they will never again be uprooted' - Israel Harel, Haaretz
Where's the strategy here? - Gad Yaacobi, Haaretz
The trail from Orient House - JUri Dan, post
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April 17
Barghouti's arrest could spell trouble - Haaretz
Robert Fisk: Fear and learning in America
The battle for the truth - leader, Guardian
Parallel universes - Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
Muted criticism in American newspapers - Guardian
All change in Israel - leader, Guardian
New face of the Gulf is being shaped by Intifada - A. Affendi, Daily Star
Iraq, the Gulf States and the meaning og 'change' - H. Olayan, D. Star
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April 16
Sharon and Arafat - a strategic picture - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
No stopping half way - Moshe Arens, Haaretz
Plans for general conference on post-Saddam Iraq - Ghassan al-Atiyyah
Punish Sharon and his army but spare all Jewish civilians - A. Adwan
Europe must show its mettle and punish Israel - Independent
Israeli-Arab extremism - Evelyn Gordon, Jpost
Negative balance sheet - Shlomo Gazit, Jpost
Immortal heroes of Jenin  - Uri Avnery, Guardian
Chemical coup d'etat - George Monbiot, Guardian
George is taking a nap - Matthew Engel, Guardian
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April 15
Conflict ready for concerted outside intervention - Nicholas Blanford
Carry on, PM Sharon - Nagi N. Najjar, Jpost
Middle East: A Blueprint For Peace - Newsweek
Abolish UNRWA - Editorial, Jpost
Thinking ahead: After survival, what happens? - Edward Saiid
Anti-Israeli anger swells in Britain - Rim Alaf
Tongue-tied in Arafat's shattered bunker - Peter Preston, Guardian
Powell pays dearly for his boss's failings - Matthew Engel, Guardian
Powell's three-stage package - Danny Rubinstein, Haaaretz
And if we strip the emperor naked - Akiva Eldar, Haaaretz
The problem facing Arab leaders - Zvi Bar'el, Haaaretz
Profound contempt - Amira Hass, Haaaretz
Seeing the other side as inhuman   - Danny Rubinstein, Haaaretz
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April 14
America must see that Sharon is the problem - Avi Shlaim, Observer
Get to peace by putting politics first - Gareth Evans, Observer
Divide the land or divide democracy - Yuli Tamir, Haaaretz
The roots of Palestinian despair - Gerd Nonneman, Observer
First combat US ignorance. Then we may have peace - Independent
A simple explanation - Ephraim Inbar, Haaaretz
NATO now - Gideon Levy, Haaaretz
Powell's mission impossible - Gerald M. Steinberg, Jpost
Powell's Suicide Mission - Editorial, Jpost
Almost a saint - Danny Bloch, Jpost
Extraordinary general meeting - Mark Heller, Jpost
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April 13
Friedman misses the whole point of suicide bombers - John Chuckman
Powell playing for ‘tremendously high’ stakes - Micheline Hazou
Israel’s media weapons and lobbies must be conquered - Rime Alaf
Arafat besieged, wife in exile - Micheline Hazou
UN membership for Palestine ­ now - John V. Whitbeck
Mr. Bush, please remember to do your homework - Saad Mehio
Powell's package - The Times
Next time Bush must not be first to blink - Julian Borger, Guardian
Fergal Keane: President Bush has reached the limit of his abilities
You won't break them - Open letter to Sharon, Guardian
War by other means - Ibrahim Nafie, Ahram Weekly
Check but not mate - Azmi Bishara, Ahram Weekly
Prepared for peace, ready for war - Hassan Nafaa, Ahram Weekly
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April 12
Analysis: Mission highly improbable - Ewen MacAskill, Guardian
The problem is too little history - Martin Woollacott , Guardian
Doomed to failure - Editorial, Jpost
Tough job for Powell - Editorial, Haaretz
A club-wielding friend - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
Each round gets worse - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Three consequences of the conflict - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
We have no choice - Natan Sharansky, Jpost
The day after - Naomi Chazan, Jpost
Powell's visit is a test of America's determination - Independent
Oil is the reason America wants to be rid of Saddam - Independent
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April 11
Powell's perilous path - Leader, Guardian
Our friends in Jenin - Seumas Milne, Guardian
Blair talks big on Iraq, but Washington calls the shots - Guardian
Delay and danger - Leader, Times
Neighbours divided by walls are united in bitterness - Times
David Horovitz: This is why the Israelis support Mr Sharon's tactics
Powell's mandate - and nerve - are at stake - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
An act of extreme violence - Yisrael Harel, Haaretz
The turning point - Meron Benvenistil, Haaretz
No softening of any positions - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
The myth of the Arab street - Editorial, Jpost
Three separate wars in the Middle East - Neill Lochery, Jpost
No alternative to winning - Binyamin Netanyahu, Jpost
Powell's moral paradox - Uri Dan, Jpost
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April 10
Robert Fisk: This week we see who runs the US-Israeli alliance
These battles are won in the mind - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Comment: The offer Israel never made - David Clark, Guardian
Phil Reeves: It was always lethal territory - Independent
Iraq may be doing us a favour by raising oil prices - Independent
The awful price of restraint - Editorial, Jpost
A time for self-criticism - David Newman, Jpost
Romans at the gate - Michael Freund, Jpost
A counterterrorist scorecard - Daniel Pipes, Jpost
Bush holds the keys to Israeli withdrawal - Amir Oren, Haaretz
Is Washington really trying to stop Sharon - Arab Press
Sharon co-opts the far right but loses the world - Israeli Press, Press
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April 9
Carter aide: Bush is still dithering over Middle East - George Hishmeh
US seeking Arab support for ‘conspiracy’ against Arafat - Arab Press
Leader: Time to get serious - Guardian
World Bank to West Bank - George Monbiot, Guardian
As Powell draws nearer, the IDF runs out of time - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Transcending Oslo on the road back to Madrid - Herb Keinon, Jpost
Advice to Saddam - Editorial, Jpost
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April 8
Israeli PR doesn’t let facts get in the way - Ray Hanania
US-UK mutual admiration society set to oust Saddam - Rim Alaf
Despair, oppression and faith are midwives to martyrdom - I. Mousawi
Abu Zubaydah capture poses embarrassing questions - Ed Blanche
An Arab revolution? - Abdelwahab Al Afendi, Daily Star
This was a week that will change the world - Times
Blair should point links between Israel, Iraq and al-Qa'ida - Independent
Washington's patience pushed to the limit - Guardian
Two minds on the Middle East - Guardian
Reason with your heart, Mr Sharon - Guardian
Here's what the Israelis will do next - Zef Chafets, Daily News
Peace without the territories - David Kimche, Jpost
The need to juggle - Yosef Goell, post
The return of Israeli rule - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Public trial for senders of bombers - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Words are not enough - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Showdown shaping up - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
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April 7
The roots of conflict - Independent
Why Bush finally stepped in to try to stop the slaughter - Observer
Unholy War: The innocent keep on dying - Robert Fisk
'Jews may not want to look at this' - Robert Fisk
If Israel isn't fighting a war on terror, who is? -Con Coughlin, Telegraph
Arafat the dealmaker finds himself sidelined - John Simpson, Telegraph
An end to Israeli occupation will mean a just war - Amos Oz, Observer 
Bush must go the extra mile - Leader, Observer
Front line life of an Irish peace crusader - Observer
'I don't want to be here... but what would you do?' - Observer
British woman tells of Bethlehem shootings - Independent
Arafat's stubbornness allows the IDF to continue - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Europe's anti-Semites - Editorial, Jpost
Israel against the world - Stewart Weiss, Jpost
Different diplomatic approach - Yossi Olmert, Jpost
The warped Saudi initiative - Itamar Rabinovich, Haaretz
Even the best of friends - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
The people's war - Gideon Levy, Haaretz
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April 6
Back to the future: US quietly gears up to blast Saddam, Ed Blanche
Analysis: Arafat monuments destroyed -Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian
'We are losing them. There is no blood, no electricity' - Times
Bell tolls for peace in ruins of Manger Square - Times
Sharon buys time - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Preventing an unhappy ending - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Thinking ahead - Edward Said, Aharam Weekly
The object? To destroy - Ibrahim Nafie, Ahram Weekly
Whispers to shouts - Nayef Hawatmeh, Ahram Weekly
Why the blindfolds? - Hani Shukrallah, Ahram Weekly
This way and that - Gamil Mattar, Ahram Weekly
Analysis: The US-Israeli drive to reshape the Middle East - Farid Shadid
The rocky road from Mitchell to Tenet to Zinni - Joseph Samaha
West Bank sees replay of 1982 - By Abdulhadi Khalaf
Arabs should speak harshly to Israel and carry a big stick -By Rime Allaf
Sharon isn’t out to kill Arafat or ruin the PA - Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi
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April 4
Analysis: Powell steps into a minefield - Julian Borger, Guardian
Engagement at last: Bush finally acts on the Middle East - Guardian 
Robert Fisk: A speech laced with obsessions and little else
Reaction in Palestine: 'America has no credibility'
Reaction in Israel: 'It would be dangerous to defy Bush'
Bush's confusion - Editorial, Jpost
The end of Israel's era of malaise - Gerald M. Steinberg, Jpost
Palestinian bombing and whining - Mark A. Heller, Jpost
Where's the other half? - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
Preventing an unhappy ending   - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
A black flag hangs over the idea of transfer - Tom Segev, Haaretz
In Ramallah we founded Palestine - Ze'ev Sternhell, Haaretz
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April 4
Why Bush is championing Sharon and punishing Arafat - I. Hamidi
Worst-Case Scenario - Edward Luttwak, Time
Inside hell - Muna Khleifi, Guardian
Missing a peace - Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
Quagmire in Ramallah? - Tony Karon, Time
Inside the Minds of Yasser Arafat, Ariel Sharon - Lisa Beyer, Time
Eliminating PA security forces - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Egypt's `peace weapon' - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Bulldozing the Americans - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Terror's other infrastructure - Editorial, Jpost
Coming back home - Avirama Golan, Haaretz
The economic price of fear - Avraham Tal, Haaretz
An offer we must not reject - Eyal Benvenisti, Haaretz
Truth is a scarce commodity - Robert Fisk, Independent
The Hard Truth - Thomas Friedman, Nytimes
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April 3
Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Cairo brings back old memories but signals new reality - Hani Shukrallah
The murder of Arafat - Uri Avnery
So what if Arafat died physically? - Elias Abu-Shaheen, Daily Star
‘No US timetable, but we’ve got to hurry’ - Israeli Press Review
‘The enemy is the United States’ -Arab Press Review
US must tell Sharon that his military 'solution' will not work - Times
The problem with Sharon - Guardian
Bodies, chaos - and debris of war in a city under siege - Guardian
Under fire in Bethlehem - Nicholas Blincoe, Guardian
Do something - Ahdaf Soueif, Guardian
Missing a peace - Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
Delayed reaction - Moshe Arens, Haaretz
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April 2
Will Sharon exorcize Arafat or beatify him? - Bradley Burston, Haaretz
Robert Fisk: Farce and terror in the 'closed area' of Ramallah
‘Rule Britannia’ raises its head again as Blair aide calls for ‘new imperialism’ - Rime Alaf
Thoughts from the past ring true today - Amr Khashoggi
A different life is still possible, but it's slipping away - Yossi Beilin
‘It’s Kosovo ­ and a Kosovo reality needs a Kosovo solution’
Sharon only stoking Arab anger with  US-backed bloodbath
Arab-Israeli MP condemns latest ‘war crimes’
Spare us from any more MidEast peace plans - Michal Gove, Times
Arafat: Survivor or martyr? - Barry Rubin, Jpost
Not quite unprecedented - Meir Ronnen Jpost
Before the IDF sets them free - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Army is `gloves off' for critical 24 hours - Ze'ev Shciff, Haaretz
200,000 hostages - Shlomo Gazit, Jpost
And now the home front - si Leibler, Jpost
Hanging hopes on the joker - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
Foreign troops won't help - Amir Oren, Haaretz
There is no substitute for victory - Daniel Pipes, Haaretz
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April 1
Analysis: Deadly dilemma of who could fill Arafat's shoes
Robert Fisk: Watching from on high as Israeli guns keep firing
Siege of Mr Arafat shows Mr Sharon's weakness - Indpendent
Arafat's fatal mistakes - Oren Shahor, Jpost
How long will the IDF stay? - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Time - and a fence - are the critical factors - Amos Harel, Haaretz
Intifada spurs rash of anti-Jewish acts in France - Ben Simon, Haaretz
A role for the Arab states - Editorial, Haaretz
The abyss at the end of victory - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Who will take on the PA's chores? - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
The Palestinians' right to democracy - Amnon Rubinstein, Haaretz
Friends like these - Editorial, Jpost
Ethnic prism for violence - Efraim Inbar, Jpost
Business as usual - Yosef Goell, Jpost

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