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February 28
The hatred that won't die - Jonathan Sacks, Guardian
Maligning the US - Daniel Doron, Jpost
Hell no, we won't go! - David J. Forman, Jpost
Of a reporter and a prince - Uri Dan, Jpost
Letters are a prelude to a lengthy second stage - Ze'ev Segal, Haaretz
Attracting little interest at home - Ori Nir, Haaretz
Editorial: On the opening of the Bishara trial
Israel's retro reaction - Meron Benvinisti, Haaretz
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February 27
A radical scheme born over dinner - Phil Reeves, Independent
Abdullah's proposal takes everyone by surprise - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Nice idea but not a plan - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Arab MK garners worldwide backing - Avirama Golan, Haaretz
It's him or us - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
German intelligence and the Iraqi threat - Reuven Pedatzur, Haaretz
Getting closer to victory - Daniel Pipes, Jpost
When a border is a border - David Newman, Jpost
Yes, I am a Jew - Michael Freund, Jpost
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February 26
No military solution - UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Guardian
Trigger fingers get lighter all round - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Voting against themselves - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Editorial: An important Saudi initiative - Haaretz
The Saudi initiative waits for an American initiative -Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Five comments on the situation - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
European bear hug - Ovadia Soffer, Jpost
Now is the time for action - Yossi Olmert, Jpost
The Al-Jazeera Revolutions - Ehud Ya'ari , Jrep
Latest targets amid blood and violence: Pregnant women - Independent
A Rudderless Ship - Hirsh Goodman, Jerusalem Report
The Amazing Rise of Marwan Barghouti - Isabel Kershner, Jrep
Get the Message Across - David Horovitz, Jerusalem Report
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February 25
The Saudi gauntlet should be picked up - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Editorial: The Saudi non-proposal - Jpost
Terms of abuse - Gary Younge, Guardian
Wanted: The firm hand of leadership - Isi Leibler, Jpost
The irrelevant siege of Arafat - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Luckily, the plan is not feasible - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
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February 24
Thomas Friedman: A Traveler to Saudi Arabia
They talk of peace but are preparing for war - Graham Usher, Observer
Sharon brings only insecurity - Peter Beaumont, Observer
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February 23
A mutually beneficial truce - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
The Arab states need peace - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Editorial: Hope and minefields - Haaretz
Out of ideas - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
A checkpoint turns on its creators   - Gideon Levy, Haaretz
An increasingly-borderless state - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Expand settlements - David M. Weinberg, Jpost
Sharon takes first step toward unilateral separation - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
'Intriguing' offer: Saudi prince pitch to recognize Israel - Miami Herald
Complexities of the Arab mind - Abd Al-Hamid Bakkoush - Miami Herald
Saudi-US Strain May Change Mideast Map Of Allegiances - Naharnet
After Saddam: The US is now determined to oust the Iraqi leader, but who will take his place? - Brian Whiteteaker, Guardian
Sharon must go - Guardian
David Hirst: Tables turn as Sharon repeats errors of the past
Israel finally faces up to the cost of endless conflict - Guardian
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February 22
The lion that meowed - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
Israel's border is porous - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Hail, Caesar! - David Grossman, Haaretz
The arithmetic of war - Nehemia Strasler, Haaretz
Terrorist attacks mark new phase, not new tactics - Arieh O'Sullivan
Reality has finally sunk in - Gerald M. Steinberg, Jpost
Don't eulogize Sharon yet - Uri Dan, Jpost
Facing painful realities - Daniel Doron. Jpost
Editorial: Not the final word - Jpost
Preserving Israel's soul - Naomi Chazan, Jpost
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February 21
Henry Siegman: Will Israel Take a Chance?
Legitimizing anti-Arab racism - Ori Nir, Haaretz
Gunmen proclaim death of an army's legend - Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian
Sharon and his mysterious ways - Yossi Verter, Haaretz
Peace? No chance - Benny Morris, Guardian
Iran nets another revolt - Guardian
The price of mourning and anxiety - Isaac Herzog, Jpost
Editorial: Strip Arafat's immunity - Jpost
Just trying to hang on - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Thomas Friedman: The Saudi Challenge
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February 20
September 11 victims: Sue the Saudis - Daniel Pipes, Jpost
Editorial: Occupation or prosperity - Haaretz
The beginning of the end, perhaps - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
Jewry's demographic balance sheet - Eliahu Salpeter, Haaretz
A future not worth living - Amira Hass, Haaretz
Arafat is a disaster, but to blame him alone is perverse - Guardian
Editorial: The worsening economy - Jpost
Replacing the USA - David Newman, Jpost
Sharon has got to go - Michael Freund, Jpost
Pakistan issues ‘keep your distance’ warning to Israel - Michael Jansen
What does Riyadh’s overture to Israel really mean?
'The siege wall we erected around Palestinians risks collapsing on us’
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February 19
Pay attention to Saudi Arabia - Aluf Benn , Haaretz
Perhaps a Russian-British lobby against war on Iraq? - Guardian
A safer Israel - Moshe Arens, Haaretz
Red lines in disappearing ink - Evelyn Gordon, Jpost
A Europe open to Israel - Francois Zimeray, Jpost
Bypassing Tenet and Mitchell - Shlomo Gazit, Jpost
Porous borders make it easy for terrorists - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Brute force will not work - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
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February 18
US and Iran: A confrontation made in Israel - Ed Blanch, Daily Star
Exit Saddam, enter General Khazraji? - Hisham Aldiwan, Daily Star
'Axis of evil’ is a lopsided triangle - Joseph Samaha, Daily Star
Serious need to end Israeli impunity - Arjan El Fassed, Daily Star
A change in policy toward Islamic radical wing - Ori Nir, Haaretz
'Don't say Jews and Arabs' - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Editorial: Only victory works - Jpost
As expected - Doron Rosenblum, Haaretz
Caught in his own web - David Kimche, Jpost
Suckered by Arafat - Yosef Goell, Jpost
Israeli Press Review: Frustrated Jewish state reflects on ‘good week’ for the other side
Arab Press Review: 'The more we object, the less the US seems to listen’
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February 17
Sharon the lame duck - Daniel Bloch, Jpost
Terms for keeping Arafat - Neill Lochery, Jpost
Israel's growing peace lobby widens rifts - Graham Usher, Observer
The new anti-semitism? - Peter Beumont, Observer
Spain split in row over girl's veil - Emma Daly, Observer
Robert Fisk:The Arab nations are lost in a pit of desperation
Iraq: The New Test of Allegiance - Stratfor
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February 16
Arafat: Down but not out - BBC
PA gets lumped in with ‘axis of evil’ - Micheline Hazou, Daily Star
Editorial: Onus is on Bahrainis to make most of new rights - Daily Star
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February 15
Editorial: The obvious conclusion - Haaretz
A nation clad in combat fatigues - Doron Rosenblum, Haaretz
The parade of stupidity on the bypass roads - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Editorial: Europe's two voices - Jpost
Arafat as peacemaker - Natan Sharansky, Jpost
Morally bankrupt protesters - Gerald M. Steinberg, Jpost
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February 14
Removing Saddam and Arafat won’t serve US, Israel - A. el-Affendi
GIA leader’s death not the end of Algeria’s troubles - Atmane Tazaghart
Could a backlash be brewing in Bahrain? - Hisham Aldiwan
Unstable forces: Palestinian leader’s outburst, Sharon’s megalomania
I watched a soldier shoot at children - Lucy Winkett, Guardian
'We are idling. All of Palestine is idling' - Deborah Sontag, Guardian
Palestinian peacemaking - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Disengagement the only choice - Shlomo Avineri, Jpost
Tibi's travels - Uri Dan, Jpost
Green Line, red line - Amir Oren, Haaretz
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February 13
Despite everything, don't give up - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
Editorial: Basic human rights during a period of terrorism - Haaretz
Heaven help us - Michael Freund, Jpost
Energy in the cause of peace - David Newman, Jpost
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February 12
'If you need terrorist allies you think Iraq' - Oliver Burkeman, Guardian
Arafat's popularity is growing - Dany Rubinstein, Haaretz
A risk of losing control - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Editorial: Remove Arafat's umbrella - Jpost
Editorial: A high-intensity conflict - Haaretz
Give us the truth, Bush - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
War planes take to the skies again - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
A plan to isolate terrorism - Uzi Landau, Haaretz
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February 11
US image: problem of message or messenger? - George Hishmeh
Intifada enters new and more violent phase - Ed Blanche
Israel's hard man has nothing to offer his people - Independent
Israel's conscience - Anne Karpf, Thne Guardian
Short-term gain, long-term pain - Yosef Goell, Jpost
How to deal with Iran - Efraim Inbar, Jpost
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February 10
Frail, furious and isolated, Yasser Arafat loses his rag
Editorial: Strategic synergy - Jpost
Learn from Arafat - Emmanuel Navon, Jpost
Betting against Israel - Lewis Feldberg, Jpost
Traffic jam on the axis of evil - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Wafa Idris: The Palestinians see a 'Joan of Arc' - Ori Nir, Haaretz
Sharon signals what could be - without Arafat - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
A voyage of futility - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
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February 9
Dump the Saudis - Rich Lowry, National Review
Time to Face Mecca - Tom Gross, National Review
Arabs and Jews unite in fight to save baby 'Peace' - Independent
'We should not do business with these Saudi torturers' - Independent
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February 8
Text Of Bush-sharon Meeting - The Guardian
The kitchen cabinet's on fire - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Bush's determination only increases world opposition to war on Iraq
Iran: A land of paradoxes - Shlomo Avineri, Jpost
Editorial: The terror continues - Haaretz
It's time to do or die - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
In Uncle Sam's cabin - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
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February 7
Analysis: Arafat's American dilemma - Gerald Butt , BBC
Arafat Under Siege - Xinhua
A new wave of terror - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
The irrelevant vision - Meron Benvenisti, Haaretz
Draining the swamp - Israel Harel, Haaretz
WHITE HOUSE WATCH: Iraq In The Crosshairs - Alex Keto, Dow Jones
Editorial: A meeting of like minds - Jpost
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February 6
Deal with fundamentals - Henry Siegman, Jpost
Sharon's year of failure - Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
The rockets' red glare - Michael Freund, Jpost
Jihad University - Daniel Pipes, Jpost
Official Iran is not the only Iran - Daniel Sobelman, Haaretz
Turkish water for upgrading tanks - Amnon Barzilai, Haaretz
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February 5
Timing is more important than ever - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Editorial: A breakthrough is needed  - Haaretz
Music to our ears - Moshe Arens, Haaretz
The leopard rearranges its spots - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
At twilight, the black flag turns gray - Amos Harel, Haaretz
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February 4
Iran rallies against ‘bloodthirsty’ Bush - Ghassan Ben-Jeddou
Abduction of Western journalist fuels Pakistan’s fires - Akber Mehmood
Top up your tan in Gaza, Israel urges tourists -Jonathan Cook,Guardian
The damaging effect of the Arrow's success -Reuven Pedatzur, Haaretz
A refusal to serve the territories - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Editorial: Sharon's gamble - Jpost
The unlikely Palestinian civil war - Neill Lochery, Jpost
The Palestinian Vision of peace - By Yasser Arafat
The beginning of the Charles de Gaullization of Sharon?
Can Europe stop the United States from targeting Iraq?
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February 3
Hatred sown in a carer's heart - Peter Beaumont, Observer
The forgotten people of Sudan - Sam Farmar, Observer
Editorial: Insubordination by letter - Jpost
Right of refusal - Daniel Bloch, Jpost
Listen to Egypt's music - Isaac Herzog, Jpost
The zig-zag chapter has ended - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
Black flag over the High Court - Gideon Levy, Haaretz
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February 1
Scaring ourselves - Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz
Go to Ramallah, Avrum! - Ze'ev Sternhell, Haaretz
Editorial: Enveloping Jerusalem - Jpost
Life in the heart of Jerusalem - Ehud Olmert, Jpost
Brute force does not solve everything - David Kimche, Jpost

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