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  • Who started the current conflict, December 27, 2004 Edition 47
    • "Arafat was wrong about violence" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Occupation, occupation, occupation" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Israeli failure, Palestinian mistake" - by Galia Golan
    • "Violence is unavoidable for as long as the occupation continues" - an interview with Hisham Ahmed

  • The new Israeli coalition, December 20, 2004 Edition 46
    • "Fig leaf or prelude to progress?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A short-term disengagement coalition" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Slave to its master" - an interview with Ghazi Hamad
    • "Nothing is more stable than the provisional - by Amnon Lord

  • The Palestinian elections, December 13, 2004 Edition 45
    • "So far, so good" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Who'll call the shots?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "First steps toward stability?" - by Gerald M. Steinberg
    • "In search of new sources of legitimacy" - by Islah Jad

  • The potential for nonviolence, December 6, 2004 Edition 44
    • "Don't let history repeat itself" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Nonviolence in the Abu Mazen era" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A practical guide to a successful nonviolent strategy" - by Sami Awad
    • "I'm not sure they can" - an interview with Danny Rothschild

  • Incitement, November 29, 2004 Edition 43
    • "A matter of proportion" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "An accusation with no substance" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Incitement in Palestinian school textbooks" - by Arnon Groiss
    • "Incitement on the ground" - by Nadia Naser-Najjab

  • Palestinian elections, November 22, 2004 Edition 42
    • "Requirements all around" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Election paradoxes" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Elections or bloody infighting" - an interview with Khalil Shikaki
    • "It is up to the Palestinians" - by Barry Rubin

  • After Arafat, November 13, 2004 Edition 41
    • "A best-case scenario" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "No compromising the compromise" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Don't stand idly by" - by Yossi Beilin
    • "Arafat's influence will reach far into the future" - by George Giacaman

  • Four more years of Bush, November 8, 2004 Edition 40
    • "Pause to learn the lessons" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Barely third on Bush's Middle East agenda" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "No excuse for optimistic delusion" - by Ali Jarbawi
    • "Talk straight to the new Palestinian leadership" - by Saul Singer

  • The Athens Plan, November 1, 2004 Edition 39
    • "It all depends on the leaders" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Falling into an old trap" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Toward reengagement" - by Ephraim Sneh
    • "Looking for a partner" - by Eyad el Sarraj

  • The South Africa comparison, October 25, 2004 Edition 38
    • "Same situation but different solution" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "No South African solution" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Lessons from South Africa" - by Hisham Ahmed
    • "An infuriating comparison" - by Yisrael Harel

  • Disengagement and escalation, October 18, 2004 Edition 37
    • "Israeli conspiracy or Palestinian opportunity?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Bad intentions" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Is the magic over?" - by Aluf Benn
    • "Israel's policy is clear" - an interview with Haidar Abdul Shafi

  • 194, September 27, 2004 Edition 36
    • "Without the right of return there can be no solution" - by Sari Hanafi
    • "Why are Palestinian refugees different?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "An issue of conflicting rights" - an interview with Ingrid Gassner Jaradat
    • "The greatest symbol is a big Marshall plan" - an interview with Arie Lova Eliav

  • The Fourth Geneva Convention, September 20, 2004 Edition 35
    • "The real issue is settlers and Jerusalem" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Core of the conflict" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The convention does not formally apply" - by Robbie Sabel
    • "For public consumption" - an interview with Jonathan Kuttab

  • 181, September 13, 2004 Edition 34
    • "The first milestone" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "181 means no right of return" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Lessons from the past" - by Naim Al Ashhab
    • "The myth says we compromised" - an interview with Meron Benvenisti

  • Prisons and the prisoners' strike, September 6, 2004 Edition 33
    • "Little deterrent effect" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Prison and society" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Neither side gained" - by Orit Adato
    • "The conscience of the people" - an interview with Hisham Abdel Razeq

  • 242, August 30, 2004 Edition 32
    • "The only way out" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Not intended for the Israel-Palestine conflict" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Has 242's Palestine come and gone?" - by Gregory Khalil
    • "Building block for peace" - by Ruth Lapidoth

  • Likud, Labor and disengagement/withdrawal, August 23, 2004 Edition 31
    • "Not up to the task" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Neither here nor there" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Don't turn Likud into Labor" - an interview with Uzi Landau
    • "Likud vote suits Hamas" - by Ghazi Hamed

  • Water, August 16, 2004 Edition 30
    • "Water and international law" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Things could get worse" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Water wall" - by Abdel Rahman Tamimi
    • "A missed opportunity to rebuild trust" - by Gidon Bromberg

  • Law and order, August 9, 2004 Edition 29
    • "A way forward?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Palestinian paradox and Israeli challenge" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Alarm bells ringing" - an interview with Ziad Abu Amr
    • "The rule of law or chaos" - by Alouph Hareven

  • Human rights and the conflict, August 2, 2004 Edition 28
    • "First end the conflict" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Recognize the nation" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "An uneasy symbiosis" - by Jessica Montell
    • "Politics interferes" - an interview with Khalida Jarrar

  • The UN General Assembly and the fence/wall, July 26, 2004 Edition 27
    • "New possibilities in the struggle" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Nearing the slippery slope" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Enforcing international law" - a conversation with Stephanie Koury
    • "From The Hague to New York" - by Johanan Bein

  • Unstable governments, July 19, 2004 Edition 26
    • "Disengagement and democracy" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Economic problems and crippled security" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "No longstanding partnership" - a conversation with Ephraim Sneh
    • "Deep reform needed, not resignation" - a conversation with Bassam Salahi

  • The courts and the fence/wall, July 12, 2004 Edition 25
    • "Pathetic reactions by US, Israel" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A bitter lesson" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "On kangaroos and courts" - by Diana Buttu
    • "The Hague ignored the security aspect" - a conversation with Michael Eitan

  • A possible Jordanian role, July 5, 2004 Edition 24
    • "An understandably reluctant partner" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "An invitation devoid of meaning" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A potential role" - by Yair Evron
    • "Arabs as partners, not mediators" - a conversation with Hasan Khriesheh

  • The Egyptian initiative, June 28, 2004 Edition 23
    • "Egyptian role is needed but vulnerable" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Egypt's turn to fail" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Supporting withdrawal, not the disengagement plan" - a conversation with Hanna Amireh
    • "A high security risk" - a conversation with Yaacov Amidror

  • The fence/wall in Jerusalem, June 21, 2004 Edition 22
    • "Redrawing borders, increasing oppression" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Learn from historic mistakes" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Another disaster for Palestinians" - by Ida Audeh
    • "The Jerusalem envelope" - by Amir Cheshin

  • What do they mean by "Palestinian state"?, June 14, 2004 Edition 21
    • "All three are unrealistic" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The devil is in the details" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "In the eye of the beholder" - by Akiva Eldar
    • "Delusions of statehood" - by Lamis Andoni

  • The Egyptian role in the disengagement plan, June 7, 2004 Edition 20
    • "Strategic consequences" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Egypt's delicate role" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Not an easy decision" - by Yoram Meital
    • "The big brother" - by Ali Jarbawi

  • The revised Sharon plan, May 31, 2004 Edition 19
    • "What withdrawal?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "No illusions" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Replicating Oslo" - a conversation with Mudar Kassis
    • "Sharon has thick skin" - a conversation with Moshe Arens

  • Rafah, May 24, 2004 Edition 18
    • "Sending a message of strength?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Defeat, revenge and terror" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Rafah, Gaza and unilateral disengagement" - by Dan Schueftan
    • "Exploiting our mistakes" - a conversation with Haidar Abdel Shafi

  • The renewal of US-PA official contacts, May 17, 2004 Edition 17
    • "Cautiously optimistic" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A failure of leadership" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Letter from Rafah" - by Ghazi Hamad
    • "An empty gesture" - by Aluf Benn

  • Gaza and the Israeli referendum, May 10, 2004 Edition 16
    • "The strange history of disengagement" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Not all it was cracked up to be" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "No Jewish majority for uprooting settlements" - by Yisrael Harel
    • "Waiting for Godot" - a conversation with Saud Abu Ramadan

  • Iraq = Palestine?, May 3, 2004 Edition 15
    • "Until now, Israel has benefited" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Linked in their solutions" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Is there a linkage?" - by Israel Elad Altman
    • "Evocative impressions" - a conversation with Akram Atallah

  • The Bush-Sharon letters", April 26, 2004 Edition 14
    • "Where is President Bush's vision?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Despite everything, the right direction" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "In search of a Palestinian strategy" - by Ziad Asali
    • "Sharon's US visit: intentions and reality" - by Yossi Beilin

  • What is victory?, April 19, 2004 Edition 13
    • "Tactical victory and strategic victory" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A win-win solution?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The elusive victory" - by Efraim Inbar
    • "Ridding ourselves of slavery" - a conversation with Abdel Aziz Rantisi, one day before his assassination

  • Assassinations and the conflict, March 29, 2004 Edition 12
    • "Back to an existential fight" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Bankruptcy" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Yassin and the camp of death" - by Eyad el Sarraj
    • "Targeted killings: a retro fashion" - by Yossi Melman

  • Foreign aid and the conflict, March 22, 2004 Edition 11
    • "From hostility to opportunity" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Not a prop for the peace process" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "You can't turn back the clock" - an interview with Dov Sedaka
    • "Underpinning a peace process" - an interview with Salem Ajluni

  • What constitutes a viable Palestinian state?, March 15, 2004 Edition 10
    • "Getting back to self-determination" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The arrogance of 'viability'" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The broken boundaries of statehood and citizenship" - by Sari Hanafi
    • "Israel's interests take primacy" - an interview with Dore Gold

  • What should separation mean?, March 8, 2004 Edition 9
    • "Two schools of thought" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Code for domination" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A sound Israeli perspective" - by Gilead Sher
    • "Under the rubric of separation" - an interview with Rema Hammami

  • The US and Sharon's plan, March 1, 2004 Edition 8
    • "The differences are plain" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Bush probably won't gamble" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Shrinking horizons under a US-Israel consensus" - an interview with George Giacaman
    • "The rising price of indecision" - by Saul Singer

  • The Hague court proceedings, February 23, 2004 Edition 7
    • "Mr. Sharon, tear this wall down!" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Of fences, boycotts and international courts" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A question of legality" - an interview with Michael Tarazi
    • "If there is no fence, there is terror" - an interview with Yosef (Tommy) Lapid

  • If Israel negotiates with Syria , February 16, 2004 Edition 6
    • "Little to Lose" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Renewing the Syrian track" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "As much as the traffic can bear" - an interview with Uzi Arad
    • "Coordinate with the Syrians" - an interview with Amin Amin

  • Sharon's Gaza disengagement plan , February 9, 2004 Edition 5
    • "Nothing new" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Eat my laptop?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A game of seduction" - an interview with Abdul Jawad Saleh
    • "Israel's best option" - by Gerald M. Steinberg

  • Corruption and the conflict , January 26, 2004 Edition 4
    • "Corruption on both sides" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Machinations and manipulations" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Occupation and corruption" - by Lily Galili
    • "A game of seduction" - an interview with Abdul Jawad Saleh

  • Abu Ala's remark about a one state solution , January 19, 2004 Edition 3
    • "A ton of regret" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Green line and red line" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Call it a cucumber" - interview with Ghada Karmi
    • "Soft partition" - interview with Meron Benvenisti

  • Demography and the conflict , January 12, 2004 Edition 2
    • "The fence affects demography, too" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Do us all a favor, implement international law" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Time is in the Palestinians' favor" - an interview with Arnon Soffer
    • "What the facts may lead to" - an interview with Hasan Abu Libdeh

  • Intelligence and the conflict , January 5, 2004 Edition 1
    • "Seeking a comparative advantage" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Both sides failed at the strategic level" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The asymmetrical battle" - by Saleh Abdul Jawad
    • "Are intelligence assessments leading to intelligent policies?" - by Shlomo Brom





 

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