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  • The Syrian and Iranian role , December 18, 2006 Edition 47
    • "Syria is the weak link" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The reentry of regional rivalries" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A fateful opportunity" - by Yossi Beilin
    • "End the policy of isolation" - by Mousa Qous

  • The Baker-Hamilton report , December 11, 2006 Edition 46
    • "Reverse both the linkage and the logic" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Sort out the contradictions" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Camp David III will also fail" - by Khader Khader
    • "America's faltering moment" - by Aharon Klieman

  • Beyond the ceasefire , December 4, 2006 Edition 45
    • "Fading hopes" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The regional connection dominates" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Three conditions for a successful ceasefire" - by Daoud Kuttab
    • "No chance under present circumstances" - by Saul Singer

  • The role of the public, November 27, 2006 Edition 44
    • "Of publics and their leaders" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The people will prevail" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Time for the public to stand up" - by Gershon Baskin
    • "New forms of resistance" - by Nadia Naser-Najjab

  • Hudna, November 20, 2006 Edition 43
    • "Mutual non-recognition" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Problematic option" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "For present and future generations" - an interview with Salah al-Bardawil
    • "Israel's tough choice" - by Nimrod Novik

  • After Beit Hanoun, November 13, 2006 Edition 42
    • "Sadly, nothing changes" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Bankruptcy of ideas" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A disaster but not a massacre" - by Yisrael Harel
    • "The campaign that should never stop" - by Eyad Sarraj

  • Interim agreements first? , November 6, 2006 Edition 41
    • "Interim favors the strong" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The only option on an empty agenda" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Boiling point" - by Ali Jarbawi
    • "No partner for an interim agreement" - by Efraim Inbar

  • Define the final borders first?, October 30, 2006 Edition 40
    • "Meltdown looms" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "No good reason to reject borders first" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Why did Oslo fail?" - by George Giacaman
    • "The right concept" - by Ron Pundak

  • Government instability and the conflict, October 16, 2006 Edition 39
    • "A chicken-and-egg question " - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Meltdown looms - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Losing our compass" - by Ali Jarbawi
    • "Conflict sustains stability, compromise erodes legitimacy" - by Tamar Hermann

  • Prospects for a renewed peace process, September 25, 2006 Edition 38
    • "Olmert and Abbas need one another, but for the wrong reasons" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Nearing the point of no return" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The tragedy of weakness" - by Aluf Benn
    • "National unity is more important than foreign conditions" - an interview with Yehya Mousa

  • A Lebanon-style international force?, September 18, 2006 Edition 37
    • "A measure of international seriousness" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Toward trusteeship?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Not without a political horizon" - by Camille Mansour
    • "UN peacekeeping: from Lebanon to Gaza" - by Shlomo Ben-Ami

  • Five years after 9/11, September 11, 2006 Edition 36
    • "9/11 was a turning point" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Not just politics and security" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The fundamental issues remain unresolved" - by Shlomo Avineri
    • "Hostage to 9/11" - by Mahdi Abdul Hadi

  • Narratives revisited, September 4, 2006 Edition 35
    • "Mind the gap" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The Palestinian narrative clashes with a two-state solution" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The narrative in the Israeli-Palestinian context" - by Walid Salem
    • "Historical narratives and peacemaking" - by Paul Scham

  • The collapse of the PA?, August 28, 2006 Edition 34
    • "A lose-lose situation" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "PA's future not only in Palestinian hands" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Israel should consider compromise" - by Gidi Grinstein and Eran Shayshon
    • "Between bad and worse" - an interview with Sayed Abu Msamih

  • Ramifications of the Lebanon ceasefire, August 21, 2006 Edition 33
    • "International involvement more important than ever" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Israel is focused on the north, not Palestine" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Palestinians must be ready for November 3" - by Daoud Kuttab
    • "Lessons from the war in Lebanon" - by Ephraim Sneh

  • The Palestinian citizens of Israel and the Lebanon war, August 14, 2006 Edition 32
    • "The meaning of Israeli Arab support for Hizballah" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Always at a disadvantage" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Israel was the aggressor" - an interview with Ahmed Tibi
    • "Swallowing men and their dreams" - by Khaled Jubran

  • The Palestinian and Israeli governments after the war, August 7, 2006 Edition 31
    • "National unity?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "New political realities" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Same old crisis" - by Mustafa Abu Sway
    • "Israeli disengagement frozen; de facto Palestinian trusteeship" - by Gerald M. Steinberg

  • Prospects for a prisoner/ceasefire deal, July 31, 2006 Edition 30
    • "No peace, no stability" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Making its own bed" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "From ceasefire to peace agreement" - by Yossi Beilin
    • "Complications of the tracks" - by Ali Jarbawi

  • The regional dimension, July 24, 2006 Edition 29
    • "Not motivated by a Palestinian agend" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "What Israel should and should not do" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Attempting to resolve Gaza separately" - an interview with George Giacaman
    • "Between Iran, the Shi'ites and Sunni Arab weakness" - by Asher Susser

  • The humanitarian situation, July 17, 2006 Edition 28
    • "An integral part of this conflict" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "It will backfire" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A form of collective punishment" - by Jessica Montell
    • "Full capacity" - an interview with Jumaa al-Saqqa

  • Prisoner exchange, July 10, 2006 Edition 27
    • "The public demands an exchange" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "How about one for one?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Israel needs to come up with solutions"- by Mkhaimar Abusada
    • "Playing poker with a human life" - an interview with Amnon Zichroni

  • The Gaza standoff, July 3, 2006 Edition 26
    • "Crushing the options for a peaceful solution" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Interim lessons of Operation Summer Rains" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Crushing Hamas"- by Mahdi Abdul Hadi
    • "The big question" - by Eyal Megged

  • The violence in and around Gaza, June 26, 2006 Edition 25
    • "A logical consequence of failed politics" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Israel's Gaza dilemma" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Legitimate resistance"- an interview with Eyad Sarraj
    • "A violent asymmetrical struggle" - by Shlomo Gazit

  • Marwan Barghouti and the Prisoners' Document, June 12, 2006 Edition 23
    • "Good for Palestinian unity, bad for peace" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Indispensable for the historic compromise" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Barghouti leads, Abbas asserts himself" - by Danny Rubinstein
    • "A strategic vision"- an interview with Marwan Barghouti

  • End of the ceasefire?, June 12, 2006 Edition 23
    • "A function of Palestinian internal politics" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Both governments gain" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Israelis would support a genuine ceasefire" - an interview with Yehuda Ben Meir
    • "The one-sided ceasefire has exhausted its tactical aim"- by Khader Khader

  • The Egyptian role, June 5, 2006 Edition 22
    • "Repackaging realignment" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "It depends on Israel" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Mubarak's game" - by Efraim Inbar
    • "An important, historic role"- an interview with Ghazi Hamed

  • The underpinnings of Israeli unilateralism, May 29, 2006 Edition 21
    • "A healthy reaction" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Dead end unilateralism" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "An illogical reaction to disappointment with the Palestinians" - by Yaakov Amidror
    • "Israeli unilateralism is not new"- an interview with Ali Jarbawi

  • The Palestinian citizens of Israel and the new government , May 22, 2006 Edition 20
    • "Specific concerns, and a special role to play" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Olmert will need them" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Israel was established on top of us"- by Issam Makhoul
    • " Marginalized everywhere" - by As'ad Ghanem

  • If the Palestinian Authority collapses , May 15, 2006 Edition 19
    • "From Palestinian state to something else" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Bad news for everybody" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Make Israel take responsibility " - an interview with Shawqi Issa
    • " Three scenarios" - by Moshe Elad

  • The new Israeli government, May 8, 2006 Edition 18
    • "Just three steps toward peace" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Ordinary people" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Security still overrides economic issues" - by Adel Zagha
    • "For Israel, the Palestinians are domestic policy" - by Yisrael Harel

  • External Islamist influence, May 1, 2006 Edition 17
    • "No outside influence yet" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A strategic threat" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Encouraging al-Qaeda " - an interview with Hisham Ahmed
    • "Palestine, playground for Islamist actors" - by Ely Karmon

  • Abbas, Hamas, Israel, April 24, 2006 Edition 16
    • "Abbas must be allowed to be the link" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Sadly, neither Abbas nor Hamas" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Speak with Hamas?" - " - by Galia Golan
    • "Caught in the middle" - an interview with Iyad Barghouti

  • After elections: the international role, April 10, 2006 Edition 15
    • "A call for cool heads" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A four-point plan" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Talk to us " - an interview with Sameer Abu Aisheh
    • "East Timor in Palestine" - by Gershon Baskin

  • The Israeli election results and the conflict, April 3, 2006 Edition 14
    • "No clear direction" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A realistic look at the coming Olmert years" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "No horizon for a settlement" - by Ali Jarbawi
    • "Seek agreement by negotiation" - by David Kimche

  • The new Hamas government and the conflict, March 27, 2006 Edition 13
    • "A struggle for Palestinian society" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The mission is fundamentalist Islam" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A new reality" " - by Hisham Ahmed
    • "Power will not moderate Hamas" - by Martin Kramer

  • Gaza-West Bank: still unified?, March 20, 2006 Edition 12
    • "Destroying the two-state solution" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Maintain the principle of unity" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Mission impossible" - an interview with Raji Sourani
    • "For the time being, separation" - by Amnon Lord

  • The road ahead, March 13, 2006 Edition 11
    • "Give us an option" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Two scenarios" - by Yossi Alpher
    • ""We have what it takes to succeed"" - an interview with Ismail Haniyeh
    • "Stranger things have happened" - by Shlomo Avineri

  • Is Abu Mazen still relevant to Israeli-Palestinian relations?, March 6, 2006 Edition 10
    • "A crucial role" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "No, he's not relevant" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A need for action" - an interview with Mustafa Barghouti
    • "Arrogance and paternalism" - by Daniel Levy

  • Economic sanctions against Hamas, February 27, 2006 Edition 9
    • "Sanctioning the people" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Getting our Hamas priorities straight" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Eye of the storm" - by Ghazi Hamad
    • "Throttle a Hamas government financially" - by Hillel Frisch

  • The Jordan Valley, February 20, 2006 Edition 8
    • "Deepening the conflict" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Updating the Valley's strategic significance" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A disaster for the agriculture industry" - an interview with Ismail D'aiq
    • "Palestinians picnic at Ein Bidan" - by Amira Hass

  • Hamas and Israel, February 13, 2006 Edition 7
    • "Questions asked of Israel" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "We need a coherent strategy" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "At a crossroads" - by Eyad El Sarraj
    • "Israel's political options" - by Yossi Beilin

  • Hamas and the international community, February 6, 2006 Edition 6
    • "Leverage for Abbas" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Who will compromise first?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Sit and talk!" - by Ghazi Hamad
    • "A conditional pardon" - by Aluf Benn

  • "The Hamas victory", January 30, 2006 Edition 5
    • "Dilemmas all around" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "What should Israel do" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The burdens of victory" - by Ali Jarbawi
    • "Continuation of the conflict" - by Efraim Inbar

  • Checkpoints, January 23, 2006 Edition 4
    • "A symptom more than a cause" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Elections despite restrictions" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Elections signal change, checkpoints only ugly continuity" - by Sarah Kliachko and Susan Lourenco
    • "At a crossroads" - by Issa Samander

  • "Jerusalem and Palestinian elections", January 16, 2006 Edition 3
    • "Undermining the peace camp" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Another crisis temporarily averted" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Multiple sieges" - an interview with Hanan Ashrawi
    • "The beginnings of a solution" - by Gilead Sher and Jonathan Gillis

  • After Sharon, January 9, 2006 Edition 2
    • "The immediate challenges" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Potential for change" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Not the end of an era" - by Yisrael Harel
    • "At a crossroads" - by Hisham Ahmed

  • "Elections and the ceasefire", January 2, 2006 Edition 1
    • "Full of unknowns" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Quiet... elections" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Elections are vital" - by Ghazi Hamad
    • "Hamas' participation: strategic or tactical?" - by Yoram Schweitzer





 

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