The Optimist
Eyal Press : Israel
To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hopeful?
2004
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Israel's Failing Wall
With the specter of an international boycott looming, Sharon has begun to waver.
2003
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Road Map or Road Kill?
Rashid I. Khalidi
The chief flaw of this plan is its failure to focus on the Israeli occupation.
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On the Road (Map)
Rejectionists on both sides are trying to undermine the fledgling initiative.
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Israel's Dangerous Crossroads
Hillel Schenker : Ariel Sharon
Bush is giving Sharon a blank check but is not providing any inducements for a resumption of democracy.
2002
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A New Middle East Approach
Jerome M. Segal : United Nations
It's time for the UN Security Council to impose "externally directed separation."
2001
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And Darkness Covered the Land
Robert I. Friedman : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
While Ariel Sharon continues to place obstacles in the path of negotiations, the situation on the ground has reached crisis proportions.
2000
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Time of the Intifada
Robert Fisk : Occupation & Occupied Territories
If the new intifada proves one thing, it is that Oslo is dead.
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The End of Oslo
Edward W. Said : Occupation & Occupied Territories
Misreported and flawed from the start, the Oslo peace process has entered its terminal phase of violent confrontation.
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