Sharon Fights Time
March 7, 2002
A surge in violence this week cost more than two dozen Israelis their lives — and put Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\’s political life increasingly at peril.
David Landau
The Fate of Arafat
January 31, 2002
The future of Yasser Arafat — or of the Middle East without him — is shaping up as the key agenda item when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meets President George W. Bush in Washington next week.
U.S. May Be Giving Up on Arafat
January 24, 2002
This week, as Clinton visited Israel for the first time since leaving office, the vision of a \”New Middle East\” that developed under his watch appeared little more than a pipe dream.
Sharon: No More Words
December 20, 2001
Trick or treat? That slightly out-of-season challenge reflects Israeli reaction to Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat\’s dramatic call on his people for \”a complete stop to all armed activities, especially the suicide attacks.\”
After Arafat
December 13, 2001
While the world is not yet writing off Arafat, Israelis on all points of the political spectrum seem to feel it is both legitimate and practical to debate the prospect of Arafat\’s possible — and perhaps imminent — removal from power.
One Last Chance
December 6, 2001
Yasser Arafat faces what may be his final chance to draw back from the brink of all-out war.
Invasion Pros and Cons
November 1, 2001
Israel this week is weighing the interim results of the largest military operation it has mounted during the past 13 months of violence. The balance is complex, informed observers say, with both pros and cons. Israel Defense Force (IDF) troops and tanks pulled back from Bethlehem and neighboring Beit Jalla, just south of Jerusalem, overnight Sunday, after a day in which Palestinians desisted from shooting at the nearby Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo.
Revenge or Restraint?
October 18, 2001
As the week began, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon resolved to confront his old friend Rechavam Ze\’evi, minister of tourism and leader of the National Unity faction, who had been urging the premier to get much tougher with the Palestinians.
Sharon had just ordered the army out of Palestinian sections of the West Bank city of Hebron, occupied a week earlier to prevent gunmen from shooting at Jewish residents. In response, Ze\’evi and his seven-member National Unity-Israel, Our Home bloc threatened to secede from the government.
Back on Track?
September 27, 2001
It is too early to tell whether the long-awaited and controversial meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat will produce a true cease-fire and a resumption of peace negotiations between the two sides.
Empathy in Tragedy
September 13, 2001
Israel\’s civilian and military authorities swung into full alert after the magnitude of the terror attacks against the United States became apparent.
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