Israeli Airstrikes Up Ante in Gaza
Dan Baron
October 23, 2003
A picture may be worth a thousand words — but not, it seems, when it comes to settling rival accounts of Middle East bloodshed.
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Gaza Terrorists Target Americans
Dan Baron
October 16, 2003
Any doubts about the close link between the war on terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have gone the way of a U.S. jeep loaded with diplomats on a dusty Gaza highway.
The Right of Return Goes Both Ways
James D. Besser
July 3, 2003
Last week, a group called Justice for Jews from Arab Countries published a report documenting the human rights crisis facing Jews in that part of the world following the creation of Israel.
Arab Accountability
Loolwa Khazzoom
December 19, 2002
When people hear about the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, they assume that Israelis are white, European oppressors and that Palestinians are indigenous people of color being taken over and kicked out of their native home.
Bush Ups the Ante — Cautiously
James D. Besser
April 19, 2001
The Bush administration, this week facing its first critical Mideast crisis, is seeking a new formulation to enable it to play a role in keeping conflict from spreading without requiring intensive direct mediation.
Draining the Swamps
Stuart Schoffman
April 12, 2001
It is a truth nearly universally acknowledged in Israel and the United States that we offered the Palestinians peace, and they chose bloodshed. More Jews and Arabs are killed almost daily. Clearly this situation is untenable. How to end it?
Blown Deal
Eric Silver
January 11, 2001
Bill Clinton is wasting his time. The chances of a meaningful Israeli-Palestinian deal before he hands over the presidency to George W. Bush on Jan. 20 are negligible.
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