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  • Israel and Palestine after Israel's elections and after Iraq , December 23, 2002 - Edition 46
    • "Disturbing questions" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The only change is far in the future" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "It will create a new Middle East" - interview with Shimon Peres
    • "This is our hope" - interview with Nabil Shaath

  • Israel's elections and public opinion on both sides , December 16, 2002 - Edition 45
    • "How can we 'not interfere?'" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Remaining in the opposition" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Why the average Palestinian is offering a cold shoulder" - by Sari Hanafi
    • "Israeli elections: another fork in the road?" - by Bruce Maddy-Weitzman

  • What the other side doesn't understand , December 2, 2002 - Edition 44
    • "No common vocabulary" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Where peace is possible" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "They still don't understand" - by Shlomo Brom
    • "The mask will fall too late" - interview with Rema Hammami

  • The role of Arab diplomacy , November 25, 2002 - Edition 43 with a fifth perspective from Marwan Muasher
    • "Whose deaf ear?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Can Arab diplomacy make peace?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Palestine and the Arab world" - by Bassil Jabir
    • "Does Arab diplomacy exist?" - an interview with Reuven Merhav
    • "The Arab initiative and the role of Arab diplomacy" - by Marwan Muasher

  • God and the conflict , November 18, 2002 - Edition 42
    • "Get God out of the conflict" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Mixed signals" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Two proposals" - by Menachem Froman
    • "Yearning for the promised land" - by Bishop Munib Younan

  • The role of Palestinian citizens of Israel , November 11, 2002 - Edition 41
    • "Easing the tug of war" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The long journey to two demands" - by Adel Manna'
    • "Coming to terms" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The Palestinian citizens of Israel and the strategy of conflict resolution" - by Majid Al-Haj

  • Internal political developments , November 4, 2002 - Edition 40
    • "Getting to the heart of the matter" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Counting down to the end of Sharon" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The settlers have no interest in a narrow coalition" - by Yisrael Harel
    • "A militarized Israel, a triumphant Arafat" - by Saleh Abdul Jawad

  • The Quartet's "roadmap" , October 28, 2002 - Edition 39
    • "Roadblocks" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Futile--but important" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Security for freedom" - interview with Diana Buttu
    • "A road map to the house next door" - by Yossi Beilin

  • The conflict and the countdown to Iraq , October 21, 2002 - Edition 38
    • "A revolutionary situation" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Many things to worry about" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The end of extremism" - an interview with Moshe Arens
    • "The winds of war" - by Ali Jarbawi

  • Reoccupation: Israeli military government or functional division? , October 14, 2002 - Edition 37
    • "A natural turn of events" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "You can't turn back the clock" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Guarding our legitimacy" - by Samir Abdullah
    • "Respect their philosophy of survival" - by Zvi Elpeleg

  • Violence and non-violence by Palestinians and Israelis , October 7, 2002 - Edition 36
    • "A question of definition" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Struggle and suppression" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "It won't happen, and if it does, it is likely to fail" - by Tamar Hermann
    • "Fighting the tool of control" - interview with Ghassan Andoni

  • Lessons from two years of conflict , September 30, 2002 - Edition 35
    • "Stuck" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "No strategy for peace" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Two years of Israeli aggression and Palestinian Intifada" - by Qadura Fares
    • "Israeli lessons from the armed conflict" - by Zeev Schiff

  • How to restore trust , September 9, 2002 - Edition 34
    • "The paradox of unilateral initiatives" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Difficult--but not impossible" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "If you will it, it is not a dream" - by Shlomo Gazit
    • "Instead of the rule of force" - by Maha Abu Dayyeh Shamas

  • Elections and the conflict , September 2, 2002 - Edition 33
    • "Elections can cut both ways" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • ""January 1996 and January 2003" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Elections are an instrument in struggle" - interview with Azmi Shuaibi
    • "Political deadlock generated by election calculations" - by Aluf Benn

  • US Middle East policies , August 26, 2002 - Edition 32
    • "Little margin for error" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A very simplistic approach but perhaps it's the truth" -interview with Dan Meridor
    • "Looking for enemies, making few friends" - interview with Sam Bahour

  • Ceasefire initiatives , August 19, 2002 - Edition 31
    • "There is no ceasefire with occupation" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "War fatigue may not be sufficient cause" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "No free ticket" - interview with Ghazi Hamad
    • "The initiative for a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians" - by Eyal Erlich

  • Democracy and the conflict , August 12, 2002 - Edition 30
    • "Democracy, terrorism and settlements" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The "trouble" with democracy" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Apartheid = separation?!" - by Alon Liel
    • "Democracy is an enlightened choice for peace" - by Mudar Kassis

  • Water , August 5, 2002 - Edition 29
    • "Rights cannot be dismissed" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Israel as a regional water supplier" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The question of "Prior Use"" - by Rami Shehadeh
    • "If only there were quiet, the Palestinians have numerous opportunities" -interview with Noah Kinarty

  • Private peace initiatives , July 29, 2002 - Edition 28
    • "Limited efficacy" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Guiding a changing public opinion" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Renewed track II activities are key to peace" - by Ron Pundak
    • "The second track" - by Riad Malki

  • The "Quartet" and the Bush approach , July 22, 2002 - Edition 27
    • "The right direction" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The real action is in Israel and Palestine" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The fatal flaw" - by Charles Shamas
    • "Elections can change the situation" - by Galia Golan

  • Camp David: two years later , July 15, 2002 - Edition 26 with a fifth perspective from Bruce Riedel
    • "Barak was willing, and so were US Jews" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Camp David: An exit strategy for Barak" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A preliminary summit should have been held" - interview with Shlomo Ben-Ami
    • "Nothing tangible was on the table" - interview with Muhammad Dahlan
    • "Camp David--The US-Israeli bargain" - by Bruce Riedel

  • Is the two state solution still realistic? , July 8, 2002 - Edition 25
    • "Consolidated occupation means challenges to Israel" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The clock is ticking" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Recognizing the historic crime" - interview with Rima Tarazi
    • "Two states: not only possible, but essential" - by Asher Susser

  • The Bush speech and prospects for an American role, July 1, 2002 - Edition 24
    • "Middle East politics don't work that way" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Putting conditions on a stalled peace" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Bush may be around for six more years" - by Oded Eran
    • "President Bush's speech: a failure of leadership" - by George Giacaman

  • Can the conflict be decided by force?, June 24, 2002 - Edition 23
    • "The Israel public's message" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A balance sheet regarding the use of force" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "What kind of resistance?" - by Salim Tamari
    • "The role of military force in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict" - by Efraim Inbar

  • Negotiating strategies, June 17, 2002 - Edition 22
    • "Both sides took the wrong approach" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "An ongoing debate" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Comments on the negotiating strategies of Israel and the Palestinians" - by Gilead Sher
    • "Reaping strategic mistakes" – interview with Hasan Asfour

  • Fences and walls, June 10, 2002 - Edition 21
    • "Peace in pieces" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "For physical and demographic security" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Beyond the fence" - by Ihab Abu Ghosh
    • "The Sharon line" - by Yisrael Harel

  • The Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif, June 3, 2002 - Edition 20
    • "It's "holy" to secular Israelis too" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "One way to make things worse" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Touching the core: The politics of narrative on the Temple Mount/Harem a-Sharif" - by Daniel Seidemann
    • "Al Aqsa of God and the Prophets" - by Jamil Hamami

  • The economics of confrontation, May 27, 2002 - Edition 19
    • "A two-way street" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Security and confidence" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Barely surviving" - by Adel Zagha
    • "A war economy?" - by Danny Rubinstein

  • Likud and Labor deliberations on the Palestinian issue, May 20, 2002 - Edition 18
    • "Why has Arafat stopped threatening to declare a state?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Making peace from inside" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • " Netanyahu as prime minister will also acquiesce in a Palestinian state" - an interview with Meir Sheetrit
    • "Further isolating themselves" - an interview with Ziad Abu Amr

  • Palestinian reform: between US and Israeli demands & Palestinian expectations, May 13, 2002 - Edition 17
    • "Real reform means free elections" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "With a little help from their friends?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Reform and resistance" - by Jamil Hilal
    • "The case for temporary outside imposition of government on the Palestinians" - by Max Singer

  • International involvement in a solution, May 6, 2002 - Edition 16
    • "Like every other nation in the world" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Internationalizing the process?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Guarantees and a down payment" - interview with Hanna Amireh
    • "A regional conference is a good idea" - interview with Tzipi Livni

  • Lessons learned from 18 months of confrontation, April 29, 2002 - Edition 15
    • "A different peace process" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Significant gains at great cost" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The lessons Israel should learn" - by Meir Pa'il
    • "A road littered with disappointment" - by Islah Jad

  • World opinion & the conflict, April 22, 2002 - Edition 14
    • "Getting past the misunderstandings" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Jenin as metaphor" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "World opinion can change the Palestinian-Israeli conflict" - by Manuel Hassassian
    • "Anti-Semitism as metaphor" - by Yair Sheleg

  • The Powell mission and the US role, April 15, 2002 - Edition 13
    • "Moving toward a strategy?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • ""Arafat is willing, but is the US?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The context of Powell's mission" - by Eytan Gilboa
    • "Powell's ordeals and the coming test of wills" -by Naseer Aruri

  • What is to be done?, March 25, 2002 - Edition 12
    • "Modest Palestinian aspirations" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Are the Americans serious this time?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "We will not work with Israel against our own people" - interview with Yasser Abed Rabbo
    • "Impose a solution" - interview with Yossi Sarid

  • Israelis and Palestinians in 2025, March 25, 2002 - Edition 11
    • "A tense peace" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "At a crossroads" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Why a shared vision is necessary" - by Alouph Hareven
    • "The Middle East - 2025" - by Mamdouh Nofal

  • The Zinni mission, March 18, 2002 - Edition 10
    • "What has changed - and what has not" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Zinni needs a stronger mandate" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "End the Israeli occupation" - an interview with Marwan Barghouti
    • "Achieve a ceasefire and implement Tenet" - an interview with Danny Ayalon

  • If the US attacks Iraq, March 11, 2002 - Edition 9
    • "Potential benefits for Middle East moderates" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Prognosis: not promising" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A rerun of 1991?" - by Shlomo Brom
    • "This time is different" - interview with Saleh Abdul Jawad

  • The Saudi initiative, March 4, 2002 - Edition 8
    • "A problem of implementation" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A major strategic event?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A very courageous step" - interview with Saeb Erekat
    • "Interesting, but borders have to be negotiated" - interview with Dan Meridor

  • The French proposal (including the previously unpublished text of a new peace plan), February 18, 2002 - Edition 7
    • "Too many unanswered questions" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Hope and the devilish details" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Positive initiative, problematic plan" - interview with Shlomo Ben-Ami
    • "Facts and the French non-proposal" - by Nabeel Kassis

  • The Arafat and Sharon PR campaigns, February 11, 2002 - Edition 6
    • "A matter of involvement, not opportunity" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "They're both under stress" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Showdown in the media" - by Nabil Khatib
    • "They can't convince us" - by Smadar Perry

  • Israeli proposals for unilateral separation, February 4, 2002 - Edition 5
    • "It's time for a serious public debate" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Another form of occupation" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "It would bring about a terrible response" - interview with Ephraim Sneh
    • "Jerusalem: a case study for separation" - interview with Ziad Abu Zayyad

  • Arafat and Sharon: How much is personal?, January 28, 2002 - Edition 4
    • "An ideological duel" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Stuck!" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Sharon settles accounts" - by Mamdouh Nofal
    • "Arafat's relevancy" - by Boaz Ganor

  • The status of the settlements, January 21, 2002 - Edition 3
    • "The Israeli public is ready for radical compromise" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Palestinians have learned the lesson" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "No one can remove the settlers by force" - by Yisrael Harel
    • "A continuing colonization" - by Samih Al Abed

  • The Palestinian-Israeli strategic relationship - a turning point?,
    January 14, 2002 - Edition 2
    • "On the slippery slope" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The Iran connection is now the critical issue" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Only one strategic option" - interview with Ziad Abu Amr
    • "The best strategic model is the Egyptian-Israeli peace" - interview with Moshe Arens

  • Renewing the political process, January 7, 2002 - Edition 1
    • "Learn lessons from Oslo's failure" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Israeli reciprocity first" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The Peres-Abu Ala framework: a test of leadership" - by Uri Savir
    • "The mirage of a political solution" - by Hasan Asfour





 

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