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  • Mustaqbal, Kadima,
    December 19, 2005 Edition 44
    • "Forward to the future?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Shaking out of stagnation" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "New frameworks for old problems" - by Akiva Eldar
    • "Mission not vision" - an interview with Mahdi Abdul Hadi

  • Who doesn't want to negotiate?,
    December 12, 2005 Edition 43
    • "It's good to talk" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Negotiate about what?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "All issues must be on the tablel" - by Daoud Kuttab
    • "Who's afraid of negotiations?" - by Yossi Beilin

  • How the Palestinian and Israeli elections will interact,
    December 5, 2005 Edition 42
    • "A speculative but productive exercise" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Election fever" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Elections in the shadow of terror" - by Yisrael Harel
    • "Setting the stage for a springtime intifada" - by Ali Jarbawi

  • The Gaza crossings and third parties,
    November 29, 2005 Edition 41
    • "A model for the future" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Three important precedents" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Let's not get delusional" - an interview with Eyad Sarraj
    • "An international upgrade" - by Moty Cristal

  • Amir Peretz and the future of the conflict,
    November 21, 2005 Edition 40
    • "A mixed prognosis" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The return of an Israeli opposition" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Peretz comes from the Arab world" - an interview with Arie Lova Eliav
    • "A new and hopeful change" - an interview with Shaher Saed

  • One year after Arafat,
    November 14, 2005 Edition 39
    • "Nothing has changed" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Arafat; Rabin" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Knocking but to no avail" - by Saleh Abdel Jawad
    • "There must be a Palestinian awakening" - by Ron Pundak

  • The Wolfensohn mission,
    October 31, 2005 Edition 38
    • "Stronger administration backing" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A fate foretold" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A preliminary assessment" - by David Brodet
    • "A message to us all" - by Mohammad el-Samhouri

  • Israel, Hamas, and Palestinian elections,
    September 26, 2005 Edition 35
    • "In need of each other" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Talk about tactics, not strategy" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Pleasing the world"" - by Ali Jarbawi
    • "Getting to "win-win"" - by Akiva Eldar

  • Five years of the intifada,
    October 3, 2005 Edition 36
    • "The only good news is disengagement" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A way of life" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Normalizing the abnormal" - by Tamar Hermann
    • "Fallen city" - by Mahdi Abdul Hadi

  • Israel, Hamas, and Palestinian elections,
    September 26, 2005 Edition 35
    • "Inclusion means progress" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Weighing the alternatives" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Divide and conquer" - an interview with Ali Jarbawi
    • "Recognizing Hamas is irresponsible" - by Yossi Beilin

  • Religious sites and the conflict,
    September 19, 2005 Edition 34
    • "Religion and cynicism" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Buildings formerly known as synagogues" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "An opening to ties between our peoples" - by Menachem Froman
    • "A long and bitter experience" - an interview with Saleh Abdel Jawad

  • Settlements and the conflict,
    September 12, 2005 Edition 33
    • "Settlements are the occupation" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The settlers' mistakes" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Only half the problem" - by Joharah Baker
    • "Hurricane "Arik"" - by Eyal Megged

  • The Rafah crossing,
    September 5, 2005 Edition 32
    • "Security breakthrough" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A make or break issue" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The meaning of ending occupation" - by David Brodet
    • "Thorny crossing remains a problem" - by Ghazi Hamad

  • Gaza withdrawal: winners and losers,
    August 29, 2005 Edition 31
    • "All win or all lose" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Eat my laptop II" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Wosers" - by Khader Khader
    • "Another round in the 100 year war" - by Yehoshua Porath

  • The legal status of Gaza,
    August 22, 2005 Edition 30
    • "An evolving issue" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "No change" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Unity does not require uniformity" - by Shlomo Brom
    • "Gaza remains occupied" - by Hisham Ahmed

  • Disengagement and beyond,
    August 15, 2005 Edition 29
    • "Misplaced optimism" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Doubts, hopes, and troubling thoughts" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Gaza is not the last station" - an interview with Mohammad Abu Shamala
    • "A pack of untruths" - an interview with Moshe Arens

  • Unilateralism,
    August 8, 2005 Edition 28
    • "The most feasible approach" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Getting away with it" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Disengagement must lead to a negotiating process" - by Shlomo Brom
    • "No "concessions" intended" - by Hisham Ahmed

  • Settlements, violence, and security,
    August 1, 2005 Edition 27
    • "Fostering hatred" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A cost-benefit balance sheet" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "With settlers, no peace" - by Issa Samandar
    • "The settlements are not the reason for violence" - by Yaakov Amidror

  • Gaza, pre-withdrawal,
    July 25, 2005 Edition 26
    • "Stay a while longer, Condi" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "In a state of limbo" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Peace process reduced to rubble" - by Aluf Benn
    • "Committed to political pluralism" - an interview with Ismail Haniya

  • Safe passage,
    July 18, 2005 Edition 25
    • "Vital for peace" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Flagship project" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Not to be divided" - an interview with Mohammad el-Samhouri
    • "All aboard for the Gaza express" - by Gershon Baskin

  • Law and order,
    July 11, 2005 Edition 24
    • "The conflict, criminality, and the police" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A top priority" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Three forgotten lessons" - by Moshe Negbi
    • "There cannot be two rulers" - an interview with Camille Mansour

  • The demographic factor,
    July 4, 2005 Edition 23
    • "Demography negates democracy" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "It's demographic security, stupid" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Demographic nationalism: false assumptions and inevitable truths" - by Salim Tamari
    • "Where is the demographic problem?" - by Yisrael Harel

  • The summit and the Rice visit,
    June 27, 2005 Edition 22
    • "Attitude problem" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Some positive movement" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The test ahead" - by Efraim Inbar
    • "A plan to make Abu Mazen fail" - by Shawqi Issa

  • Palestinian workers in Israel,
    June 20, 2005 Edition 21
    • "Dependency and exploitation" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Workers and bombers, north and south " - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Waves of frustration" - an interview with Atef Saad
    • "Not a security risk" - an interview with Dov Sedaka

  • Jerusalem update,
    June 13, 2005 Edition 20
    • "Folly" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Behind the smokescreen" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "A city imprisoned together" - by Shaul Arieli
    • "No solution in the cards" - an interview with Ziad Al Hammouri

  • The 1949 lines or the 1967 lines,
    June 6, 2005 Edition 19
    • "The only basis for compromise" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Far from the heart of the problem " - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A new armistice line" - an interview with Samih Al Abed
    • "Neither significant nor helpful" - an interview with Ruth Lapidoth

  • The US role,
    May 30, 2005 Edition 18
    • "Is Bush serious?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Only the US can push the parties forward" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Disengagement is the wrong move" - an interview with Moshe Arens
    • "Action, Mr. President, please" - by Ali Jarbawi

  • History vs. geography,
    May 23, 2005 Edition 17
    • "Only geography allows for compromise" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Geography is doable, history isn't " - by Yossi Alpher
    • "It's about the land" - by Nabeel Kassis
    • "Not a normal struggle" - by Barry Rubin

  • The academic boycott of Israel,
    May 16, 2005 Edition 16
    • "Repugnant" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Record breaker" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The case for boycott" - by Ilan Pappe
    • "The problems with boycotts" - by Daoud Kuttab

  • Disengagement: unilateral or coordinated?,
    May 9, 2005 Edition 15
    • "Coordination necessary if substantial" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "An imperfect world" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "No benefit in coordination absent a political process" - an interview with Ghazi Hamed
    • "Coordination is vital" - by Yossi Beilin

  • "Can settlers remain behind?",
    April 18, 2005 Edition 14
    • "Too dangerous?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Outside the box" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "It's in the Palestinians' interest" - an interview with Avi Farhan
    • "Can they be citizens in our state?" - by Hassan Asfour

  • What does "viable" mean?,
    April 11, 2005 Edition 13
    • "Two states demand viability" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The only viability problem is national will" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Economic viability is necessary for sustainable peace" - by Mohammed El-Samhouri
    • "Not viable" - by Yisrael Harel

  • "The transformation of Hamas",
    April 4, 2005 Edition 12
    • "How will Israel deal with a political Hamas?" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "What price inclusion?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Hamas is leading the process" - an interview with Matti Steinberg
    • "Fateh and Hamas: A coalition in the making?" - by Mahdi Abdul Hadi

  • "Lebanon, Syria and the conflict",
    March 21, 2005 Edition 11
    • "Close to home" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "On Hizballah and Hamas" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "No fairness in international relations" - an interview with Reyad Agha
    • "Between Beirut and Ramallah" - by Eyal Zisser

  • "Prisoners and the conflict",
    March 14, 2005 Edition 10
    • "Release prisoners with "blood on their hands" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "An unavoidable aspect of Palestinian life" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The issue of prisoner release" - by Orit Adato
    • "An issue for the nation" - an interview with Khalida Jarrar

  • "How to sustain the ceasefire",
    March 7, 2005 Edition 9
    • "It's the occupation, stupid! Part XXXVIII" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Real jails for real terrorists" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "So the gate will not close" - by Ali Jarbawi
    • "Israel's Sharm expectations were never realized" - by David Bedein

  • "What to do with the Gaza settlements",
    February 28, 2005 Edition 8
    • "Regrettably, destroy the houses" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A two-phase plan" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Why we should not destroy the houses" - by Ephraim Sneh
    • "The best chunks" - an interview with Salah Abdul Shafi

  • "The outposts",
    February 21, 2005 Edition 7
    • "Logic would dictate" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "For now, don't dismantle" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "The settler is king" - by Issa Samandar
    • "Deception" - by Dror Etkes

  • After Sharm al-Sheikh, February 14, 2005 Edition 6
    • "Political caution, security generosity" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Political negotiations must follow" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Maybe seven states instead of 11" - by Amira Hass
    • "Quiet doesn't come out of the blue" - an interview with Hanan Ashrawi

  • "Is the roadmap still relevant?",
    February 7, 2005 Edition 5
    • "A workable plan" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The wrong game" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "We have an opportunity" - an interview with Khalil Shikaki
    • "The only legitimate tool" - by Ron Pundak

  • "Ceasefire?", January 31, 2005 Edition 4
    • "An impressive beginning" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "More steps required" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Not before they disarm" - by Yaakov Amidror
    • "Between calm and a truce" - by Ghazi HamadAbdel Jawad

  • "Suppose Israel simply abandons the Gaza settlers? ",
    January 17, 2005 Edition 3
    • "The only way is out" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Worst case scenarios" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Absolutely out of the question" - an interview with Eyad El Sarraj
    • "Withdraw the IDF from Gaza" - by Moriah Shlomot

  • "The Palestinian election", January 10, 2005 Edition 2
    • "Last chance for the two state solution" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "A window of opportunity" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "The attitude of the Israeli public" - by Tamar Hermann
    • "New legitimacy but a strong silent minority" - an interview with Saleh Abdel Jawad

  • "Palestinian-Israeli relations in 2005", January 3, 2005 Edition 1
    • "Promise unfulfilled?" - by Ghassan Khatib
    • "Heavy internal challenges" - by Yossi Alpher
    • "Hope for the new year" - an interview with Ziad Al Sarafendi
    • "Will transfer (really) not happen in 2005?" - by Yisrael Harel





 

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