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?

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?
With the specter of an international boycott looming, Sharon has begun to waver.
Rashid I. Khalidi
The chief flaw of this plan is its failure to focus on the Israeli occupation.
Rejectionists on both sides are trying to undermine the fledgling
initiative.
Hillel Schenker : Ariel Sharon
Bush is giving Sharon a blank check but is not providing any inducements for a resumption of democracy.
Jerome M. Segal : United Nations
It's time for the UN Security Council to impose "externally directed separation."
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.
Robert Fisk : Occupation & Occupied Territories
If the new intifada proves one thing, it is that Oslo is dead.
Edward W. Said : Occupation & Occupied Territories
Misreported and flawed from the start, the Oslo peace process has entered its terminal phase of violent confrontation.

