The Isle of Polyphemus The Isle of Polyphemus
Like the Cyclops in the tale of Ulysses, Israel is striking at its enemy in blind fury.
Apr 11, 2002 / Feature / Wole Soyinka
Palestine Militias Rising Palestine Militias Rising
Israel's latest military offensive in the West Bank, code-named Defensive Wall, was met with fierce armed resistance, as Palestinians fought house to house and sometimes hand to ...
Apr 11, 2002 / Graham Usher
Internationals on the Front Lines Internationals on the Front Lines
As the Israeli army continues the second week of its military reoccupation of the Palestinian-controlled towns of the West Bank, a group of internationals is playing a role of so...
Apr 11, 2002 / Feature / Charmaine Seitz
An Open Letter to General Ariel Sharon An Open Letter to General Ariel Sharon
Sir,
Apr 10, 2002 / Breyten Breytenbach
US Jews Cannot Acquiesce to Sharon’s Monstrous Behavior US Jews Cannot Acquiesce to Sharon’s Monstrous Behavior
What does it mean to be Jewish?
Apr 9, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Letter From Somaliland Letter From Somaliland
Muslim "fundamentalists" are often people from the striving middle class.
Apr 4, 2002 / Feature / George Packer
U.S. Oil Politics in the ‘Kuwait of Africa’ U.S. Oil Politics in the ‘Kuwait of Africa’
The Bush Administration, urged by the oil industry, has embraced a corrupt regime.
Apr 4, 2002 / Feature / Ken Silverstein
The Middle East Troubles: A Summary The Middle East Troubles: A Summary
They give each other tit for tat.
The next tat may get Arafat.
Apr 4, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Lying in State Lying in State
How cool is Jennifer Harbury? She is currently arguing her own case before the Supreme Court, demanding the right to sue the government because, she maintains, its leaders delibe...
Apr 4, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
Twenty Years On Twenty Years On
Here we are, twenty years on, and the reports of the Israeli army smashing its way through Palestinian towns remind me of what came out of Lebanon as Sharon and his invading army...
Apr 4, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn