The Best of Bitterlemons. Five Years of writings from Israel and Palestine.

Einband gering berieben. - Vortitel von Yossi Alpher signiert / mit Widmung. - 1. Land - The green line as past and future boundary David Newman - The ghostly green line lhab Abu Ghosh - It would bring about a terrible response a conversation with Ephraim Sneh - The Sharon line Yisrael Harel - Settlements plus Ghassan Khatib - Only think of us as human Sharif Omar - Israel's interests take primacy a conversation with Dore Gold - Tearing down the walls Samah Jabr - 2. Identity & Culture - Coming to terms Yossi Alpher - The long journey to two demands Adel Manna - Human misery comes from human mistakes a conversation with Ahmad Yassin - Reflections of a Jerusalem Christian George Hintlian - 3. History - Zionism & the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Shlomo Avineri - The Palestinian narrative clashes with a two-state solution Yossi Alpher - The myth says we compromised - a conversation with Meron Benvenisti - Wiping the landscape clean Issam Nassar - What happened to Palestinian nationalism? Salim Tamari - Mind the gap Ghassan Khatib - 4. Seeking Security - Israeli lessons from the armed conflict Zeev Schiff - There is no ceasefire with occupation Ghassan Khatib - Time for reassessment Shlomo Gazit - Instead of the rule of force Maha Abu Dayyeh Shamas - 5. Refugees - Freedom and return: a conflict between two rights? Sari Nusseibeh - An issue of conflicting rights - a conversation with Ingrid Gassner Jaradat - 6. Leadership & Strategy - Arafat put to the test Ali Jarbawi - Arafat's relevancy Boaz Ganor - Ridding ourselves of slavery - a conversation with Abdel Aziz Rantisi - Hamas is leading the process - a conversation with Matti Steinberg - Fateh and Hamas: A coalition in the making? Mahdi Abdul Hadi - Arafat's influence will reach far into the future George Giacaman - A sound Israeli perspective Gilead Sher - Give peace a chance: women speak out Shulamit Aloni - The immediate challenges Yossi Alpher - Power will not moderate Hamas Martin Kramer - We have what it takes to succeed a conversation with Ismail Haniyeh - 7. Law & Rights - The question of "prior use" Rami Shehadeh - If only there were quiet, the Palestinians have numerous opportunities a conversation with Noah Kinarty - On kangaroos and courts Diana Buttu - The Hague ignored the security aspect a conversation with Michael Eitan - 8. Informal Initiatives - The Israeli public is ready for radical compromise Yossi Alpher - The initiative for a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians Eyal Erlich - Addressing the violence: my roadmap to peace Eyad El Sarraj - The eighth day of Taba Yossi Beilin - Achieving our fundamental aspirations a conversation with Yasser Abed Rabbo - Israel's best option Gerald M. Steinberg - We will give you more of us a conversation with Ali Jarbawi - It's in the Palestinians' interest a conversation with Avi Farhan - A strategic vision - a conversation with Marwan Barghouti - 9. Unilateralism - Is the magic over? AM Benn - Another round in the war Yehoshua Porath - Egypt: More than a "third party" Mohamed Ahmed Abd Elsalam - Let's not get delusional - a conversation with Eyad Sarraj - This wall is a land grab Ghassan Khatib - No suicide bombings = no fence Yossi Alpher - People power & resisting the wall Islah Jad - 10. The United States, International Actors & the Roadmap - Probe Sharon's biggest worry Hanna Amireh - Reform and resistance Jamil Hilal - Bush may be around for six more years Oded Eran - The Arab initiative and the role of Arab diplomacy Marwan Muasher - Bush's dedication to the cause Yossi Alpher - The Quartet's swan song Gerald M. Steinberg - Three pieces of advice Ghassan Khatib - Letter from Rafah Ghazi Hamad - Talk straight to the new Palestinian leadership Saul Singer - We have an opportunity - a conversation with Khali I Shikaki - As if Palestinians are occupying Israeli land a conversation with Zakaria al-Agha - 11. The Iraq War - It really will create a new Middle East a conversation with Shimon Peres - This is our hope - a conversation with Nabil Shaath - Don't celebrate too soon Mouin Rabbani - A prelude to Israeli-Palestinian peace Shlomo Ben-Ami - 12. Politics, Economics & the Public - A society in the dark Lily Galili - Barely surviving Adel Zagha - Winning over public opinion David Kimche - Public opinion is critical but complicated Khalil Shikaki - We need a transformational approach, too a conversation with Aaron David Miller - The dangers of economic separation Ephraim Kleiman - Palestinian economic revival Nigel Roberts and Stefano Mocci - Are the Palestinian Arabs in Israel radicalizing? Sammy Smooha - Democratic toward Jews and Jewish toward Arabs a conversation with Ahmed Tibi - 13. Camp David - Barak was willing, and so were US Jews Yossi Alpher - Camp David: An exit strategy for Barak Ghassan Khatib - A preliminary summit should have been held a conversation with Shlomo Ben-Ami - Nothing tangible was on the table - a conversation with Muhammad Dahlan - Camp David-The US-Israeli bargain Bruce Riedel - 14. War in Lebanon - Israel was the aggressor - a conversation with Ahmed Tibi - Israel is focused on the north, not Palestine Yossi Alpher - Lessons from the war in Lebanon Ephraim Sneh - International involvement more important than ever Ghassan Khatib - Between Iran, the Shiites and Sunni Arab weakness Asher Susser - 15. Looking Ahead - Democracy is an enlightened choice for peace Mudar Kassis - If you will it, it is not a dream Shlomo Gazit - Israel, Palestine and the US: the next four years Dialogue no. 1, March 2005, between Ghassan Khatib and Yossi Alpher. 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