Edition #2-2003
February 14, 2003

Dear Friend,

The Israeli election results, the continuing violence, and the loss of Ramon have led to general despair with few encouraging signs.

As usual, let me know either if you want to suggest additional names to add to our list or if you want your name removed.

Sincerely,

Arthur S. Obermayer

Significance of Elections

• "Test Mr. Sharon", Washington Post, January 31, 2003
• Bernard Avishai, "Hard Bargains", Boston Globe, February 2, 2003
• "Israel votes with its fists", Chicago Tribune, January 30, 2003
• Adam B. Kushner, "Sharon's new set of problems", Miami Herald, January 30, 2003
• "Voting Against", Baltimore Sun, January 30, 2003
• "Opportunity in Israel", Boston Globe, January 29, 2003
• "Ariel Sharon's Paradoxical Victory", New York Times, January 29, 2003

Potential Peace Plans

• Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, "A `Road Map' For Israeli- Palestinian Amity", Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2003
• David Kimche, "Walking the Beat in Gaza", New York Times, February 11, 2003
• Hady Amr, "Boost nonviolence in Mideast", Detroit Free Press, February 13, 2003
• Debra DeLee, "Aiding Israel In Ending the Settlements", Washington Post, January 21, 2003

Loss of Commander Ramon

• Joel Greenberg, "For Israel, not just a hero lost", Chicago Tribune, February 9, 2003
• James Bennet, "Triumphant Return of Hero Turns Into Another Nightmare for Israel", New York Times, February 2, 2003
• Warren E. Leary, "Pilot Embraced Role as a Symbol for Jews", New York Times, February 2, 2003
• Richard Cohen, "An Astronaut's Special Payload", Washington Post, February 4, 2003

Other Topics

• Robert G. Kaiser, "Bush and Sharon Nearly Identical On Mideast Policy", Washington Post, February 9, 2003
• Gregory R. Weiher, "Make peace in Palestine, not war with Iraq", Houston Chronicle, February 12, 2003
• James P. Pinkerton, "Israeli's Mideast Peace Plan: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs", Newsday, January 28, 2003
• David Makovsky, "Peace Pays Off for Jordan", Los Angeles Times, January 31, 2003