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
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