Edition #32/11-2003
July 25, 2003

Dear Friend,

During the past two weeks, many of the editorials and op-eds dealt with the role, skills and characteristics of Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). Other articles considered the prospects for the Road Map and the reaction to the poll indicating that most Palestinians would not want to return to the current Israel.

Sincerely,

Arthur S. Obermayer

Abbas' Skills and Role

• Dennis Ross, "Abbas Keeps a Sharp Eye on the Big Picture", Newsday, July 23, 2003
• James Bennet, "Abbas Sums Up Vision for a Palestinian State", New York Times, July 20, 2003
• Ethan Bronner, "The Palestinian Prime Minister Is a Welcome Contrast to Yasir Arafat", New York Times, July 24, 2003
• James Bennet, "Israel Calls Arafat Obstacle to Peace Effort", New York Times, July 13, 2003
• "Embattled Palestinian PM", Baltimore Sun, July 10, 2003
• "Palestinians' Choice: Abbas and Peace, Arafat and War", Newsday, July 11, 2003
• "Palestinian Power Plays", Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2003

The Road Map and Its Prospects

• Jackson Diehl, "Why the Peace Process Moves", Washington Post, July 21, 2003
• Yossi Beilin, "All Road Maps Lead to Washington", New York Times, July 25, 2003
• Gershom Gorenberg, "Winning a Peace by Losing a War?", Newsday, July 9, 2003
• Frida Ghitis, "Not yet victory, but a step toward peace", Miami Herald, July 9, 2003
• Silvan Shalom, "Inciting Hearts and Minds to Peace", Washington Post, July 14, 2003

Poll of Palestinians

• "Prospects for Peace", Newsday, July 16, 2003
• "Mob rule in Ramallah", Chicago Tribune, July 16, 2003

Other

• "A Barrier to Peace", Baltimore Sun, July 21, 2003
• James Bennet, "Palestinians in Nablus Fed Up With Crime Posing as Jihad", New York Times,
  July 19, 2003