Edition #26/5-2003
April 22, 2003

Dear Friend,

Since the fall of Baghdad less than two weeks ago, there has been a surfeit of editorials and op-eds on the opportunities for Israeli-Palestinian peace through implementation of the "road map". This will require the active intervention of Bush and the forced cooperation of Sharon and Abu Mazen. The columnists on both the political right and left for once generally agree -- a good sign! But will Arafat give Abu Mazen the authority he needs? Will Bush have the political bravery to resist AIPAC's lobbying against the "road map"? And will Sharon respond sufficiently to the necessary arm twisting by Bush?

These articles are arranged roughly in reverse chronological order because the issues and questions change almost daily as new situations arise.

Sincerely,

Arthur S. Obermayer

The Road Map, Its Highways and Road Blocks

• "More Machinations From Yasir Arafat", New York Times, April 22, 2003
• "Tick tock", Philadelphia Inquirer, April 22, 2003
• "Arafat blocks road to peace", New York Daily News, April 22, 2003
• "Arafat's Choice", Baltimore Sun, April 22, 2003
• James Bennet, "As Their Leaders Wrangle, Palestinians Look Askance", New York Times, April 22, 2003
• Zev Chafets, "Sealed With a Kiss", New York Daily News, April 20, 2003
• "Iraq war victory can shake up resistance to Mideast peace", USA Today, April 18, 2003
• "In post-Saddam world, there's an opening for the U.S. to renew the Mideast peace process", Newday, April 18, 2003
• Adam B. Kushner, "A step toward peace: Ratify Abbas' cabinet", Miami Herald, April 18, 2003
• William Safire, "Sharon at Passover", New York Times, April 17, 2003
• "Hopes Ride on 'Road Map'", Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2003
• "Mideast Peace: U.S. must seize opportunity with Israel, Palestinians", Detroit Free Press, April 16, 2003
• "Arafat's last gasp", Chicago Tribune, April 16, 2003
• Robert O. Freedman, "Follow the road map", Baltimore Sun, April 17, 2003
• "Palestinian Liberation", Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2003
• James Klurfeld, "In Post-Hussein Mideast, U.S. Can Do a Lot", Newsday, April 17, 2003
• Jay Bookman, "Get tough on illegal Jewish settlements", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 17, 2003
• David Makovsky, "The Next to Go: Yasir Arafat", New York Times, April 14, 2003
• Yossi Mehlman, "Bittersweet Time for Sharon", Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2003
• "Aftermath: Time for Boldness in the Mideast", New York Times, April 13, 2003
• "Next, an Israeli-Palestinian pact", Chicago Tribune, April 11, 2003
• "Unfold the 'map' / Get serious about Israeli-Palestinian peace", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 10, 2003
• M.J. Rosenberg, "A Firm 'Road Map'", Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2003

Other

• Barry Rubin, "Abbas May Be Straw That Breaks Arafat", Los Angels Times, April 17, 2003
• Marc H. Ellis, "Passover road map: U.S. troops in Jerusalem", Houston Chronicle, April 16, 2003
• Harley Sorensen, " A Voice Of Reason In Israel", San Francisco Chronicle, April 21, 2003
• Alfredo Lanier, "Legendary birthplace faces a slow death", Chicago Tribune, April 8, 2003