Edition #42/2-2004
February 19 , 2004

Dear Friend,

It has been longer than usual since the last issue, but I was in Germany (http://www.obermayer.us/award) and then became involved in a local controversy (http://www.obermayer.us/newtv). A number of editorials have related to Sharon's proposal to remove settlements from Gaza, and a few have been about the placement of the wall/fence. The remaining editorials in this issue cover a variety of other subjects.

Sincerely,

Arthur S. Obermayer

Removal of Settlements from Gaza

• Thomas L. Friedman, "Arabs, It's Your Move", New York Times, February 12, 2004
• "Gaza First", New York Times, February 4, 2004
• Uri Dromi, "Sharon's way to save himself from scandal?", Miami Herald, February 13, 2004
• Ali Abunimah and Hussein Ibish, "What does Sharon's latest settlement move mean for Israel?", Chicago Tribune, February 6, 2004
• "Sharon's retreat forward", Boston Globe, February 6, 2004
• "Gaza withdrawal/Sharon charts a positive but limited pullout", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 4, 2004
• "Relocation of Gaza Jews", Baltimore Sun, February 4, 2004
• "Leaving Gaza", Chicago Tribune, February 4, 4002
• "Mr. Sharon's Plan", Washington Post, February 7, 2004

Placement of the Wall/Fence

• James Klurfeld, "Israel's Fence Had Better Follow the Green Line", Newsday, February 12, 2004
• Hedy Epstein, "The Middle East Know Respect, Know Peace - No Respect, No Peace", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 17, 2004
• David Ignatius, "Building a Wall, Breaking a Relationship", Washington Post, January 30, 2004

Other

• Howard M. Sachar, "Great Powers Hold Key to Mideast Peace", Los Angeles Times, February 16, 2004
• Shamil Idriss, "Mideast peace won't come by sweeping conflict aside", Detroit Free Press, January 23, 2004
• Thomas L. Friedman, "A Rude Awakening", New York Times, February 5, 2004
  
• Richard Chesnoff, "Israel's swap of prisoners was bad deal", New York Daily News, February 2, 2004
• Mark Zeitoun, "Avoiding a Mideast Water War", Washington Post, February 4, 2004
• Aluf Benn, "Sharon Draws a Line in the Hills", Washington Post, February 8, 2004