Edition #46/6-2004
May 27, 2004

Dear Friend,

Recent editorials have dealt almost exclusively with the death, destruction and despair in Gaza, but from a number of different perspectives. However, the other editorials at the end of this issue are quite strong and thought-provoking.

Sincerely,

Arthur S. Obermayer

Gaza Agony

• Jessica Montell, "Demolishing Houses, and Lives, " Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2004
• James Rupert, "Gaza: Living in 'a special kind of a hell'", Newsday, May 24, 2004
• "Wrong Way in Gaza", Washington Post, May 18, 2004
• Uri Dromi, "The Building Blocks of Hope", Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2004
• "Ghastly tactics in Gaza", Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2004
• Richard Cohen, "A Region in Agony", Washington Post, May 18, 2004
• "A Bloody Mess in Gaza", Los Angeles Times, May 20, 2004
• "Casualties in Gaza", Boston Globe, May 21, 2004

Counterproductive Bush-Sharon Interactions

• Nicholas D. Kristof, "The Bush and Kerry Tilt", New York Times, May 26, 2004
• Marlene Nadle, "Victims of the politicians in Gaza Strip plan", Chicago Tribune, May 18, 2004

Middle East Democracy vs. Palestinian Elections

• Jackson Diehl, "Why Not Palestinian Elections?", Washington Post, May 24, 2004