New Statesman -

King of the shifting sands

Barbara Smith — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Caught at the volatile crossroads of the Middle East, Hussein of Jordan kept his desert kingdom together with charm, courage and guile.

Peace in our times

Barbara Smith — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT

The People on the Street: a writer's view of Israel Linda Grant Virago, 214pp, �9.99 ISBN 1844082547

Life of exile

Barbara Smith — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Sharon and My Mother-in-Law: Ramallah diaries Suad Amiry Granta Books, 194pp, �12.99 ISBN 1862077215

America's next target

Barbara Smith — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:00:00 GMT

By keeping the rest of the world guessing about its nuclear capacity, Tehran has raised talk of war to dangerous levels in Washington and Tel Aviv

Palestine - How the chance of peace slipped away

Barbara Smith — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:00:00 GMT

Negotiations - A decade ago, the leaders of the two sides shook hands on the White House lawn, and a settlement seemed within reach. Where did it all go wrong?

Palestine - Back to ethnic cleansing?

Barbara Smith — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:00:00 GMT

The future - As attitudes harden, the region faces terrible possibilities, including population transfer

The men of war

Barbara Smith — Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:00:00 GMT

Barbara Smith judges that the chances for Arab-Israeli peace are as bleak as they have ever been. Yet this dispute over a tiny bit of land - which resonates from Morocco to Pakistan - ought to be easily resolvable

As the death toll rises, a region holds its breath

Barbara Smith — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:00:00 GMT

Iraq - Jordan fears a backlash against its support of America; Syria worries about economic sanctions for its anti-US stand. The Middle East feels jittery, reports Barbara Smith