Barbara Smith
Articles by barbara smith
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Books
King of the shifting sands
- 29 November 2007
- 19 comments
Caught at the volatile crossroads of the Middle East, Hussein of Jordan kept his desert kingdom together with charm, courage and guile.
Books
Peace in our times
- 13 March 2006
The People on the Street: a writer's view of Israel
Linda Grant Virago, 214pp, £9.99
ISBN 1844082547
Books
Life of exile
- 31 January 2005
Sharon and My Mother-in-Law: Ramallah diaries
Suad Amiry Granta Books, 194pp, £12.99
ISBN 1862077215
Politics
America's next target
- 18 October 2004
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
World Affairs
Palestine - How the chance of peace slipped away
- 12 July 2004
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?
Society
Palestine - Back to ethnic cleansing?
- 12 July 2004
The future - As attitudes harden, the region faces terrible possibilities, including population transfer
Politics
The men of war
- 26 April 2004
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
Politics
As the death toll rises, a region holds its breath
- 19 April 2004
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
