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Ariel Sharon Moves to Center Stage
Ariel Sharon is a pragmatic expansionist who views Israeli settlement in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights as both an ideological imperative and a security asset. Read more

To Our Readers
Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's vision of Israeli-Palestinian relations, discussed in this issue, is a recipe for more conflict, not peace. Read more

Short Takes

Deconstructing the Taba Talks
The talks at Taba and Eilat conducted by Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the waning weeks of the Barak government achieved both a conceptual and practical breakthrough on the central question of the territorial dimensions of a Palestinian state and the corresponding extent of Israeli annexation of territories occupied in June 1967. Read more

Settlement Timeline

Barak's Settlement Legacy

Back Panel Quote
Israeli prime minister-elect Ariel Sharon's victory speech, February 7, 2001 Read more

Map: Projection of the Abu Mazen-Beilin

Map: Final Status Map Presented by Israel--Taba