Two days ago Mussa
Arafat (the cousin of the late Yasser Arafat) was assassinated after a
45-minute shoot out. While all this was going on no police turned up, which
indicates that someone at the top wanted his removal. Who and what is behind
this killing?
On Wednesday August 17, a US-style campaign began for the
upcoming elections in Egypt.
32 million Egyptians are eligible to vote on September 7, but how many will
vote is a big question.
The withdrawal from the Gaza Strip began last Wednesday and has deeply
divided both Israelis and Palestinians. Yossi Schwartz in Jerusalem
looks at the Israeli pullout and what it means.