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Crying out for justice
As the latest inquiry into Israel’s war on Gaza hears the harrowing testimonies of Palestinian survivors, Edward Platt exposes the obstacles in the way of truth and a fair trial
By Edward Platt
Put a little spice in your box
Viagra can now be bought over the counter at Boots. But hold on – look east and you will find far better, natural remedies for “exhausted passion”. Ziauddin Sardar offers a user’s guide
The empire strikes back
On the eve of an eagerly awaited Ashes series, Peter Wilby reveals how the forces of globalisation are killing off the old game of cricket and predicts that the future belongs to India
Obama and Israel: a new hope
The signs after Barack Obama’s inauguration were all in favour of the pro-Israel lobby. But the signals of the past few weeks have caught Tel Aviv off guard
Honduras wavers on the brink
The events of 28 June took everyone by surprise – shooting in the night in Tegucigalpa, followed by the exile to Costa Rica of the democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya. Suspicions persist that the US was behind his overthrow.
Q&A: Edward Platt
Edward Platt, who reports on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the New Statesman, talks to George Eaton about the chances of Obama brokering a peace deal, the possibility of a binational state and the rightwards shift in Israel
A sense of an ending
Washington must cut the umbilical cords that ties it to Tel Aviv. If it doesn’t, the conflict in the Middle East will hasten American decline
What lies beneath
If Sarkozy banned the burqa, he himself would be oppressing the women who wear it. Making something invisible does not make it go away
Cricket's revolution
The Ashes and globalisation
Ziauddin Sardar
Move over viagra
Religion
Does God hate women?
Art
Medals of dishonour
James Macintyre
Cameron the bully?
Canada
The new dope lords
Television
Revelations
Travel
Brussels and surrealism
Vote!
Will China rule the world?










