Headline to be communicated Monday Germany’s relationship to Israel is marked by increasing criticism of Israel’s handling of the Intifada. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder made this apparent when he publicly mused over the possibility of German troops being stationed on the West Bank.

Headline to be communicated Monday

A study conducted by the European Union offers an explanation of why Germany’s economy is bringing up the rear.

“The Departure of a Star”

Careers: The German manager Wolfgang Reitzle helped US automobile manufacturer Ford to expand its luxury brand business. Now Reitzle was to be promoted – but he is leaving instead. Reitzle was to be put in charge of developing all the Ford models world-wide, a job that would theoretically have greatly increased Reizle’s chances of one day becoming the boss of the entire Ford group. But at the same time it is a task that can scarcely be accomplished in view of the current balance of corporate power. Reitzle does not have to worry about new job offers – in the car industry, he is a star.

“Mysterious Information”

Terrorism: One of the key figures in the investigations following September 11 has disappeared without a trace. Investigators are looking for the Hamburg-based Islamist in Morocco. Mohammed Haydar Zammar, who is of Syrian and German nationality, is believed to have visited Afghanistan on several occasions prior to the terrorist attacks, and the investigators also suspect him of having supported the group around the terrorist pilot Mohammed Atta. Officially, the Moroccan Embassy in Berlin does not want to comment on the case at all.

“Europe Is Making a Mistake”

Interview with Israeli President Moshe Katzav about the war against Palestinian terrorism, the international criticism of Sharon’s tough approach, and Israel’s plans for the future:

“We are the strongest power in the Middle East. We have a powerful army and one of the best secret services in the world. If the Arabs knew everything that we know, they would all make peace with us immediately. … Now Bush has told us to call off our fight against the terrorist infrastructure. All Arafat is being asked to do is to condemn terrorism. That’s not enough. … Europe is forgetting that we are fighting against terrorism. The Europeans ought to join us in this. But their position encourages terrorism. They have set their sights on the wrong target. … If the Palestinians want to achieve their national goals, it can only be done through reconciliation with us. I am counting on their realising that – if not sooner, then later.”

“Princes of Evil”

Palestine: While Israel’s tanks are driving though Palestinian towns, the leaders of Hamas in Gaza continue to place their hopes in suicide bombings. Hamas receives financial support from Iran, Iraq and the Gulf states, but also from the USA and Europe. Through social work, Hamas has made itself indispensable to the impoverished classes. It runs nurseries, schools and health services. But even without financial aid, Hamas has no lack of new followers.

“Non-Actionable Death”

Nazi crimes: The former head of the Genoese SS Security Service, Friedrich Engel, is to be tried by a Hamburg court – after the judiciary failed to pursue the matter for decades. The prosecution has collected new material from all over the world for the trial; and Engel is preparing himself too – despite his advanced age he does not intend to hide behind illness, like so many before him. “I want to stand and face it.”

“A City in Search of Its Soul”

Poland: In 1945 the Germans fled from Wroclaw, then called Breslau, and Polish exiles moved into their homes. The inhabitants are looking for the instruction manual for a city that has remained foreign to them for so long. For Wroclaw’s buildings are not only the homes and shops of its Polish inhabitants, but also mirrors of its German history. Now Wroclaw is turning into the country’s most important European metropolis.

“The Second Long March”

Part IV of the SPIEGEL series about the flight and expulsion of the Germans from Eastern Europe: After the war, Germany took in 12 million fellow countrymen from the East. The unparalleled effort cost 100 billion marks, but it was the exiles who bore the main burden. For most of them, the struggle against poverty and decline went on for decades.

“The Beast on the Dragon’s Throne”

Cover story: They knew no gods and created the most powerful state of antiquity. A mysterious advanced culture arose in ancient China, in which everything was completely different from the Occident. To solve the mystery of the great empire, archaeologists are now opening up the burial pyramid of its first emperor, Ch’in Shi.

“Final Days in Death Valley”

Environment: A bizarre, gigantic lake is dying in the Californian Desert. It threatens to turn into a huge dustbowl. The lake is the largest in California, and one of the most abundant in fish in the world – and it shouldn’t really be there at all: 97 years ago there was nothing here but desert. The pioneers built a canal – amateurishly, as it turned out, because in August 1905 one of its walls burst and the river and all its water and fish poured out into a depression, the “Salton Sink”, 100 metres below sea level. Having been created by Man rather than by nature, the lake suffers from problems unlike those faced by any other.

“The Glitter Offensive”

Photography: Depressing high-rise estates, shabby teen sex in the bushes – documentary-style photos like these have governed the aesthetics of recent years. But that sort of everyday tristesse is now over: art and fashion photographers have rediscovered glamour. Until recently artistically ambitious colour photographs were always shrouded in a grey haze, making them look as dreary as a rainy afternoon. The new millennium, on the other hand, demands decisions: either sharp contrasts in black-and-white, or brightly coloured pictures whose digital retouching must be noticeable. How long this delight in glitter and decadence will last remains to be seen. Fashion photography, for one, is not very dependable: the designers have already announced the next trend for the coming summer – hippie and folklore.

“I’m Exciting, So What?”

SPIEGEL interview with British star artist Tracey Emin about her glamorous bad girl image and her new love of luxury:

“Everyone now believes they know Tracey Emin inside-out, but they’re wrong. I have never fully exposed myself, I’ve conveyed only a few of my experiences. … The Haus der Kunst in Munich, which has given me a gallery at its “Prudery and Passion” exhibition, is the first museum that has made it possible for me to put on a kind of a solo show. In Germany I’m taken seriously as an artist. In Britain, on the other hand, there’s this huge interest in my private life, but not in my art. … Money has always been important to me, because I never had any. I had it rough for a long time, I was poor. … At some point I decided I never wanted to be poor again. That’s also why I now enjoy success and the luxury that goes with it. Money makes me a better person, I feel more secure, and I can relax.”