The Middle East Situation

With the US-Libya crisis sliding into the background, the spotlight has remained firmly on Syria. Despite attempts by some Israeli leaders to cool the situation, tension and war fever has persisted between Israel and Syria. Syria's relationships with the US, Jordan, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon are also very much under scrutiny at the moment, amidst a flurry of efforts and contacts aimed at overcoming the inter-Arab differences which blocked the proposed Fez summit...