The Middle East Situation

Intensive preparations are under way for a major campaign by the Arab moderates in the coming weeks to get the peace process moving. Jordan and the PLO, seeking wider Arab sup- port for a joint strategy, are coordinating closely with Egypt, which is preparing to make a serious approach to the United States, and is also starting to thaw out its frozen relationship with Israel. The positive climate emerging from the Shultz-Gromyko talks in Geneva will undoubtedly...