The Middle East Situation

There has been continued motion, but no real movement, in efforts to achieve progress on the region's major conflicts. Egyptian, Jordanian and PL0 officials have continued to confer on the issue of peace with Israel, and much importance is attached to the forthcoming visits to Washington by King Fahd, President Mubarak, and possibly the Algerian leader, Mr. Chadli Benjedid. Israel's impending withdrawal from Lebanon, and the revived talks on the disputed...