VOL. XLVII

No 16

19-April-2004

The Political Scene (19 April 2004)

President George Bush has endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharons plan for a unilateral separation from the Palestinians, and in doing so has reversed US policy on settlements and refugees and in all likelihood delivered the coup de grace to the faltering international road map to peace. The Arab reaction has so far been curiously muted, while the Europeans are hoping against hope that Mr Sharons proposed withdrawal from...