VOL. XLV

No 13

1 April 2002

The Political Scene

The Israelis have responded to a suicide bombing in Israelon 27 March by declaring Palestinian leader Yasir 'Arafat to be an enemy and launching what could develop into an allout military assault on the Palestinian Authority. The Arab summit in Beirut surprised everyone by producinga formula for a rapprochement between Iraq and Kuwait, opening the way for Iraqs reintegration into the Arabworld. It also issued a collective Arab warning to the US...