VOL. XLIV

No. 09

26 February 2001

The Political Scene

Attacks on Iraqi air defense sites by American and British aircraft have been condemned both regionally and internationally as US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives in the region for his first solo tour abroad. The Syrian authorities have decided that the modest political debate that has been going on in recent months is getting out of hand. In Israel, Labour leader Ehud Barak has changed his mind again and decided that he will not join...