VOL. XLIV

No. 27

2 July 2001

The Political Scene

US Secretary of State Colin Powells second visit to the region has produced a plan for ending Israeli-Palestinian violence and moving the parties back towards the negotiating table. It does not involve international monitors in the occupied territories. The Saudis have been angered by the US indictment of suspects in the Khobar bombing.

A "Timeline" Back To Negotiations

Before US Secretary of State Colin Powell set out on his second visit to the...