VOL. XXXVI

NO. 36

7-JUNE-1993

The Political Scene

Iran and Saudi Arabia are once again at odds over Iranian attempts topoliticize the Hajj (or pilgrimage), and King Fahd has warned against thedangers of mixing religion with politics. Israel's coalition government is backin business again. A visit to Jerusalem by a group of Libyan pilgrims failed toplease anyone. Jordan's new Prime Minister faces a tricky decision on electoralreform before the forthcoming elections. And Israel's rabbis have ruled...