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—Voices from the Sensible Center— Interpreting the Middle
East for North Americans— Special Reports 2 Lebanon: The Invasion Riddle—For months, Israel has been keeping the world in suspense over whether it will invade South Lebanon. Will it? For The Washington Report's prognostication, see inside. 3 Camp David: The Gap Widens—After Sinai, what? The Israelis are making clear what they have in mind. So are the Egyptians: and it couldn't be more different. 4 OPEC: Still in the Driver's Seat?—The OPEC countries—led by Saudi Arabia, their key producer—are determined to keep oil prices from collapsing because of the "glut." More and more formerly skeptical oil experts are coming around to the view that they just might succeed. 5 Lobby Activities—The pro-Arab and pro-Israeli lobby organizations are tilting with Congress over the issue of aid authorizations. NAAA says that Israel is getting a disproportionate share of the funding, while AIPAC is asking that some of the proposed loans to Israel be converted to grants. Regular Features 2 Editorial—Are the Camp David autonomy talks still "the only game in town?" And if so, does that mean the game must be played? Or would it be better to try to start up a different game? 6 Facts for Your Files—Chronology of U.S.-Middle East Relations Upcoming Events 7 Book Review—Rosemary Said Zahlan's book, The Origins of the United Arab Emirates, will give you a solid grounding in the UAE's political and social history. But you get only a brief look at the phenomenal economic development which so impresses foreign visitors. 8 Personality—John P. Richardson says he has been playing the same tune throughout his career. But he has been doing it while wearing a number of different hats.
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