Letter from Israel
THE opening of the Regional Peace Conference on the Middle East this week in Madrid is the centre of attention in the world media. However the affected public, whether Israeli or Palestinian, is less excited.
There is none of the enthusiasm shown at the time of the coming of
Egypt's president Sadat to Jerusalem in 1977. The Israeli population is torn between scepticism and fear of finding itself in the dock, confronted with a judge in the hands of its opponents.
The 30,000 or so Israeli pacifists who demonstrated last Saturday in response to a call from the Peace Now movement were unclear whether
International Viewpoint #216 • November 11, 1991