ABSTRACT
In 1985 the US continued its efforts to bring about negotiations on the unresolved portions of the Arab-Israel dispute. These efforts assumed a hectic pace at the start of 1986. The Jordanian Information Minister frankly admitted that since 1967 Jordan had dealt with West Bank issues in a somewhat desultory fashion. Jordan was apprehensive of large-scale immigration of Palestinians from the West Bank. The Jordanian Crown Prince, Hasan, in one of his first statements about the Five-Year Development Plan, affirmed that it was meant for both Banks. Jordan's new policies for the West Bank and Gaza seemed to be going ahead satisfactorily during the second half of 1986. In 1986, as in the immediately preceding years, Egyptian policy towards Israel was greatly influenced by the as yet unresolved parts of the Arab-Israel conflict. Syrian opposition to the peace process remained as determined as ever in 1986. One of Israel's prominent Arabists, Professor Emanuel Sivan, welcomed this proposal.
