Henry Kissinger's Shuttle Diplomacy was back in full swing, with, as WFB puts

it, "apparently endless trips to Damascus, to Tel Aviv, to Cairo, to Cyprus." And there was "a vague sensation of movement: the Suez Canal is being reopened, the ceasefire on the Egyptian front is months old." However, some observers believe that "nothing will happen until disposition is made of the demands of the Palestinian refugees," and Mr. Sayegh is of that camp. He might not convince any Israelis, but he makes his case in masterly fashion, working from UN Resolution 242, which sought to guarantee Israel's independence, back through the UN action of 1947 in establishing a " 'Jewish state' [which] made provisions for the protection of the Arabs who were to continue to live [there]," further back to the Balfour declaration, which "did not speak of a 'Jewish state'; it spoke of a 'national home,' " and back further still, to the centuries when, "Until Zionism came, it was perfectly normal for Jews and Arabs to live together in our part of the world. So I'm not presenting a vision that is against the nature of things. I am presenting a vision that would be a return to the nature of things once the aberrations of the last few decades are removed from the way."