hilsum misses & misses petites contemporary fashions See our fabulous spring fashions HARVARD ROW MALL 11 Mile Road at Lahser that despite the warm bath of praise he enjoyed in Cairo, Egypt has little to give hav- ing given it all when it signed its own peace treaty with Israel nine years ago. "I don't see a quick solution to the Arab-Israel conflict," one senior political source in Jerusalem told me this week. "The Shultz initiative is largely an exercise in public relations. The simple fact is that Israel does not have a partner for negotiations. "Jordan is too weak to enter negotiations alone, Syria and the Palestinians say no. So who and what are we talking about? "There is a value in diplo- matic maneuvering for its own sake, and Israel should certainly give the initiative its qualified approval. But it is clear that behind all the public relations there is a void." The sense of incredulity that accompanied the secre- tary of state on his latest whirlwind mission were dissi- pated in the slipstream of his departing jet, but it has been replaced by yet more awesome questions. Will Shultz be able to carry it off? Will the promise of peace — albeit unfulfilled — drown out the message of the militants and defuse their threat? Or will the disap- pointment engendered by heightened expectations serve to accelerate the process of radicalization? According to Dr. Asher Sus- ser, a Middle East expert at l Aviv University, both Is- rael and Jordan want to maintain the appearance of political momentum: "Nei- ther is interested in a total breakdown for fear of the alternative — war. "The Egyptians are also in- terested in fostering the polit- ical process because a war would put them in a very tough spot. Even the Soviet Union is interested in the fic- tion of a political process. Bet- ter that than people coming to the conclusion that all is hopeless," he said. "No one really likes the Shultz initiative, but many want to see the process con- tinue — if only for the sake of the process." According to the senior po- litical source in Jerusalem, the Shultz initiative was doomed to failure, but it has had one concrete effect: it has translated the conflict from regional to global terms. "In the regional arena, Shultz has failed. What is im- portant now is what happens at the global level. I cannot see any change from within the area — such change can only come through outside in- tervention — from joint action by the United States and the Soviet Union. "But is the United States prepared to relinquish its ex- clusivity and allow the Soviet Union an equal role in the diplomatic process? And if it is, will it really want to put pressure on Israel? 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