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Well, last Friday night the weekly "News Diary" of Israel television's First Channel revealed that feelers about hold- ing direct talks with Israel were coming from no less a surprising source than Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Can it be that a strapped Saddam, looking around and seeing the good times pass him by, has decided that he, too, wants a seat on the peace train? Most obser:ers think not. But they do believe that, seeing how Jordan and the PLO (his two al- lies in the Gulf War) have re- ceived not just America's forgiveness but American aid in return for signing agreements with Israel, Saddam has reck- oned that Jerusalem holds the key to Washington's heart and that some effort at "wooing" the Israelis can do no harm. His goal, observers say, is neither peace with Israel nor joining the American fold in the "new world order," but simply getting the sanctions that have been chok- ing Iraq since the end of the Gulf War lifted at the earliest oppor- tunity. The question of renewing the economic sanctions against Iraq is reviewed by the Security Council every two months (the last time having been on July 18), and opinion is now divided among the council's five perma- nent members. While the United States and Great Britain are adamant about maintaining the boycott until Iraq yields on a number of demands — such as recognizing Kuwait's borders and halting violations of civil rights — Rus- sia, France and China are in fa- vor of easing it. These three have been joined by some of the countries that fought Iraq in the Gulf War. Turkey, for example, is inter- ested in reopening the Iraqi oil pipeline that runs through its territory, and Egyptian Presi-