Fahd loses his temper

Crown Prince Fahd's warning earlier this month that the Arabs might resort to a jihad against Israel was disturbing news in Western capitals - and in Washington particularly. It was no doubt meant to be. The Saudis are bitter that their pro-Western moderation (both political and economic) has brought such little tangible return in the field of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Nowhere was this more evident than the recent Israeli law declaring Jerusalem an indivisible part of Israel. The question of Arab Jerusalem and the Islamic Holy Places has always been one of the most sensitive aspects of the conflict in Saudi eyes.