Rarely have Israelis felt more frustrated and alone.“ Newspapers are filled with such reports—this one from the New York Times following the U.S.-Israel feud over PLO attendance at the Security Council Middle East “debate” and the lingering bitterness over the “Saunders document.” At this moment Geneva seems distant and the Saunders statement more of a beginning than anyone will admit, even if there might be a respite until after the American election. Following a visit to the U.S., Knesset member Aharon Yariv, formerly the Minister of Information, is back in Israel publicly warning that U.S. support for Israel's political posture is waning and that America is moving toward recognition of the PLO and possible advocacy of a Palestinian state.