Other officials, though also stopping short of full linkage, have issued statements suggesting that the Arab-Israeli issue must be a high priority.

Yet for all North African governments, friendly or otherwise, the Arab-Israeli issue complicated relations with Washington.

They wouldn't give it on the Arab-Israeli issue, so we looked elsewhere.

His work on US-Soviet détente, arms control and Arab-Israeli issues generated considerable debate.

The Arab-Israeli issue remains the prism through which most Arabs see the United States.

Other surveys, too, have confirmed the importance of the Arab-Israeli issue among the Saudi people.

"It also had the advantage of being unrelated to any Arab-Israeli issue," the source said.

Most other Council members also reject linkage between the Persian Gulf crisis and the Arab-Israeli issue.

The myth they hoped to lay to rest is that Sephardim in Israel are always hawkish on Arab-Israeli issues.

This would include the Arab-Israeli issue and sanctions on Iraq.