Word: mendl
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Saudi diplomacy tends to be cautious, and the initial Saudi response to the new war in Lebanon seemed confused, as if the monarchy had been caught off-guard. "They are almost in a schizophrenic state," said Wolf Mendl of the war studies faculty at King's College in London. Mendl noted that "like all Arab states, the Saudis don't have much time for the P.L.O., but they are absolutely committed to the Palestinian cause." Saudi Arabia has a significant Palestinian population of its own. Many Palestinians hold influential positions in the government...