VOL. XXXV

NO. 9

2-DECEMBER-1991

The Political Scene

The Middle East peace negotiations are facing their first major crisis afterthe Americans broke the deadlock over the venue for continuing bilateral talksby summoning the participants to Washington on 4 December. The US proposal wasaccepted unconditionally by the Arabs, although with varying degrees ofenthusiasm, but Israel, which has apparently decided to make a stand beforethe Americans become altogether too independent, attached conditions to...