VOL. XXXV

NO. 11

16-DECEMBER-1991

The Political Scene

The bilateral Arab-Israeli negotiations in Washington finally got off themark six days late on 10 December. In the ensuing three days of talks there waslittle progress - the Israeli and Palestinian/Jordanian teams never even made itout of the corridors of the State Department - but the tone of the talks wasdecidedly less acrimonious than in Madrid and everyone agreed to stay on forfurther meetings next week. Turkey's new Prime Minister, Mr....