VOL. XXXV

NO. 12/13

23/30-DECEMBER-1991

The Political Scene

The second round of bilateral Arab-Israeli talks in Washington ended withoutany visible progress, but no-one walked out either. It is far from clear whetherthe talks will have two co-sponsors or only one when they reconvene in Januaryis far from clear (and that is likely to be the least of the problems arisingfrom the disappearance of the Soviet Union). The Americans have succeeded inrepealing the UN resolution equating Zionism and...