VOL. XXXV

NO. 46

17-AUGUST-1992

The Political Scene

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has got his housing loan guarantees -although for how much and on what terms has not been revealed. In the absence ofthese details, the Arabs could only express fears that the US had compromised onits opposition to the colonization of the occupied territories. The Israelishave also moved to amend the law banning contacts with the PLO and to stop theuse of government funds to purchase housing for settlers in...