VOL. XXXIV

NO. 37

17-JUNE-1991

The Political Scene

The Israelis have not only flatly rejected an American appeal to compromiseon the putative peace conference and to freeze the colonization of the occupiedterritories, but are now making demands on an issue which everyone thought hadbeen settled - Palestinian representation - that are probably intransigentenough on their own to scupper the current peace initiative. President Bush hasmeanwhile let it be known that as long as Israel continues to...