VOL. XXXIII

NO. 10

11-December-1989

The Political Scene

By accepting the five-point American framework for talks on elections in theoccupied territories, Egypt has breathed new life into the US-sponsored peaceprocess, which looked as if it had ground to a halt, and preparations are underway for the Israeli and Egyptian foreign ministers to meet with Secretary ofState James Baker in Washington next month. The Egyptian decision appears tohave caused a certain amount of tension in relations with the...