VOL. XXXIII

NO. 23

12-MARCH-1990

The Political Scene

In Israel, Labour continues to threaten to huff and puff and blow the housedown unless the government accepts US proposals for talks with Egypt and the USon the proposed elections in the occupied territories, but the supposedlycrucial cabinet meeting on 7 March produced only further procrastination. Gen.Michel Aoun has admitted defeat in his attempt to establish himself as the solepower in Lebanon's Christian enclave, and, to all appearances,...