VOL. XLIII

No. 03

17 January 2000

The Political Scene

President Clinton intervened five times to keep the second round of resumed talks between Israel and Syria going in Shepherdstown, and the Americans eventually tabled a "working document" subsequently leaked to the Israeli press covering the points of convergence and divergence between the two sides. However, even supposing Israel and Syria manage to resolve their differences, any agreement will face growing opposition in Israel at both the...