VOL. XLII

No. 37

13-September-1999

The Political Scene

Israel and the Palestinians have finally managed to agree onhow to implement the Wye agreement, largely due to Palestinian concessions onissues such as the release of prisoners and final status negotiations. Sixyears after the original agreements between the two sides, therefore, the wayis finally open for them to confront the issues at the heart of the conflictover Palestine. On the Syrian track of the peace process, the message fromIsrael...