VOL. XLII

No 41

11-October-1999

The Political Scene

After a good deal of haggling, the Israelis and Palestinianshave managed to agree on the southern safe passage between Gaza and the West Bank.Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has referred to but not defined "sovereign" Israeli territory.

The Safe Passage Agreement

There are two points to be made about the 27-mile southern"safe passage" between Gaza and the West Bank on which the Israelisand Palestinians finally managed to agree on 5 October....