VOL. XLII

No 46

15-November-1999

The PoliticalScene

It may only be a negotiating ploy, but as the final statustalks with the Palestinians get under way, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barakhas questioned whether Security Council resolution 242 which is the explicitbasis of the entire peace process and every subsequent agreement between Israeland the Palestinians - is relevant to the West Bank and Gaza. The Frenchforeign minister has concluded after a visit to Damascus that the revival ofthe...