VOL. XLI

No. 42

19-October-1998

The Political Scene

A press blackout on the Israeli-Palestinian-American summit which beganon 15 October made it impossible to say whether any progress had been made on restoringmomentum to the Palestinian track. There has been some easing of tension in the currentconfrontation between Turkey and Syria over the latters alleged support for Kurdishseparatists in Turkey, but the crisis is not over yet.

Mixed Signals Before Wye Summit

Since the Americans imposed a...