VOL. XL

No. 14

7 April 1997

The Political Scene

As the confrontation between Israel and the Palestinians overterrorism and the Har Homa project (respectively) continues with no sign of a let-up, theArab League has sprung a surprise by calling on the Arabs collectively to rescind thenormalization of relations with Israel and reactivate the primary trade boycott. There aresome signs that the Americans have realized that they must intervene if the peace processis to survive, but the Clinton...