VOL. XL No. 1621 April 1997

The Political Scene

A police report recommendation that Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu should be prosecuted for fraud and breach of trusthas overshadowed attempts to resuscitate the negotiations between Israel and thePalestinians and cast doubt on Mr. Netanyahu's political future. Relationsbetween the EU and Iran are on hold in the wake of last week's German courtverdict in the Mykonos affair, but it seems unlikely that the Europeans will gomuch further to...