VOL. XXXIX

No. 1

2 October 1995

The Political Scene

Israel and the PLO have passed another significant milestone on the road to peace with the signature oftheiragreement on the next stage of Palestinian autonomy, Israeli redeployment and elections in theoccupied territories. However the 460-page text of the agreement hasyet to be published, which leaves a number of importantquestions unanswered and allows both sides to play up thoseaspects of the agreement which suit their purpose while ignoring...