VOL. XXXIX

No. 12

18 December 1995

The Political Scene

Israel and Syria have continued to exchange assurances of their readiness to make peace (but not necessarily the first move) during Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres' visit to the US. After walking out of the GCC summit, Qatar is threatening to boycott future GCC meetings. Jordan's increasingly active opposition to Iraqi President Saddam Husain is making Egypt and Syria nervous.

Peres To US, Christopher To Middle East

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