VOL. XXXIX

No. 54

7 October 1996

The Political Scene

The emergency summit in Washington (which Egypt refused to attend) produced an agreement to resume talks on the Palestinian track but little else. As Egypt's absence implies, Cairo is showing signs of being seriously worried about the future of the peace process.

No Agreement In Washington Presumably the reason why US President Bill Clinton spoke for all the participants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, King Husain of Jordan and...