VOL. XXXIX

No. 63

9-December-1996

The Political Scene

The appointment of Madeleine Albright as US Secretary of State presumably heralds a fresh American attempt to breathe life back into the peace process, but unless the Americans are prepared to be more forceful than hitherto - and at least one experienced observer does not believe they are - they may find the going rough. In the meantime the Arabs and Israelis continue to accuse each other of responsibility for the present standstill in the...