VOL. XXXVIIINO. 1112 DECEMBER 1994

The Political Scene

US Secretary of State Warren Christopher appeared to have struck out on theSyrian track of the peace negotiations during his latest tour of the region, buthe may have contributed to alleviating the crisis on the Palestinian trackcaused by Israel's open debate about unilaterally modifying the Declaration ofPrinciples. Ayatollah Khomeini's successor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has beenpromoted to the highest position in the Shi'a religious...