VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 20

13 FEBRUARY 1995

The Political Scene

Neither the resumption of negotiations in Cairo nor yet another summitbetween PLO Chairman Yasir 'Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabinhas succeeded in breaking the deadlock on the Israeli-Palestinian track. NATOhas decided to consult with North African governments and, for good measure,Israel on how to deal with Islamic fundamentalism. France's Algerian policyis in complete disarray. The seven other signatories of the Damascus...