VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 24

13 MARCH 1995

The Political Scene

Midway through US Secretary of State Warren Christopher's tour of the region,it was difficult to forecast whether he would succeed in restoring momentum tothe peace process. Israel and the PLO set a new deadline for reaching agreement on the next stage of autonomy, but did not appear to have made any progresson the actual differences which have brought negotiations to a standstill. Onthe Syrian track, both sides were talking tough. Mr....