VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 43

24 JULY 1995

The PoliticalScene

Syria and Israel are blaming each other for their failure to resumenegotiations on possible security arrangements. On the Palestinian track itlooks as if the PLO and Israel are about to miss yet another deadline for anagreement on expanding autonomy. The results of municipal elections in Jordanappear to indicate that support for Islamic fundamentalists is beginning towane, but the events in Bosnia can only strengthen fundamentalism's regional...