VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 44

31 JULY 1995

The Political Scene

The suicide bomb attack on a Tel Aviv bus has delayed but not derailednegotiations between Israel and the PLO. The Palestinians have unexpectedly comeup with a claim to part of the occupied Golan Heights. Washington is attemptingto mediate between Iraq's feuding Kurds.

Another Suicide Attack

The anonymous caller who telephoned the AssociatedPress claiming that the Palestinian fudamentalist group Hamas was responsiblefor the 24 July suicide bomb...