VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 51

18 SEPTEMBER 1995

The Political Scene

Iraq has resumed talks with Iran against the background of efforts by Baghdadto end the country's diplomatic isolation ahead of the day when sanctions arelifted. But that day still seems far off. Israel and the PLO have become boggeddown in their negotiations over the future of Hebron, while violence in thehotly contested sacred city continues. Violence has also erupted on the streetsof Khartoum and other Sudanese cities with widespread...