VOL. XXXVII

NO. 21

21 FEBRUARY 1994

The Political Scene

Ramadan may account for the current political torpor in the region. Israeland the PLO continue to plod their way through the negotiations on Israel'swithdrawal from Gaza and Jericho. Five years after Ayatollah Khomeini's deathsentence on Salman Rushdie, his fatwa remains a major obstacle to betterrelations between Tehran and the west.

'Arafat Unhappy With Delays

The main topic in the latest round of talks between Israel and the PLO inTaba on...