VOL. XXXVII

NO. 30

25 APRIL 1994

The Political Scene

Israel and the PLO appear - finally - to be approaching the end of theirmarathon negotiations on Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and Jericho, which may bewhy the Islamic Palestinian group Hamas has suddenly started singing a differentand more moderate song. Israel is also about to launch an attempt to break thedeadlock in its talks with Syria. There are reports that the US and France areseriously at odds over what to do about Algeria. Jordan...