VOL. XXXVII

NO. 46

15 AUGUST 1994

The Political Scene

US Secretary of State Warren Christopher has been shuttling between Israel anSyria yet again. France is under threat from various fundamentalist groups aftercracking down on supporters of the Islamic insurgents in Algeria, and itscampaign to persuade its allies to take similar steps has met with very limitedsuccess. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has assured PLO Chairman Yasir'Arafat that the rapid progress in Israel's peace talks with...