VOL. XXXVI

NO. 4

26 OCTOBER 1992

The Political Scene

The seventh round of bilateral Arab-Israeli peace talks has opened inWashington with Israel mentioning the word "withdrawal" for the firsttime. The religious Shas party is threatening to defect from Israel's coalitiongovernment in a dispute which has nothing to do with the peace talks but couldnonetheless impact upon them. Kuwait's ruling family has made a gesture in thedirection of the opposition by doubling the number of elected deputies in...