VOL. XXXVI

NO. 30

26 APRIL 1993

The Political Scene

The Arabs have finally decided to resume the bilateral peace negotiationswith Israel on 27 April, one week later than originally scheduled. It must beassumed that the Palestinians were persuaded to agree to return to the talks bya mixture of Arab pressures and American inducements, but so far the promised"gestures" from Israel and the US have failed to materialize, and thehead of the Palestinian delegation is already warning that the...