VOL. XXXVII

NO. 1

4 OCTOBER 1993

The Political Scene

The Americans are campaigning for the lifting of the Arab boycott of Israel,without much evidence of success so far. Libya has bent somewhat in its disputewith the west over the Lockerbie bombing, but probably not enough for the US,France and Britain. Jordan has decided to go ahead with its parliamentaryelections regardless.

US Targets Boycott

In the aftermath of the declaration of principles byIsrael and the PLO on interim autonomy in the...