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President Ephraim Katzir will almost certainly ask Rabin to continue as head of a caretaker government, but as former Foreign Minister Abba Eban observed: "He can explore and discuss but he cannot make any commitments." Thus the Israelis will not be ready to talk peace until at least May, when the elections will probably take place. Before that, beginning in February, there will be heated local elections for delegates to party conventions; after this comes the selection of party candidates to run for general election. Under Israeli law, voters choose party slates instead of individual candidates. The parties then divide...
...Foreign Minister Abba Eban, who favors an overall settlement that would include Syria and the Palestinians rather than piecemeal negotiations, accepts the outlined accord reluctantly. "Acceptance of the settlement is better than rejection of it," says Eban. "Its shortcomings are very tangible and concrete, and its gains are very speculative. But if the alternative to acceptance is deadlock or war, it must be accepted...
...Abba Eban Jerusalem
...many Israelis, one problem is an abiding distrust of Sadat, who, despite his peace initiatives and seeming sincerity, is after all the man who ordered the surprise 1973 attack against Israel. According to a recent poll, 62% of all Israelis doubt that Egypt is truly interested in peace. As Abba Eban said last week, the question remains: "Is Sadat really convinced that this nation is a historical reality...
...Henry Kissinger once describe former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban as "a man who cannot get into an elevator without holding a press conference"? Does the U.S. Secretary of State dislike conferences with Japanese because "they smell of fish"? Does it offend him that Syrian President Hafez Assad picks his nose during negotiations and that, when all is finally agreed upon, he "cannot be depended upon and is totally irresponsible"? Is it Kissinger's estimate of Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger that "you cannot talk to that man"? Is it true that Soviet Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev dutifully spouted...