Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...linkage issue, especially because it would connect the Egyptian-Israeli treaty with the establishment of West Bank and Gaza autonomy. Complained Naftali Lavie, an aide to Dayan: "This is strict blackmailing and not a linking." The Israeli reaction seemed extreme. For one thing, Sadat is willing to accept a target date merely as a goal instead of as a fixed timetable. For another, although Sadat now wants to delay the exchange of ambassadors, all other aspects of normalization would proceed as scheduled, including trade, cultural ties and the right of Israel's ships to use the Suez Canal. Last week...
...blocking a peace settlement. White House Press Secretary Jody Powell declared that the matter of peace "is now in the hands of the Israeli government." While Carter praised Sadat for being "very generous" in making concessions requested by the U.S., the President suggested that Israel was refusing to accept a timetable that actually had been proposed by Dayan and Weizman...
What happens to the spirit of Camp David now that the deadline has lapsed? Washington is looking to Jerusalem for the answer. Said Carter late last week: "Now it is up to the Israelis to either accept [the treaty] or reject it." Jerusalem anticipates direct pressure from Washington. Israeli officials speculate that the Administration might delay arms shipments and refuse to discuss extra financial aid. (Israel is due to receive $2.2 billion in U.S. military and economic aid in the current fiscal year...
...million in notes came due, the city admitted it was unable to pay. Cleveland Trust Co. was the first to demand its cash. "We should put Cleveland Trust to the test and see if it is willing to destroy the city," cried Kucinich. The council refused to accept Kucinich's plan for a citywide vote on raising the city income tax from 1% to 1%%, unless the mayor would agree to raise still more money by selling the debt-ridden Municipal Light Plant to the private Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. "I will not be blackmailed," insisted Kucinich. "When Jesus Christ...
Williams' plot is a 400-acre island that was created when Hurricane Beulah changed the course of the Rio Grande in 1967. Because the island is south of the main river channel, the U.S. decided that the land was Mexican territory. Mexico, however, refused to accept ownership. So Williams bought the island from Mexican citizens for $400,000. By his reckoning, the 19th century Mexican treaties of Iguala and Guadalupe pave the warpath for him: they give Cherokee Indians the right to establish a nation...