Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Monday morning's session, the Israelis disclosed that they would accept some of Sadat's changes but refused to budge on the issues of Gaza, Sinai oil and the exchange of ambassadors. Declared Carter: "That is not enough." The President then pressed Begin hard, insisting that Israel sign the treaty. "No, sir," replied the Israeli leader. "We are a free people and we are not going to sign it unless we decide." In a separate meeting with senior Israeli deputies, Carter was chided for dealing as Laban did with the Patriarch Jacob in Genesis 29: 15-28, reneging...
...Begin arrived for breakfast, and Carter offered him Vance's proposals, which were not very different from those that Dayan had been urging the Israeli Cabinet to accept. The main points: ? Israel will drop its demand for preferential rights to buy guaranteed quantities of Egyptian oil if Cairo will sell oil to Jerusalem on nondiscriminatory commercial terms. The U.S. will extend to 15 years the five-year commitment that it made in 1975 to guarantee Israel's supply of oil if that country is unable to meet its needs on the world market. ?Egypt will drop its demand...
When Lynda Ballard, 31, a veteran of 750 parachute jumps, learned that Husband Gene, 34, who has made 1,800 skydives, wanted to end their 15-year marriage, she refused to accept the divorce papers. "Hell no!" she said. "You'll have to give them to me in free fall...
...fundamental point puts the whole article in perspective: when a paper prints a long opinion piece but very little in the way of news, the paper puts the uninformed or casual reader in the position of having to accept opinion for fact. This problem is especially salient in this case since Fried's opinions were based on "facts" which he never corroborated. Further, his own opinion is not given any perspective because the article fails to mention that he was a delegate to the conference. To create this kind of a situation is, we think, irresponsible journalism on the part...
...that will happen before it happens. He knows that the bond between Ahbleza and Tonweya is sacred. He also knows that Ahbleza is destined for great things. He duty is to prepare the boy-turning-man and the man-turning-leader for leadership, and to ready the tribe to accept...