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Stalemate and stagnation." That is how Egyptian President Anwar Sadat last week described his fears for the fate of the autonomy talks with Israel about the future of the Palestinians. And he was right. With the May 26 deadline for the negotiations only two months away, the discussions had bogged down, at least with respect to what anybody would have called substantive issues. Reviewing the situation, Jimmy Carter decided it was once again time to invoke the spirit, if not the reality, of Camp David. Carter's ploy: to invite Sadat and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin to visit...
...Cairo, meanwhile, Israeli Ambassador Eliahu Ben Elissar, 48, bounded up the steps of Abdin Palace to present his credentials-along with those of new envoys of two other nations-to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. After an honor guard played the national anthems of Israel and Egypt, Sadat warmly shook hands with the bearded Israeli Ambassador and applauded the two countries' "determination to live together in peace and harmony." Ben Elissar both startled and pleased Sadat by asking his permission to place a wreath at a memorial to Egypt's unknown soldier...
Tahseen Basheer, a former adviser to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, criticized his fellow panelists, saying, "With this kind of rhetoric, we will never reach peace...
...Bank Arab town of Hebron. Thus far, most of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza have been located in rural areas or on the outskirts of Arab population centers; the Hebron decision understandably inflamed the Palestinian Arabs. Referring to Israel's settlements policy, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said that he was "sad but optimistic" and expressed the hope that the Israeli government would "drop all these difficulties they are putting on the road to peace." But Cairo's influential daily al Ahram has sharply criticized Israel's Ambassador-designate Eliahu Ben-Elissar...
...demonstrate support of the U.S. during the Iranian and Afghan crises. On Wednesday, Carter huddled for half an hour with Egyptian Vice President Hosni Mubarak and examined the possibilities of regional cooperation to restrain possible Soviet advances in the Middle East. The two men also discussed Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's offer to provide U.S. military forces with facilities in Egypt...