Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lifetime test for White House Social Secretary Gretchen Poston. Presidential aides had worked up a guest list that included, in addition to the Egyptian and Israeli delegations, past or potential political supporters of Jimmy Carter (politics is never far from the mind of a White House aide), Arab and Jewish leaders in the U.S., business and labor moguls, congressional leaders and members of the press corps. Poston stayed up all night Sunday working out the seating arrangements at the 134 tables. Secretaries were frantically typing the 15-page guest list until 6 p.m., barely an hour before the first arrivals...
...major pieces on that board-Egypt." This move significantly reduces the chances of yet another war in the region. Explains American University President Joseph Sisco, who was the State Department's chief Middle East adviser under Henry Kissinger: "Without Egyptian participation, war is simply not a viable Arab option at this point. The treaty thus deepens the irreversibility of the peace process." Safran agrees, noting that the signing of the accord "broke the spell: the largest and most powerful Arab nation has recognized Israel as a legitimate country and part of the Middle East. No matter what happens...
...experts emphasize, as do Jimmy Carter and Administration spokesmen, that last week's pact was but a single step toward a comprehensive peace. Says Hisham Sharabi, a Georgetown University historian and president of the National Association of Arab Americans: "The treaty doesn't even touch the central problem of Palestinian self-determination. As a result, the Arab world is more bitter and frustrated than ever...
...consequences of the treaty, but a number of experts are relatively sanguine about the prospects of Sadat's getting help from Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Says Sisco: "Both countries seem to be adopting a wait-and-see attitude while making the proper statements to appease the more radical Arab nations." Safran feels that while Saudi Arabia may appear to be siding with the Arab hard-liners against Egypt, "the Saudis will feel compelled to support the fait accompli, despite their carping." If Saudi Arabia becomes vocal in backing Egypt, Safran believes that Jordan's King Hussein might then...
...radical Arab states, the signing touched off mass demonstrations. Half a million Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad, while demonstrators in Damascus carried black flags and banners denouncing the Egyptian "treason." In west Beirut, shops were closed in protest. In the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian residents went on strike, businesses were shut down for the day and schools were ordered closed for another week by the military government. Bethlehem Mayor Elias Freij declared the occasion "a day of shame for Begin, Sadat and Carter," and Ramallah Mayor Kharem Khalef called it "a day of mourning...