Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...what was happening within the secluded presidential retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. There at the summit, Jimmy Carter, Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin were starting the latest and one of the most momentous rounds in the three-decade search for an Arab-Israeli peace. Said a somber Carter just before departing for Camp David at the start of the week: "We will be almost uniquely isolated from the press and from the outside world ... without the necessity of political posturing or defense of a transient stand or belief." The President...
...Jerusalem had slowed to a virtual halt. To rekindle the peace initiative and avert a deterioration that could lead to war, Carter invited Begin and Sadat to Camp David. For the first time, the President said, the U.S. would become a "full partner" in seeking to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. "My hope," he added, "is that this degree of personal interchange ... will be constructive." But, he conceded, "the prospects for complete success are very remote. Compromises will be mandatory. Flexibility will be the essence of our hopes...
Sadat then traveled by helicopter to Camp David, where he greeted Carter with exuberant Arab-style hugs. He embraced Rosalynn with somewhat more restraint, giving her a quick peck on the cheek. Carter and Sadat strolled to Aspen Lodge, the presidential residence, and then on to Dogwood Lodge, the Egyptian's quarters...
There has been no reported breakthrough on the Palestinian issue or on any other key issue in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Carter has not brought Begin and Sadat together at the negotiating table since last Thursday...
...copyrighted story, the Boston Herald American said yesterday the U.S. has proposed a compromise under which "neither side--Arab or Israeli--would press its claim to exclusive sovereignty" over the West Bank of the Jordan...