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...Kahan last week named Supreme Court Justice Aharon Barak, 45, and Reserve General Yona Efrat, 56, to serve with him on the commission...
...controversial issue, I never consulted Sadat's aides but always went directly to their leader. It soon became obvious, however, that Dayan, Weizman or Attorney General Aharon Barak could be convinced on an issue more quickly than the Prime Minister, and they were certainly more effective in changing Begin's mind than I ever was. More important was the bottom
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. Late in the afternoon, we met with the Israelis. Vice President Walter Mondale, Vance, Brzezinski, Dayan, Weizman and Barak joined Begin and me. I knew this would be a crucial session...
Begin said, "Parts of the document are deeply appreciated and positive?a beautiful number [paragraph] on Jerusalem. We appreciate your efforts, but we have a proposal for some changes." Barak began, paragraph by paragraph. The first proposals were to delete all references to Resolution...
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. I decided to concentrate on a new framework draft and to work directly with Aharon Barak and Egyptian Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Osama elBaz. Barak seemed to have Begin's trust, and elBaz, the most militant of the Egyptians, could speak accurately for the Arab position. If el-Baz agreed to something, the other Egyptian aides would go along, and I could always override him, if necessary, by going directly to Sadat. At the same time, I could depend on Barak to influence Begin. Both Barak and el-Baz were brilliant draftsmen, fluent in English...