Word: breakthroughs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Exploiting his diplomatic breakthrough, he calls for a summit in Cairo...
AFTER NEARLY thirty years of conflict, the recent breakthrough in relations between Israel and Egypt comes as a welcome surprise. Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat's historic trip to Israel was a symbolic gesture that may signal a break in the seemingly endless escalating cycles of hostility in the Middle East. Similarly, Sadat's request last week for a meeting in Cairo, as soon as possible, of all nations and Palestinian representatives involved in the complex Middle East situation to discuss the upcoming Geneva peace talks is heartening. Again, Sadat's move was a welcome one, although it still lies...
Critics have questioned Sadat's motives for initiating the breakthrough, pointing to Egypt's unstable financial and social conditions, but the motives are less important right now than the possible results. Sadat's move is well-considered and prudent. For example, he has left the door open for a search for the best possible representation of the Palestinian refugees, a difficult objective that should be sought. The bitter criticism heaped on Egypt by other Arab nations including Syria and Libya is unjustified and counter-productive, and Sadat and Israel should continue to negotiate in preparation for Geneva no matter...
...Connor comes off a successful five-year coaching career at Cayuga County Community College in Auburn, N.Y. The new position marks a breakthrough for O'Connor into the ranks of major college coaching...
...49th birthday in a chandeliered Kremlin conference room, where he was presented a cake in which aides and uncharacteristically cooperative KGB agents had pretended to hide a bulky microphone. "It was the only laugh in the whole ten-day visit," recalls Hyland. "There was no sense of historic breakthrough, no feeling we were beginning a new era. We were just plain too busy...