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There was one place where the strength of that momentum was beyond dispute: Cairo. There, Israeli and Egyptian delegates met at the historic Mena House hotel, shook hands, laughed and sat down to talk at a round table in the ornate Rubaiyat room. As is the case with so many events in the Middle East today, the participants hardly seemed able to believe where they were or what they were doing. Premier Begin joined in the euphoric mood. Before leaving for Washington, he had greeted an Israeli negotiator by telephone: "Shalom, shalom, how is the weather in Cairo? Sunny...
...since the days when the Pharaoh turned to Joseph for help have Jews been so enthusiastically welcome in Egypt. The Israelis (some 25 officials and 100 journalists) arriving at the Cairo conference last week were so deeply moved by their cordial reception that some, for a moment, may have even forgotten that their country and Egypt technically remained at war. TIME Correspondent William Stewart witnessed this emotional reverse exodus and cabled the following report...
...advantage in being an Israeli. "Everyone has been so friendly," remarked one Israeli journalist. "And I still can't believe we're actually here and right in front of the pyramids too." Said Ehud Yarri, an Israeli TV commentator: "We had our doubts before we landed in Cairo, but when they saw the Israeli passports, they just applauded." Later, during a tour of the capital, a group of Israelis were spotted by Cairenes at a café", who shouted; "Long live Sadat! Long live the Israeli delegation of peace!" With that, other Egyptians began clapping and crying: "Shalom...
Israelis back home shared in the excitement. During an hour-long broadcast by Israel's Armed Forces Radio, listeners had the chance to phone in questions for the network's correspondents in Cairo. One Israeli woman wanted a description of Egyptian fashions. A listener from Haifa asked about poverty in Egypt and was told by his countryman on the scene: "There are some depressing sights here, but there have been a lot of improvements as well...
...only difficulties the Israelis seem to have encountered were the typical delays caused by Egypt's chronic bureaucratic chaos. After landing at Cairo International Airport, it took hours for Israeli journalists to wind their way through the labyrinth of customs and security procedures. Remarked one Israeli: "My God, I'll never complain about our bureaucracy again...