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...Begin rival, and Opposition Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres. The Egyptian President also began sniping at his Israeli counterpart, asserting: "It is possible to establish peace in hours. The only obstacle is Mr. Begin...
Until Sadat's flat veto on further talks, Vance had hoped to meet with Dayan and his Egyptian counterpart, Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel, at the U.S. watch station in the Sinai and had even hoped that the Defense Ministers of both sides would attend. Sadat had insisted all along that there must be "new elements" from Israel before Egypt would participate in more talks. Washington expected that Dayan's hint at Leeds that Israel would be amenable to discussing "territorial compromise" in the West Bank would be sufficient. Instead, Sadat denounced the concept as fraudulent and negative. The Egyptian...
...time the Israelis learned, through intelligence sources in Libya, of the radical Arab plotting against Sadat and the other moderate Arab leaders, Menachem Begin had become Israel's Premier. Begin ordered Israeli Intelligence Chief Yitzhak Hoffi to fly to Morocco to deliver the information directly to his Egyptian counterpart, General Mohammed Shoukat...
Dayan declared himself "optimistic about the Egyptians' attitude." He said he was surprised at the willingness of his Egyptian counterpart to forgo discussion of a declaration of principles, which would commit Israel to eventual withdrawal, in favor of concentrating on specific issues. "They didn't have the courage to pay us any compliments," noted one Israeli participant, "but at least Kamel told Dayan he could understand our problem...
...century resort hotel outside Salzburg, Sadat then conferred with U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, who just happened to be vacationing nearby at his summer home on the Attersee. Abruptly canceling a day of sightseeing in Munich, Sadat later spent an afternoon with Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman and his counterpart from Cairo, Abdel Ghany Gamassy...