Word: deadlocking
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...That there is no military solution in the area is manifest. That the future of shuttle diplomacy is at best dubious is also clear. Those who regard the existence of a strong and thriving Israel as an absolute necessity are compelled to search for a way to break the deadlock, particularly before Israel is again forced to sacrifice thousands. To retain a narrow field of vision and rely solely on the United States and on military strength would be both a dangerous and unrealistic policy for Israel to pursue. Though frequently it has seemed that few alternatives to this approach...
...Syria, agree to the various security guarantees and to recognize Israel. One of his most compelling points is that "a bold Israeli initiative would restore Israeli diplomatic position, and make it far more difficult for Israeli's critics in the United States to argue that the responsibility for the deadlock is evenly divided or even largely Israel...
Washington broke an 8-8 deadlock early in the fourth quarter. The host team from Maryland's eastern shore get its tenth goal with four minutes left to top the penalty harried Crimson...
...instant hero, largely because, as a political columnist for the newspaper Yediot Aharanot explained it, "he has proved he is not America's man." The Knesset overwhelmingly approved a resolution upholding the Premier's actions; even the conservative, antigovernment Likud bloc joined in. A post-deadlock poll by Israel's Institute of Applied Social Research showed that 91% of Israelis supported their Premier (although 58% also expressed hope that the government would work toward a negotiated settlement...
Intense Meetings. Neither side faulted Kissinger for not having done his best to break the deadlock. Nonetheless, the Secretary failed to make the "conceptual breakthrough" essential to an agreement. Israel wanted more in the way of a nonbelligerency pledge from Egypt, in return for sizable pullbacks in the Sinai, than Sadat was willing to concede. No matter how he pressed the opportunities. Kissinger failed to budge either side. The Secretary's mission ended in Jerusalem, where he had a series of intense meetings with Premier Yitzhak Rabin, who felt the issue so urgent that he summoned his cabinet...