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...basis for negotiation. What you say convinces me that Sadat was right?what you want is land!" Begin retorted, "The problem of security also involves territory. We are willing to return Sinai; for the time being we are conceding our legitimate claims of sovereignty over Judea, Samaria and Gaza...
...serious problem developed when we got to the part about autonomy for the Palestinians (or "full autonomy," to use Begin's phrase). As the Israelis proposed alternative language, it became clear that they did not want to give West Bank and Gaza residents any appreciable control over their own affairs...
...retyped proposal arrived, and Sadat read it aloud, pausing occasionally to comment or to suggest a change. One came as a surprise; he made a new demand that Egyptian and Jordanian armed forces be allowed in the West Bank and Gaza. I objected strongly. Then we discussed Jerusalem, which everyone at Camp David recognized as the no-win issue. It was charged with emotion. Begin knew he represented Jews all over the world, and Sadat knew that in a way he was speaking for more than 500 million Muslims. I tried to convince Sadat that he would be better...
...insistence on starting new settlements in the West Bank, contrary to Carter's clear understanding at Camp David, endangered the entire peace process. Begin also refused even to set a date for the start of talks to grant a degree of autonomy to inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza. Not until Carter had called Begin once more to Washington, then visited Sadat in Cairo and Begin in Jerusalem, were these obstacles overcome. A treaty was signed by Sadat and Begin in Washington on March 26, 1979. Sadat did not live to see his country made whole again...
...Middle East settlement. It should be compatible with the Camp David accords: Israel's withdrawal of her armed forces and military government from the West Bank and Gaza; some modifications of the 1967 borders to enhance Israel's security; specified Israeli military outposts with demilitarization of the West Bank; a legitimate homeland there for the Palestinians, one hopes with a link to Jordan, with all prerogatives of a nation except a military force and an independent foreign policy. The Palestinians deserve full autonomy and an end to human rights violations. I would not say they have a right...