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...part, because Congress blocked him on some key issues). The Camp David peace accords, one of President Jimmy Carter's few foreign policy achievements, have foundered on Israel's refusal to consider an agreement that would provide real autonomy for the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza...
...part, Begin tried to hold himself above the fray. He announced that he was prepared to meet President Reagan and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to revive the long-stalled talks on autonomy for the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The prospect of an early election should not be an obstacle to a summit, he argued. Said Begin to the visiting Egyptians: "Please tell my friend President Sadat that Israel is ready to renew the autonomy negotiations at any moment...
...happened, Kissinger's tour spotlighted one important difference between Sadat and Reagan: the timing of the participation of Jordan's King Hussein in talks on Palestinian autonomy for the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Reagan has said that he would like Hussein to join the negotiations as soon as possible. But Egypt wants Jordan brought into the talks only after a broad agreement on the status of the occupied territories has been obtained from Israel. Speaking to reporters with Kissinger, Sadat argued that once Egypt and Israel have set the parameters of self-rule, the Palestinians...
...possible Kissinger visit to Jordan was scrapped when word was passed from Amman that the King would be unavailable to meet with him. Nor was the ex-Secretary's journey hailed by the other important party that has remained outside the Camp David framework, the West Bank and Gaza Palestinians, who have been taking direction from the Palestine Liberation Organization. In Cairo, Kissinger suggested that the P.L.O. might be offered a place at the bargaining table "at a later stage, when some progress has been made." But P.L.O. leaders have long believed that Kissinger's past diplomatic efforts...
...other assurance, which has surfaced before but in less detail, was that the Israelis had agreed to a long-term freeze on Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Sadat was led to believe this would be confirmed in writing on the morning after the signing ceremony. The Israeli letter arrived on schedule, says Eilts, but it "differed shockingly" from Sadat's understanding and pledged only a three-month moratorium. An aide to Prime Minister Menachem Begin insisted when contacted by TIME last week that the three-month freeze was the only one discussed at Camp David...