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...other Arab states to brandish the "oil weapon," unless it could be directed solely against Israel without affecting the U.S. Similarly, he may be hesitant about putting Washington on the spot at the U.N. by demanding a blanket condemnation of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Such a move could create a painful dilemma for Carter. A U.S. veto would enrage much of the world, including the Saudis, on whom the Administration relies to temper oil price hikes and support the dollar on international markets. But American approval of an anti-Israeli resolution would infuriate...
...Middle East if that will ease some of the anxieties afflicting Begin and Sadat. The U.S. could, for example, sign a defense treaty guaranteeing the existence of Israel. Or the U.S. could contribute troops, if Begin changes his mind, to a U.N. force that might be stationed in Sinai, Gaza and West Bank buffer zones. Another possibility would be to send U.S. civilians to man strategic monitoring stations in the West Bank, just as some 200 Americans now do in the Sinai. Finally, the U.S. might be willing to establish an air or naval base in Egypt or Israel...
...Long a Transition for the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
Egypt Except for minor border modifications, Israel must give up all Arab lands conquered during the 1967 war-Sinai, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and East Jerusalem...
Role of the West Bank and Gaza Palestinians During the Transition