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Begin had touched a raw nerve, and I thought Sadat would explode. He pounded the table, shouting that land was not negotiable especially land in the Sinai Golan Heights...
...takes no account of Jordan's commitment and endeavors for the achievement of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East. Mr. Begin's interpretation of the Camp David accords and his government's behavior-subsequent to their ratification-on the West Bank, the Golan and Lebanon vindicate Jordan's position. Unless this changes, political courage would be political recklessness something that can hardly serve the cause of peace...
...lunched with the mayor of Nazareth, drove all around the Sea of Galilee, went to Cana, walked the hills around Capernaum, studied the excavations at Jericho, worshiped at Bethlehem and swam in the Dead Sea. Rosalynn and I also walked along the escarpments of the Golan Heights, traveled slowly down the entire length of the Jordan River, rode the torpedo boats at Haifa and viewed a parade at a military training center at Bethel...
Begin had touched a raw nerve, and I thought Sadat would explode. He pounded the table, shouting that land was not negotiable, especially in the Sinai and Golan. Those borders were internationally recognized. He said that for 30 years the Israelis had desired full recognition, no Arab boycott, and security. He was giving them all of that. "Security, yes! Land, no!" he shouted...
...assessed the difference between sovereignty on the Golan Heights and in the Sinai vs. the West Bank and Gaza. He said there was a great difference. There were recognized international boundaries for Sinai, all of which belonged to Egypt, and for the Golan, all of which belonged to Syria. I asked him where he ascribed sovereignty in the West Bank and Gaza, and he replied, "Sovereignty rests among the people who live there, not in either Jordan or Israel." He would not yield any of the occupied land to Israel, at least in this early session. All of it should...