Word: haifa
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...serious misinformation it contains. On the basis of the most authoritative examination of the real facts, I am able to inform your readers that contrary to your correspondent's assertions, the Prime Minister did not take a day off from his governmental duties shortly before the Haifa summit with President Sadat; he was not driven to a "secluded laboratory" or to any other location for a physical checkup, and he has never met with a team of "three non-Israeli neurological experts." He could, therefore, never have been examined by them. In particular, the Prime Minister never met with...
Strauss called on both men last week to hear firsthand what had transpired at their eighth summit meeting in Haifa earlier this month-and perhaps to assess some troublesome new reports about Begin's health (see box). He also wanted to explore ways in which the talks on Palestinian autonomy could be propelled into "second gear" and West Bank and Gaza Strip residents could be coaxed into joining the negotiations over their political destiny. "We don't want this to end up as just an Egyptian-Israeli agreement." Strauss told TIME Correspondent William Drozdiak. :We are committed...
...Haifa summit meeting with Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat took aside his close Mend Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman and asked him to "look after Begin." The Israeli Premier's health is indeed precarious: now 66, he has survived a heart attack, and is still recovering from a mild stroke he suffered last July, Worries over Begin's well-being could be an important factor in Sadat's determination to move forward on the peace agreement with Israel as soon as possible. His health is also a matter of increasing concern to Israelis, who wonder how long...
Shortly before the Haifa summit, TIME Correspondent David Halevy learned last week, Begin took a day off from his governmental duties. He was driven to a secluded laboratory, where three non-Israeli neurological experts examined him. One of the specialists was Dr. Jack Fein, a prominent brain surgeon at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City...
...pressing Sadat for concessions on bilateral issues, which the Egyptian President speedily granted, Begin appeared to ignore the importance to Sadat of broadening the peace beyond the borders of Egypt and Israel. At the Haifa press conference, the Israeli Premier proudly announced the agreements: Sadat's promise to sell oil to Israel from the Sinai fields (14 million bbl. annually, with the price to be decided later); the decision to establish joint Egyptian-Israeli army patrols in the Sinai, at least until the U.S. can put together a multinational peace-keeping force; and Israel's willingness to return...