Word: israell
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first document was titled "A Framework for Peace in the Middle East." As ambitious as its name, it envisaged in great detail the mechanics, if not all the solutions, that would enable Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians to work out over five years the final status of the West Bank and Gaza, a measure of autonomy for the Palestinians in those regions, and gilt-edged guarantees of security for Israel...
...second document was "A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty Between Egypt and Israel." Except on one critical point left unresolved, the status of Israeli settlements in the occupied Sinai, it was even more precise and explicit. It called for an Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty to be signed within three months, major Israeli withdrawals within three to nine months after that, the normalization of all relationships between the two countries within a year and complete Israeli withdrawal from Egyptian territory within three years. Though the two agreements were not contingent upon each other, the aim was clear: through...
Begin, chatty at first, turned serious to sound the same note of praise. "It was really the Jimmy Carter conference ... the President of the U.S. won the day," he said. "Peace now celebrates a great victory for the nations of Egypt and Israel...
...toughest assignments ever handed a White House press secretary. In his daily meetings with reporters inside the American Legion post at Thurmont, Md., six miles from Camp David, Powell kept his statements concise and skillfully avoided conveying anything substantive. He deflected questions about concessions on the part of Israel or Egypt by noting diplomatically: "There's been flexibility shown on both sides." To ensure that this modest observation did not unduly raise hopes for a successful outcome, he added that "substantial differences still remain in important areas" and cautioned against "strong optimism or pessimism...
Begin tentatively agreed to the evacuation of the Sinai settlements at Camp David, and the Israeli parliament has two weeks to ratify the proposal. Sadat said Egypt will not sign a peace treaty with Israel until the settlements are gone...