Word: israell
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...settlers claim a God-given right to settle anywhere in the West Bank, the biblical land of Israel. They say a proposed Israeli evacuation to Sinai settlements could set a precedent for the dismantling of Israel's 50 settlements in the West Bank...
...framework for peace in the Middle East, signed last week by President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menacham Begin of Israel, calls for, among other things, a five-year transition period in the West Bank and Sinai, leading to full autonomy for the predominantly Arab inhabitants. Other provisions include Israel's promise not to establish any new settlements during the negotiations, and the right of inhabitants of the West Bank and the Sinai to elect representatives to the peace negotiations...
Observers noted that Sadat's main problems are not domestic, but center on convincing the other Arab states that he has not sold them out or has concluded a separate peace with Israel...
...Egypt and Israel agree that...there should be transitional arrangements for the West Bank and Gaza for a period not exceeding five years. In order to provide full autonomy to the inhabitants, under these arrangements the Israeli military government and its civilian administration will be withdrawn as soon as a self-governing authority has been freely elected by these areas to replace the existing military government...
...Egypt and mandated Palestine; the withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from the Sinai: the use of airfields left by the Israelis near El Arish, Rafah, Ras en Naqband, Sharm el Sheikh for civilian purposes only, including commercial use by all nations; the right of free passage of ships of Israel through the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal...After a peace treaty is signed, and after the interim withdrawal is complete, normal relations will be established between Egypt and Israel, including full recognition...