Word: israell
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...beginnings. It was at Camp David, in the far reaches of Maryland's Catoctin Mountains, that Jimmy Carter initiated his most stimulating success as President six months ago: his summitry that broke 30 years of bloodshed and stalemate to make possible a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Last week Carter returned to the mount to seek a new start on the two persistent and interlaced domestic problems that most endanger his presidency: inflation and energy...
...days, however, Carter could bask in the well-deserved glory of his Middle East breakthrough. Back to Washington once more went Israel's Menachem Begin and Egypt's Anwar Sadat, this time to sign the historic treaty in a ceremony set for prime-time TV viewing, via satellite, in their home nations...
...involved in establishing a strong energy policy. But there are huge sums of money at stake, the lobbying will be fierce and the will of Americans to forgo some of their energy-consuming comforts has yet to be demonstrated. On the other hand, if the leaders of Egypt and Israel, with Jimmy Carter's help, can try to put all those years of warfare behind them, perhaps the country, with the President's help, can reach agreement on how to overcome a crippling dependency on foreign fuel...
...green and white cloths, and decorated with hurricane lamps and forsythia branches. The diners, including congressional leaders, prominent Americans of both Jewish and Arab ancestry, and members of the press corps, were to be entertained by American Opera Star Leontyne Price, as well as distinguished musicians from Egypt and Israel...
Everyone is familiar with the gasps and adjectives-stunning, walloping, whopping, staggering-usually inspired by a $5 billion price tag. Yet when President Carter pledged roughly that amount in additional military and economic aid over three years to help bring Israel and Egypt together, there were few immediate complaints. Most Americans seemed to agree with Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker's belief that the prospective aid would be a real bargain...