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...address to the Knesset only four days after the massacre, Sharon had acknowledged that the Israeli Defense Forces (I.D.F.) had given limited field support to the Lebanese Forces' military operation that led to the massacre of at least 400 Palestinian civilians within the Shatila and Sabra refugee camps...
...then moved to the settlements again, and Begin insisted that he would negotiate with Sadat on all other items for three months in search of a final peace treaty. If this effort was completely successful, he would submit the settlement withdrawal question to the Knesset. I told him again and again that his proposal was totally unacceptable to Sadat, who insisted on a commitment to remove all Israeli settlers from his territory before any other negotiations could be conducted...
...thought the discussion would never end. Begin was shouting words like "ultimatum," "excessive demands" and "political suicide." However, he finally promised to submit to the Knesset within two weeks the question: "If agreement is reached on all other Sinai issues, will the settlers be withdrawn...
...distance turned out to be great indeed. Though the Knesset approved the Camp David agreement and the removal of Israeli settlements from the Sinai on Sept. 28, 1978, the detailed provisions of the treaty between Egypt and Israel still had to be drafted and approved by both nations. Begin's insistence on starting new settlements in the West Bank, contrary to Carter's clear understanding at Camp David, endangered the entire peace process. Begin also refused even to set a date for the start of talks to grant a degree of autonomy to inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza...
President Sadat's visit to Jerusalem on Nov. 19-21 and his speech to the Knesset were among the most dramatic events of modern history. At the First Baptist Church in Washington, I prayed publicly for peace during a special early-morning service, and then the congregation adjourned so we could return to our homes in time to watch the arrival ceremonies on television. Sadat made a great speech, spelling out in very blunt terms the Arab requirements for any peace settlement. The meaning of the words themselves was muted by the fact that he was standing there alone, before...