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...visit was shrouded in deepest secrecy, its details known only to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, and a few top , officials. Early last week, Osama el Baz, Mubarak's closest adviser, boarded a helicopter in Cairo and flew to the Egyptian border. He was driven to Jerusalem, where he went directly to Peres' house. At the same time, Peres, who had been attending a Labor Party meeting, announced that he was not feeling well and left for his home. There the two men met for nearly five hours before el Baz slipped out of the back...
...development in a sudden burst of diplomacy in the Middle East over the past three weeks. In the days following el Baz's trip, two Israeli envoys visited Cairo while a second Egyptian official traveled to Jerusalem. Though the efforts could collapse at any time, the very fact that Mubarak and Peres were working together in the search for a Middle East settlement heartened diplomats in the region. In Washington, there was concern about the fragility of the latest initiatives, based most notably on the ability of Syria and militants within the Palestine Liberation Organization to scuttle any proposal...
...purpose of el Baz's trip to Jerusalem was to discuss a Mubarak proposal for talks between Israel and a joint delegation of Jordanians and Palestinians. The Egyptian President, who announced his plan last week, suggested that the U.S. first talk with the Jordanians and Palestinians in Washington. If such an encounter proved fruitful, the Arab team would negotiate directly with Israel, possibly in Cairo. An international conference under United Nations auspices then would be convened to approve any bilateral settlement...
...reason was that Hussein had made skillful preparations. He has taken pains to maintain close ties throughout the Arab world, and last year became the first Arab leader to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cairo since Egypt was ostracized for signing its treaty with Israel in 1979. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's closest political adviser, Osama el Baz, participated in some of the Amman negotiations, and Hussein has helped with preparations for Mubarak's visit to Washington next month. Says a senior official at the State Department: "Hussein has embarked on a serious course to build an Arab framework that will...
Whatever happens with Moscow, the U.S. figures to remain the key broker in the Middle East. Three weeks after the Vienna meetings, Egypt's Mubarak, the leader of Israel's only neighbor to make peace, may clarify the latest Arab position on his visit to Washington. "We have a lot of movement in the Arab world," mused an Israeli government official last week. "Whether the movers are running around in circles or not, we shall see." In the Middle East, often called the land of missed opportunities, the trick for Washington is to keep a sharp...