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...Carter's special Middle East envoy, Robert Strauss, last week. "It's a dramatic change in their relationship, and we hope to keep developing that good chemistry." Strauss was speaking of that odd couple of the Middle East, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the mercurial visionary, and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin, the Talmudic legalist. Despite the glaringly obvious disparity in their temperaments, the awkward relationship between the two leaders that was so apparent at Camp David a year ago continues to grow into a sense of mutual respect and even affection...
...Haifa summit meeting with Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat took aside his close Mend Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman and asked him to "look after Begin." The Israeli Premier's health is indeed precarious: now 66, he has survived a heart attack, and is still recovering from a mild stroke he suffered last July, Worries over Begin's well-being could be an important factor in Sadat's determination to move forward on the peace agreement with Israel as soon as possible. His health is also a matter of increasing concern to Israelis, who wonder how long...
...heart condition has affected his body's ability to recover from the stroke. "I am concerned about Mr. Begin's health," said Dr. Fein, "but I admire his courage." Begin is now forced to spend far fewer hours in his office than any previous Israeli Premier. For Golda Meir and Yitzhak Rabin, 18-hour days were normal. By contrast, Begin usually arrives at 8:30 in the morning and leaves between 11:30 and noon. He often returns in late afternoon for another hour or so, but since his stroke he has done this less frequently. Aides...
Begin seems less and less in control of his fractious ministers. At the Cabinet meeting that led to the bitter exchange between Yadin and Sharon, the Premier admitted that he had not read the minutes of the committee report on the settlements, despite the fact that they had been sent to his home. Even one of Begin's protective aides admits deep concern: "It seems that his physical condition is deteriorating quickly. I do not know when, but he will have to quit the premiership. It might happen tomorrow, next week-or next year...
...pressing Sadat for concessions on bilateral issues, which the Egyptian President speedily granted, Begin appeared to ignore the importance to Sadat of broadening the peace beyond the borders of Egypt and Israel. At the Haifa press conference, the Israeli Premier proudly announced the agreements: Sadat's promise to sell oil to Israel from the Sinai fields (14 million bbl. annually, with the price to be decided later); the decision to establish joint Egyptian-Israeli army patrols in the Sinai, at least until the U.S. can put together a multinational peace-keeping force; and Israel's willingness to return...