Word: pullbacks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...previous negotiations. On the Golan Heights, for instance, many Israelis feel that they should have held onto the provincial capital of Quneitra instead of returning it to the Syrians. Officially, Premier Rabin was authorized by his Cabinet to conclude only what Jerusalem called a thirty-fifty deal-a military pullback in the Sinai (see box) of 30 kilometers in the south broadening to 50 kilometers in the north. This withdrawal would include neither the Abu Rudeis oilfields nor the vital Giddi and Mitla passes. In a speech to the Knesset last week, Rabin promised that these would be exchanged only...
...recently indicated that unless there is progress in the next 90 days, you would return to Geneva. What would you like to see happen in the next 90 days? A. Well, I should like to see an Israeli pullback on the three fronts: Sinai, Golan Heights and the West Bank. After that, we shall be going to Geneva, but we shall be seeking a free atmosphere, not a tense one. No, we shall be at ease and we shall talk together...
...month renewal of the United Nations peace-keeping force that is separating the belligerents on the Heights when the present U.N. mandate expires in May. Israel already regrets giving back the provincial capital Quneitra in the first round of negotiations and is resisting the six-or seven-kilometer pullback that the U.S. has trial-ballooned as a second stage...
With the Brezhnev visit now delayed indefinitely, there is a new opportunity for Kissinger to push ahead with talks leading to a further pullback of Israeli troops on the Sinai and Golan fronts. Cairo's mood last week reflected a faint new hope that he might succeed...
...clearing of the canal has been the restoration of the main cities that line it. Since the 1967 war, Port Said, Ismailia and Suez had been part of the Arab-Israeli battleground, and most residents had fled for safety to such cities as Cairo and Alexandria. After the Israeli pullback from Suez last March, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat gave priority to a $7.2 billion renovation plan for the Canal Zone -in part to create a visible symbol of Egypt's desire for peace...