Word: pullbacks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ceremony did indeed symbolize a giant step. As Siilasvuo reminded the signatories and the U.S., Soviet and Egyptian delegations accompanying them, "a good deal more remains to be done." But remarkable achievements had already been scored?first an Egyptian-Israeli disengagement, next a more complicated Syrian-Israel pullback. The two agreements, limited though they were, made it possible for the first time in years to envision a lasting peace settlement in the Middle East. Both represented extraordinary accomplishments for Kissinger himself, who had once more demonstrated the effectiveness of his unique brand of personal diplomacy. If the settlements seemed...
...disengagement in Sinai. But we shall stay here as long as necessary." The Syrians hoped to convince Israel that they could fight as long as Israeli troops occupied the strategic mountain. Syria's message was clear: It would fight until Israel came up with a significant pullback. Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Abdel Ghani Rafii told TIME Correspondent William Stewart in a calm and strangely relaxed Damascus last week: "If we have assur ances about withdrawal and the restoration of Palestinian rights, we can dis cuss the rest at Geneva. Disengagement is the interim step...
...Ahmed Zaki Yamani has explained that the Dutch had not, like other European nations, supported the Arab demand for an Israeli withdrawal from all Arab territories. But the Dutch in fact signed a Common Market statement issued last November supporting United Nations Resolution 242, which calls for such a pullback. The Arabs may be officially maintaining the boycott not so much to punish the Dutch as to keep a sword of Damocles dangling over the international oil companies that have huge investments in refineries and pipelines in Rotterdam...
...Arabs lifted the embargo in recognition of U.S. efforts to arrange a Middle East settlement. But there remains a threat that the Arabs could close the spigot again in June if they judged that the U.S. had not pushed hard enough to secure, among other things, an Israeli pullback in the Golan Heights. The Arabs will meet in Cairo on June 1 to "review" American efforts along these lines, and could reimpose the embargo if they are dissatisfied...
Muddling Along. Even so, Henry Kissinger last week described himself as "moderately optimistic" about chances of continuing Middle East diplomatic momentum and achieving disengagement on the Syrian front that would be similar to the pullback under way on the Suez west bank. Privately, however, U.S. officials who accompanied the Secretary on his visit to Damascus last month for talks with Syrian President Hafez Assad are pessimistic that agreement will be reached easily or early. Assad has so far shown neither Sadat's willingness to negotiate nor his freedom to maneuver. The U.S. is prepared to play middleman...