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...center of this diplomatic activity was Morocco, which has had close but secret relations with Israel since 1962. In the summer of 1976, while Sadat was visiting Rabat, King Hassan invited Yitzhak Rabin, then the Israeli Premier, to make a secret trip to Morocco. During the ensuing visit, Hassan urged Rabin to negotiate directly with the Egyptians, and said that he would try to arrange a meeting. Rabin, who is well known for his wariness and caution, was delighted. "There are many issues," he assured the King, "that can be solved in direct, face-to-face negotiations...
...Rabin's optimism was bolstered by the fact that for about two years Washington had been arguing that Sadat would welcome some kind of rapprochement with Israel. According to Jerusalem sources, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told Israeli leaders: "Egypt's interests are in the West and not in the East. There is a lot of attraction for the Egyptians in the Libyan desert. There is oil, there is almost no population, and there is the coastline...
...prepare the army for the next war." The Labor opposition was also sharply critical. "What is the point of giving an answer that nobody will accept?" demanded Opposition Leader Shimon Peres. "Who needs a decision that by its very nature is a neither-nor reply?" Added former Premier Yitzhak Rabin: "It is ridiculous that the three main Cabinet members cannot agree on a decision like this...
...strength. Switching tactics, he directed his embassy to fight the entire package. But it was too late. Begin called the Senate's decision "a negative turn for the security of Israel." He added: "An attempt is being made to impose peace terms on us." Former Premier Yitzhak Rabin called the plane deal "the greatest setback for Israel in the U.S. since the Six-Day War," when the U.S. refused to put pressure on Egypt to end its blockade of Israel's water route...
...Monday at 8 p.m., Albert I. Rabin of Michigan State University will speak on "Child Development in the Kibbutz: 20 Years Later" in Conference Area 1 of Gutman Library...