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...military man, Dayan's main concern in reaching a long-term settlement with the Arabs is that Israel re mains militarily superior. His view of an acceptable border settlement is not new and coincides essentially with that put forth by Mrs. Meir: he feels that Is rael must stay in the Golan Heights to protect its border with Syria, but he would be willing to withdraw from all areas essential to Egypt for its "daily life and security" - the Suez Canal and the Suez Gulf. "Sharm el Sheikh," he added, "is not essential in any way for Egypt...
Should Israelis be allowed to buy land in the Arab territories that have been occupied since 1967? That question, deriving from the broader problem of what to do about the occupied territories, will be a major issue in the forthcoming election campaign, and Is rael's dominant Labor Party is sharply divided...
Under the leadership of one Salah Ghaled, a psychotic with a wallet full of atrocity photos and a rhetorical style normally found only in real life,* they are working up a terrorist attack on Is rael. From Howell's trembling point of view, the plan - which involves radio-controlled rockets and bombs (in plas tic bags) is all too ingenious. From everyone else's, too, come to think...
...last week, however, the consummate hawk was acting like a careful dove. In his speeches, Dayan was saying openly what other Israeli officials would only whisper privately: that Is rael should return to the Jarring talks in spite of the missiles. Dayan even suggested an Israeli pullback at Suez so that the canal could be opened again as a guarantee of peace...
...formal command of the most populous (33.5 million) and powerful country in the Arab world, he will enjoy only a fraction of the authority that Nasser wielded. The key question is whether he will be sufficiently strong to resist Arab pressure to resume the war with Is rael. Nasser had been well aware of this dilemma. A few years ago, he told a British biographer, David Wynne-Morgan: "I categorically do not want to go to war with Israel. But any Arab leader who says so will be out the following morning."When Israeli Trans port Minister Shimon Peres heard...