Word: sadatâ
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...more I dealt with other Arab leaders, the more disparity I discovered between their private assurances and their public comments. They would privately put forward ideas for peace and encourage us in any reasonable approach. However, the peer pressure among them was tremendous. None?apart from Sadat???was willing to get out in front and publicly admit a willingness to deal with Israel...
...journey in Morocco to see one of his closest Arab allies, King Hassan II, and Jimmy Carter conferred with Sudanese President Gaafar Mohamed Nimeiri, four hard-line Arab states and an assortment of Palestinian liberation groups assembled in Damascus for the third so-called Steadfast Summit. The theme: Fight Sadat???and topple him if possible...
Vance's gloomy estimate discouraged and disillusioned Sadat. Despite lingering Israeli suspicions of his sincerity, the Egyptian President has been by far the most accommodating Arab leader in seeking new ways to achieve peace. Another extended period of waiting for that goal was something that Egypt?and Sadat???could not endure. His country was an economic cripple, with debts of $13 billon. It is now dependent on subsidies amounting to $5.4 billion from the U.S., Saudi Arabia and the other Arab oil states merely to keep going. Egypt's parlous economic situation is certainly a political hazard for Sadat. Seventy...
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