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Crucial to progress toward a broader peace is help from Saudi Arabia and Jordan. James Noyes, a Saudi affairs expert at Berkeley's Institute of International Studies, observes that Saudi Arabia is in "an exquisite dilemma. It has to support Sadat but condemn him at the same time." Without help, Sadat could fall, throwing the future role of Egypt into confusion...
This could be one of the most explosive consequences of the treaty, but a number of experts are relatively sanguine about the prospects of Sadat's getting help from Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Says Sisco: "Both countries seem to be adopting a wait-and-see attitude while making the proper statements to appease the more radical Arab nations." Safran feels that while Saudi Arabia may appear to be siding with the Arab hard-liners against Egypt, "the Saudis will feel compelled to support the fait accompli, despite their carping." If Saudi Arabia becomes vocal in backing Egypt, Safran believes...
...Middle East Institute in Washington: "The main burden [in getting the treaty's terms fulfilled] will once again fall on the President. He will be forced to hammer out compromises on these serious problems, and that will take up an enormous amount of his time. But Sadat cannot afford to let Carter off the hook because the American's presence in the talks may be the only way to consistently get the Israelis to heed the urgency of the Palestinian problem." This view is seconded by Noyes, who says, "What Carter...
...were closed in protest. In the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian residents went on strike, businesses were shut down for the day and schools were ordered closed for another week by the military government. Bethlehem Mayor Elias Freij declared the occasion "a day of shame for Begin, Sadat and Carter," and Ramallah Mayor Kharem Khalef called it "a day of mourning in the history of the Palestinian people...