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Carter lavished praise on Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin for "daring to break the pattern of 30 years of bitterness and war" and for "venturing into the unknown." He promised that the U.S. "will be with them as they begin to make peace a living reality for their people...
...following day the Egyptian Cabinet also unanimously approved the final details of the agreement. Congratulating Begin and Sadat, Carter declared that "the peace which their peoples so clearly need and want is close to reality." Said Sadat in Cairo: "I think we have achieved peace, thanks to Jimmy." Meanwhile, the Israeli and Egyptian Defense Ministers met in Washington to put the final touches on the annex dealing with the military terms of the treaty. The two also separately presented their requests for U.S. military...
...would prefer to see a peace with mistakes rather than the removal of a government that I do not consider the right government." Once endorsed by the Knesset, the treaty, in its English version (which is the authoritative one), will probably be signed in Washington by Carter, Begin and Sadat, perhaps as early as next Monday...
...persist in viewing the pact as a bilateral deal that ignores broader Arab interests. Such a view could result in the near complete isolation of Egypt and Israel and in acts of terror against their leaders. Even today the possibility that a radical Arab assassination squad might murder Sadat haunts Washington and Jerusalem as well as Cairo. The disappearance of the courageous and moderate Egyptian leader could destroy whatever stability has been achieved by U.S. diplomatic efforts...
Even if the hostility against Sadat's treaty does not reach that level of violence, the Arab opposition will nonetheless be serious. The radical Iraqi government announced last week that as soon as the treaty is signed, it will convene a conference of other Arab states and consider various economic sanctions against Egypt. These would include severing diplomatic, cultural and trade relations with Cairo, boycotting Egyptian products and re-evaluating ties to countries that remain friendly with Egypt. Saudi Arabia, which has been supporting Egypt with $2 billion a year, may cut back or even eliminate...