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Yearning for Calm and Stability Mubarak is not, and does not want to be, another Sadat...
...have died in prison. Most of the prisoners are accused of being members of a Muslim fundamentalist group known as al Jihad (Holy War), and many are linked with the violence that broke out in the Upper Egyptian city of Asyut following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat on Oct. 6, 1981. Nineteen of the defendants were among those sentenced last March in the Sadat murder trial. The charges this time, for which all but three of the prisoners face the death penalty: plotting Islamic revolution. During one recess in the proceedings, a bearded, white-robed defendant shouted, "This regime...
...trial of the Muslim fanatics, which may continue for months, underscores the severity of the problems facing Hosni Mubarak, the taciturn former air force commander who became President when Sadat was slain. Largely because of the threat of Muslim extremists, the People's Assembly has extended the state of emergency for another year at Mubarak's request, giving security forces more power to arrest and detain suspects. But while he strives to maintain order at home, Mubarak is also caught up in a wide range of complex diplomatic questions. He must uphold the strong commitments that Sadat made...
...Sadat) leaned forward in his chair, pointed his finger at Begin, and exclaimed. "Premier Begin, you want land" Sadat reminded as that the disputed phrase was extracted directly from United Nations Resolution 242, which all of us agreed to be the foundation of our peace efforts. He was fervent in condemning "the Israeli settlements on my land...
Begin had touched a raw nerve, and I thought Sadat would explode. He pounded the table, shouting that land was not negotiable especially land in the Sinai Golan Heights...