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Some differences could not be resolved. Barak refused to discuss the Israeli settlements at all, saying that it was a subject only Begin could address. El-Baz, backed by Sadat, refused to include...
...commitment to open borders and full diplomatic recognition. I went to bed late, tired but pleased. Sadat was staying, the Israelis were being more helpful, and we had a good new plan for a Sinai agreement leading to a peace treaty. But I could not sleep. This is a rare problem for me; even during times of deep worry, I have little trouble sleeping well. I was worrying about Sadat and whether he was safe. We were dealing with some extremely emotional subjects for the Arabs, and it was obvious that some of his more militant advisers were deeply committed...
...could not forget the heated discussion I had observed on Sadat's porch. I remembered that earlier in the night Sadat's views on whether Israel could make decisions on Palestinian refugees coming into the West Bank had been directly misrepresented by one of his key advisers. The adviser professed to speak for Egypt, but had not even discussed the issue with his President, and I recalled that earlier that evening when I had wanted to see Sadat, his aides told me that he had retired early and could not be disturbed. In the middle of the night, about...
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. Dayan and Weizman came by, and soon it all boiled down to the settlements. In desperation I promised to draft language allowing this issue to be left open for future resolution, without preconditions, for at least three months. Thus the question might be finessed with Sadat. No luck. When I showed my new draft to Sadat, he stated that there were preconditions, one being the airfields, the other the settlements, and that he would negotiate on when they would be withdrawn...
...Sadat is leaving...