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After everybody had read the document, Begin said, "Sadat's original proposal and this one may decide the future of the people of Israel. There are positive elements in it; there are also some that could cause grave peril to our people." I pressed forward hurriedly. "This document avoids the difficult issue of total withdrawal from the West Bank, it gives you guaranteed access to the Strait of Tiran and through the Suez, freedom of movement of people across the borders, an undivided Jerusalem, an end to the boycott on trade and commerce, and a guarantee against the deployment...
...Begin insisted again that this formulation was unacceptable. He was angry, and so was I. I replied, "Do you reject Resolution 242? Your definition of its meaning is biased. To delete it would mean that we have no basis for negotiation. What you say convinces me that Sadat was right?what you want is land!" Begin retorted, "The problem of security also involves territory. We are willing to return Sinai; for the time being we are conceding our legitimate claims of sovereignty over Judea, Samaria and Gaza...
...told Dayan that I considered Begin to be unreasonable and an obstacle to progress, and was beginning to have doubts about his genuine commitment to an agreement and a peace treaty. I outlined the moves Sadat had made to be forthcoming, and his private assurances to me concerning additional flexibility?provided a few crucial points were honored. I asked Dayan to help me within the Israeli delegation on these few issues. Dayan understood my problem but was convinced that Begin did want an agreement. He said that the issue of the settlements was the most difficult for Begin. He asked...
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. Though I got up early to incorporate into our proposal the Israeli changes with which we agreed, a final typed version was not ready when Sadat arrived, alone, at Aspen. We discussed the Sinai negotiations while we waited. Sadat was not willing to let any of the [Israeli] airfields remain on his land, and he immediately rejected the idea of Egyptian title to the Sinai settlements while Israelis continued to live in them...
When I asked him if he would permit Jews from any nation, including Israel, to live in Cairo or in Aswan, he replied, "Of course." I pointed out to him that in that case it was not logical to exclude them from the Sinai settlements. Sadat said, "Some things in the Middle East are not logical or reasonable. For Egypt, this is one of them." He was firm?they would have to leave. He wanted the withdrawal of all Israelis from the Sinai to be completed within two years. I preferred three, to accommodate Israeli needs, and he agreed...