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...Sadat's Murder...
With Anwar Sadat's untimely death [Oct. 19], I feel as though a beloved appendage to my life had been brutally chopped off. The state of Israel-and Jewish people like me-has lost a dear friend and ally. I hope all Israelis will join in mourning a true 20th century hero whose 21st century foresight will be woefully missed. Saryl Schwartz Phoenix...
...surface, at least, Cairo was getting back to normal, as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak settled into his second week in office since the assassination of Anwar Sadat. Following the detention of suspected Muslim radicals, said by the government to number 350 but unofficially estimated at 1,500, Egypt's universities reopened without incident. Troops continued to guard government offices and other public buildings, but there was no repetition of the strife that broke out in the southern Egyptian city of Asyut two days after Sadat's death...
...government's probe of Sadat's assassination continued to unearth new details about Egypt's shadowy underground terrorist network. Nearly a month before the murder, agents had uncovered a plot to kill Sadat in the Nile delta town of Mansura. Sadat had actually been shown video and sound recordings of armed members of Islamic extremist groups who were plotting his assassination, but gave the matter little thought. Mubarak himself added more details about the conspiracy against Sadat. The objective of the killers, he said, was to "physically liquidate" all of Egypt's top military, religious...
Mubarak was also making a cautious effort to rebuild Egypt's relations with the Arab states that have shunned Cairo since Sadat boldly made his separate peace with Israel. Even so, he sent a delegation to Israel to resume negotiations on the Palestinian autonomy talks. Mubarak urged the Israelis to "be more flexible on matters of principle." A similar plea was made by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Samuel Lewis. But the Israelis showed scant signs of modifying their refusal to grant the Palestinians any real autonomy. The talks that Sadat began still have a long...