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But clearly the latest Israeli action was also an effort to chastise the Carter Administration for the visit last week of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Harold Saunders to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Saunders' purpose had been to assure Jordan's King Hussein that U.S. policy in the Middle...
As the Israelis saw it, the Saunders mission was a high-pressure effort to lure Jordan and the Palestinians into the negotiations by publicly siding with the Arab interpretation of the Camp David accords. Israeli officials sharply criticized Saunders for endorsing Arab sovereignty over the West Bank and East Jerusalem...
The emotional Israelis have unfairly regarded Saunders as "pro-Arab" ever since he gave Senate testimony three years ago in which he cited "the legitimate interests" of the Palestinians. Suddenly last week the veteran diplomat became a handy scapegoat. In a stormy session with
Israeli officials, he was treated in what one U.S. official called a "very rude" manner. In a statement defending Saunders, Vance said he "deplored the personal attacks" and retained "utmost confidence in him."
What Washington did not anticipate was that the Israelis would violate the spirit, if not the letter, of Camp David by announcing plans to thicken their settlements while the Washington talks were still going on. Indeed, the move came as Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and Defense Minister Ezer Weizman were...