Word: settlement
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...continue to support Israel. But there is more division on the question of whether Israel is ready to make the concessions that may be necessary for peace. According to TIME'S survey, 39% felt that the Israelis were doing everything possible to bring about a peace settlement, but 33% regarded Israel's demands and attitudes as unreasonable; 28% were not sure. On a related question, 42% thought Israeli fears about a Palestinian state on the West Bank were reasonable, 31% unreasonable, and 27% were unsure. A minority (29%) believed that the Carter Administration had unfairly pushed the Israelis...
...Washington, the Carter Administration scrambled to regain its lost leverage. Until now, the Administration's long-range goal has been a Geneva conference at which all parties would attempt to negotiate a comprehensive settlement. Pushed by Sadat's moves, the U.S. has shifted to a two-track strategy: it continues to advocate a Geneva conference, but now accepts Sadat's view that any initiative that might produce results is worth supporting. In the words of one high Administration official, Geneva is no longer a "sacred, juridical" goal; there could be lesser conferences, which might then be ratified...
...policy brings the Carter Administration closer to the view of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who has long advocated a step-by-step approach to a final settlement. The possible steps: an Israeli-Egyptian accommodation; then an Israeli agreement with Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the moderate Palestinians; and finally a settlement with Syria triggered by a hint to Damascus -and to Moscow-that would say, in effect: "We're making progress, and if you want to be included, you'd better get moving...
...more favorably by 27%. Both Sadat and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin also rose in public esteem. There was widespread feeling reflected in the poll (64%) that Sadat and Begin are equally interested in peace. A minority thought that Sadat (24%) or Begin (7%) had shown more concern for a settlement...
...What is your approach to a peace settlement...