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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. When Sadat and el-Baz came to meet with me and Cy in the afternoon, we reviewed the Sinai proposal and found no significant disagreement except over the Israeli settlements???and no disagreement at all between myself and Sadat...
Israel's friends?most notably, many in Washington?are also worried about the government's secret settlement policy, which seems likely to become more overt in a Begin regime. New Israeli settlements???most of them on land that was once owned by Palestinians?surround Jerusalem and separate the major Arab population centers from Jordan. Sewer systems, water lines, and roads clearly indicate that these communities are being built to last and that they will be linked to other ones still in the planning stage. The Palestinians are offered payment for the land, although most refuse it, complaining of unfairly...
...country that has been isolated from the rest of the world. On top of the political aggravations it faced was its psychological withdrawal into itself. Its physical relationship to Israel made the drawing of a line through the Golan Heights?on the other side of which were Israeli settlements???a tremendously difficult experience. Every step along the way was very tough. Time and time again the Syrians had to go through the process of resisting what was needed to get an agreement and then facing the consequences of not getting an agreement. The negotiations were difficult and emotional not because...
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