Word: shmuel
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...status of Jerusalem. As U.S. Delegate Herbert Hansell listened in obvious discomfort, Egyptian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Butros Ghali told reporters in Cairo that "Jerusalem is an integral part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, and Israel refuses to discuss it." Israeli Minister of Justice Shmuel Tamir tartly responded that "Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore it is not a matter to be negotiated at the autonomy talks." Sadat was reported to have ruled out another meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Said Sadat: Because of Begin's "wounding personal attack...