Word: step-by-step
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...disengagement negotiations between Egypt and Israel. The test will come in two weeks when he returns to Cairo and Jerusalem for a further round of more exacting shuttle diplomacy. But even with the momentum revived, Kissinger admitted privately, the odds on a second-stage success in his step-by-step approach to negotiations are still no better than fifty-fifty...
...Jerusalem, at least, Kissinger's problem was complicated by increasing Israeli distrust of his motives as well as nagging fears that his step-by-step diplomacy would harm Israel in the end. Ha'aretz, Israel's most influential newspaper, worried about the impact of Kissinger's peace plans: "It is not clear enough if the American Secretary of State intends to mediate between Israel and Egypt in full awareness that there is a partnership between us and the U.S., or whether he wants to succeed at any price, a price that Israel alone will...
...trying to keep the step-by-step approach alive, Kissinger received little help from the Soviet Foreign Minister. Gromyko and the Syrians composed another joint call for the reopening...
This week, as Kissinger departed for a scheduled sixth trip to Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, there were worries that this might be the last chance for his step-by-step approach. Foreshadowing Kissinger's visit, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko concluded a Middle East tour of his own to press the Russian preference-a return to Geneva. Syrian President Hafez Assad, the most unbending leader of the Arab confrontation powers, supports that preference. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat still has hopes that Kissinger can achieve further progress; nonetheless, the joint Egyptian-Soviet communiqué issued...
...peace-keeping mandates in the Sinai and Golan Heights demilitarized zones expire. Gromyko obviously meant to use the Soviet-Syrian communiqué as a way to pressure Sadat, who so far has steadfastly resisted Soviet demands for talks in Geneva until he determines how much Kissinger's step-by-step strategy can accomplish...