Word: strait
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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YALE 45, PENN 10--People ask me if the Quakers are for real, or if their season so far is strait ht out of a Hollywood script. I'd it's a little bit of both. Unfortunately, the Elis have read the book...
There was no need for U.N. forces in the area, he declared; Israel and Egypt could defend themselves. He promised that there would be no restrictions on navigation in the Suez or the Strait of Tiran. A permanent end to belligerency?all this, and more. But, he said, he must terminate the discussions if Begin continued to prove that he wanted land...
...permitted over Egyptian territory by Israel, the U.S. or any other nation, and that Egypt had no use for the airstrips the Israelis had built. He would prefer that they be plowed up when the Israelis withdrew. Begin then asked about whether Sadat would keep his commitment that the Strait of Tiran would be an open international waterway. Sadat replied, "Of course. I said so before, and I will keep my promise...
...future of the people of Israel. There are positive elements in it; there are also some that could cause grave peril to our people." I pressed forward hurriedly. "This document avoids the difficult issue of total withdrawal from the West Bank, it gives you guaranteed access to the Strait of Tiran and through the Suez, freedom of movement of people across the borders, an undivided Jerusalem, an end to the boycott on trade and commerce, and a guarantee against the deployment of any Egyptian attack forces in the Sinai beyond the Mitla and Giddi passes. There are some more things...
Ironically, the Pope had avoided coming to Argentina earlier, precisely because of a political dispute: the conflicting claims of Argentina and Chile to the Beagle Channel islands and the adjoining strait in the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego. That argument had threatened to erupt into war between the two countries until the claimants agreed to accept papal mediation. According to unofficial reports, the suggested terms of settlement award three islands to Chile and put the surrounding waters under shared sovereignty. Chile has declared itself ready to accept the solution. Argentina has not. Until the Falklands crisis forced a visit...