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...Begin and Sadat to Camp David. For the first time, the President said, the U.S. would become a "full partner" in seeking to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. "My hope," he added, "is that this degree of personal interchange ... will be constructive." But, he conceded, "the prospects for complete success are very remote. Compromises will be mandatory. Flexibility will be the essence of our hopes...
...first formal session. With no aides present, Begin and Carter conferred for two hours in the small private study, with the President taking notes. All that is known about their discussion is that Carter suggested and Begin agreed that the three leaders issue a joint prayer for the success of the talks...
Even the devout Begin bent his faith's strictures somewhat and engaged in tripartite rounds, which to avoid criticism in Israel were labeled "informal gatherings for nonpolitical reasons." Noting that everyone at the summit was willing to compromise his religious obligations for the sake of the talks' success, an Israeli participant explained, "If a Jew is aboard a ship which begins listing, what is the first thing he throws overboard? The answer is his prayer shawl and phylacteries. That is what has happened here at Camp David...
FIVE YEARS AGO Monday, Pinochet's military stormed the presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, to depose and murder Salvadore Allende Gossens. Five years ago today, Nixon and Kissinger chortled over the success of their best laid plans to foment the coup, to "make the economy scream" in Chile, to make the world safe for democracy...
FIVE YEARS AGO Monday Pinochet's military stormed the presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, to depose and murder Salvador Allende Gossens. Five years ago today Nixon and, Kissinger chortled over the success of their best-laid plans to foment the coup, to "make the economy scream" in Chile, to make the world safe for democracy...