Peace Talks Show Signs Of Movement . years, can only come after the parties directly involved in WOLF BLITZER the conflict — Israel and the Special to the Jewish News Arabs — show that they ashington — It may themselves want such have taken two negotiations. Shultz has already assured months of un- the key parties that he, per- precedented and highly sonally, is prepared to under- publicized violence in the take that very high-level West Bank and Gaza, but the diplomatic role — in the best United States has finally em- tradition of Kissinger, Vance barked on a major new Arab- and former President Jimmy Israeli peace initiative that Carter — but only if he be- shows promising signs. comes further convinced in Senior U.S. officials are the next few weeks that a hopeful that real progress in breakthrough is indeed possi- overcoming some of the pro- ble. Assistant Secretary cedural and substantive prob- State for Near Eastern and lems can yet be achieved this South Asian Affairs Richard year, despite the U.S. and Murphy is exploring the pos- Israeli elections. They are sibilities right now. willing to buck the conven- But because Shultz and tional wisdom which main- other Administration officials tains that election years feel that they were badly make diplomatic progress im- burned during their ill-fated possible. Lebanese experience in Indeed, they are privately 1982-1983, they have subse- suggesting that the U.S. elec- quently been cautious in re- tions may even serve as a engaging themselves forceful- positive force in advancing ly in the Arab-Israeli peace the process. The Reagan Ad- process. But once an oppor- ministration would certainly tunity for even modest suc- relish a major diplomatic cess is genuinely perceived — triumph in the Middle East as is currently the case — as it leaves office. And Israeli Shultz and the others are in- leaders, they further explain, deed prepared to respond. recognize that both President Thus, at this point, the Ronald Reagan and Secretary Americans are convinced that of State George Shultz are even the appearance of about as friendly a Washing- diplomatic momentum — ton combination as is realis- even if modest — will tically possible. automatically have the im- American credibility in the pact of stabilizing the tense Arab world has clearly been situation in the territories. damaged in recent years, but With the start of negotia- the United States still has tions, Shultz believes, Pales- enough clout in the region to tinians will finally gain some play the necessary mediatory hope that the most onerous role in reviving peace aspects of the Israeli military negotiationis. occupation might be removed. Israeli complacency, even And that might quiet the arrogance, have been upend- ed. In 1973, Israel lost near- situation. But Shultz understands ly 3,000 soldiers in a war that that he must first convince many observers believe could the Palestinians, the Jordan- have been avoided had the ians and the other Arabs that Israeli government a year the United States is commit- earlier entered into a disen- ted to a real change in the ter- gagement of forces agreement ritories. This is not a process with Egypt, allowing the that is simply going to rehash Suez Canal to reopen. The former Prime Minister late Egyptian President An- Menachem Begin's vision of war Sadat, who had assumed limited self-rule for the office in 1970 upon Gamal Palestinians. What the U.S. • Abdul Nasser's death, was has in mind is something certainly prepared for such an much more sweeping. arrangement. This time, there has been That helps to explain why no conventional war. Yet the State Department has Israel has suffered both inter- publicly announced that the nally and externally. 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