January 12, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 84) • Page Image 4
… students at the University of Michigan Jimmy's traveling road show By ROD KOSANN What is Begin up to? T HINGS ARE GROWING curiouser and curiouser in the Middle East. A few short weeks ago peace was a…
… apart as ever. The newest crisis is Israeli settle- ments in occupied Arab territories. When Sadat and Begin met last month, there was no problem reaching an agreement on the future of the Sinai: it would…
… be returned, unconditionally, to the Egyptians. At least that is what we were led to believe. But last week Begin reversed his field and stunned the Arab world by announcing plans to establish new…
… Israeli settlements in the Sinai. This brought an immediate and stern response from Sadat: "Not a single Israeli" can remain on Arab lands after peace. Sadat felt betrayed, and with ample justification…
… be pushed. He took a bold step in bucking his Arab allies and initiating peace talks with Israel, and now he must produce results, not promises. Sadat has said that there can be no peace until all…
… occupied Arab lan- ds are returned. This is in line with the demands of other Arab leaders, and if Sadat's efforts produce such an agreement even the most radical Arabs may ~ well join the bandwagon. But if…
… wor- sened the situation. Begin is treading on unstable ground, and he is risking a possible war. As it now stands, Sadat is the only Arab willing to deal with the Israelis, and all Begin has done is ap…
…- pease Sadat privately while embarras- sing him publicly. If Begin truly wants peace he must prove it by making some concessions. And agreeing to build no more new settlements on occupied Arab lands would…
… Samoff. Local affairs and events in South Africa seem to reflect each other in parallel sequence. While a torrent of anger followed the murder of South African student leader Steve Biko ("It leaves me cold…
… community, /students -and residents alike. To try to defuse the situation, the administration has put together a pitiful Com- mittee on Communications, whose all-white members publicly admit their ignorance…






