November 11, 1979
(vol. 90, iss. 58)
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… years, and one stint of five years. At an informal meeting with several University graduate students of Modern Near Eastern History, he displayed an astounding knowledge of Egyptian and Middle Eastern…
… with Israel could be possible. The audacity of his statements won him the condemnation of all Arab gover- nments, and another short prison term in Egypt. In spite of his highly subjective position as -a…
… to the Arab-Israeli dispute, provide valuable insight into 4he workings of the Camp David accord, not to mention the motivations of the parties involved. Though he is, himself, a progressive leftist…
…, it is important to note the ecumenical composition of his coalition, of which he is a leading mem- ber. This body includes conservatives and liberals from Marxist, Nasserite, pan-Arab, and Progressive…
… independence for the developing Arab and African nations, the focus has shifted from anti- colonialism, toward economic development, and economic inter-' dependence with the West; (something in which even the…
… most radical Arab states have a vested interest). Now the perceptions of Israel in the Arab world are viewed in light of how Israel is sup.- posed-to fit into this new scheme of in- ter-dependence with…
…. whatever Egypt did, the Saudis would follow, who would then bring the radical Arab states into line,a and eventually the Palestinians. The problem though, he points out, is that, "it broke down at the first…
…- tends that without the bargaining power of the other Arab states, Egypt has become just another "Israeli ob- ject." He feels that the Arab petrodollars "were previously responsible for the notion that…
… can not step backward, because it would be admit- ting to the other Arabs that he had' failed. Many feel that Camp David has already proven to be a failure. Sadat's advisers, according to Sayad Ahmad…
…. Not only have they failed to isolate the deal with the most critical issue of the conflict, but the U.S., in leading the process has acted on the faulty premise that the Arab world would fall according…