Stalemate Endures in Middle East Despite Talks and Wars
After the 1967 war, diplomats see no path to lasting peace amid Arab disunity Israeli rigidity and Palestinian guerrilla violence. The PFLP's Ghassan Kanafani and later leaders highlight the key role of Palestinian refugees, while efforts at U.N. and U.S.-backed talks stall over borders guerrilla activity and fear of major war. Key actors Meir Hussein Sadat Rogers Dayan Eban conflict centers on Sinai and Jerusalem as settlers and violence shape the stalemate.
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Middle East
Ghassan Kanafani
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
UPI
Kanafani
Bazzam Abou Sharif
Lod
Munich
Khartoum
Israel
Hussein
Jordan
West Bank
Lebanon
Syria
Golda Meir
King Hussein
Hafez Ismail
Anwar Sadat
Henry Kissinger
White House
Nixon
Washington
Meir
Tel Aviv
U.S
Egypt
Jerusalem
East
Jordan River
Sadat
Sinai
Moshe Dayan
Golan Heights
Sharm el Sheikh
Mount Hebron
Abba Eban
West
United States
Cairo
Sadat’s stance unchanged by Soviet pullout in Egypt
Arab diplomats say the Soviet expulsion last July did little to alter Egypt’s political, military, or economic posture. Sadat gains freedom to pursue Western talks while still preparing for potential conflict with Israel. Cairo notes ongoing arms spare parts talks with Moscow and new diplomacy via Ismail to Washington, London, and Bonn.
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Cairo
UPI
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Moscow
Vladimir Vinogradov
Husny Mubarak
Mubarak
Hafez Ismail
Middle East
Ismail
Washington
London
Bonn
Israel
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