Impatient adventurer? RICHARD CARVER report.
We probably won't know whether Sadat appreciated the many of his visit to the El Aksa -that very spot that King Abdullah of Transjordan was killed 25 conclude a separate agreement with the Zionist state.
The difference was that this time the Arab leader was in an scaped gone, under the proand secret police.
It has been clear for some time rat least since the doss or kins Abdullah — that the Arab ruling clares have no inserest in defend. my the national nights of the possessed Palestinian people. Only the deep going popularity of and the Palestinians" capacity for resistance has forced the regimes to keep up a suffering Palestinian people is only traction alongside the ap super protts to be made Trom The The dream of every Arab ruling class has been a quiet pact between themselves Israelis, underwritten by imperialism and the opportunist which would establish a holy alliance" against the Palestinian masses. Sadat, as representative of a ruling class the most developed and most vulnerable in Arab imply decided to take the bull by the horns.
While his action outraged Arab opinion worldwide - expressec sickes, and armed arracks a delus occupations, al critics were so cautious as to give the suggestion of a bod and President Assad of Syria deDomestic: 6 months, £3.75; 12 months £7.50 Name Address Tenclose a donation for the Fighting Fund of Complete and return to:
Regimened with the Post Office as a newspaper. Egyptian President Sadat will certainly go down in history as a man who dared to do what others only dreamed of. But it remains to be seen what the remainder of history's verdict will be: a perspicacious statesman? Or an overCHRIS BALFOUR livered a lengthy statement stressing the identity of Egyptian and Syrian and only that Sadat's visit "erroneous tactic!. Hardly sur prising, for it was Assad's CHELS which Lebanon lase year to do the Braelis Job for them most vicious attack on the Pale stinian resistance since another Arab regime — Jordan — tried the same thing in 1970.
From Saudi Arabia pregnant pause of belore a mad statement of condemnation was forthcoming.
The Moscow news normally known lor leu neticence, limited themselves to publishing the criticisms from LIC TIMO SAILS COCCOYE (whose Lebanese venture they had backed), adding little comMystery surrounds the Soviet RUMANIA'S ROLE Littie attention has been drawn President Ceasesci who acted: as innernediary in sering up rhe Probahly Moscow knew nothing, but noching that has come out ol the kreman in the nast weck will give much reassurance to the Palestinians. visit is qually shady, Premie Regin Carter thanking him for 'your efforts which bave contributed so magin Jerusalem'.
Carser helped the talks in the best way he knew by praying!
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