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ISRAEL'S DEW LINE IN THE SINAI

Among all the sticking points in the current Mideast negotiations, none has been more troublesome than Egypt's demand for a total Israeli withdrawal from the Mitla and Gidi passes in the Sinai. To Israelis, such an agreement would represent a major strategic concession, not so much because they...

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Published in:Newsweek 1975-07, Vol.86 (4), p.26
Main Authors: Sheils, Merrill, Norman, Lloyd H
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:Among all the sticking points in the current Mideast negotiations, none has been more troublesome than Egypt's demand for a total Israeli withdrawal from the Mitla and Gidi passes in the Sinai. To Israelis, such an agreement would represent a major strategic concession, not so much because they would have to give up the passes themselves as because they would have to abandon their multimillion-dollar distant-early-warning system in the Gidi Pass.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X