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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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0028-9604 1069-840X |