MIDDLE EAST: Sadat: The Hour of Decision

Exploiting his diplomatic breakthrough, he calls for a summit in Cairo

Puffing contentedly on his pipe, President Anwar Sadat gazed out the window of Egyptian 01 at one of the Israeli Kfir fighters that escorted him part of the way from Tel Aviv to Cairo. "Just look at what has changed in only 40 hours," he said. "Did you ever dream that Anwar Sadat would be received as a hero in Israel?"

If only for the extraordinarily warm welcome he received on his historic "sacred mission," Sadat probably had a right to declare himself "100%...

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