The U.S. and Israel quarrel over warplanes and settlements
Relations between Jerusalem and Washington hit a new low last week. Israeli Premier Menachem Begin lashed out at the Carter Ad ministration, and particularly at Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, for "taking sides" against Israel in criticizing the existence of Israeli settlements in the Sinai. Two days later the Carter Administration announced its long awaited decision to permit the sale of nearly $3 billion worth of advanced jet aircraft to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as well as $1.9 billion worth of planes to Israel....