Carter invites Sadat and Begin to Washington
Stalemate and stagnation." That is how Egyptian President Anwar Sadat last week described his fears for the fate of the autonomy talks with Israel about the future of the Palestinians. And he was right. With the May 26 deadline for the negotiations only two months away, the discussions had bogged down, at least with respect to what anybody would have called substantive issues. Reviewing the situation, Jimmy Carter decided it was once again time to invoke the spirit, if not the reality, of Camp David. Carter's ploy: to invite Sadat and Israeli Premier...