MIDDLE EAST: The Rising Cost of Peace

Both Egypt and Israel are beginning to feel the pinch

The dogs can go on barking—but they will not stop the caravan." So said Egypt's President Anwar Sadat last week, in a brave dismissal of critics within the Arab world who have denounced him as a traitor for signing a peace treaty with Israel. In fact, those "dogs" yapping at Sadat have plenty of bite. The truth is that the cost of peace for both Israel and Egypt is beginning to hurt in earnest.

Ostracized politically by 18 Arab countries that have broken off...

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