The Aug. 2 letter from Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, addressed to "Dear Prime Minister Begin," started with a solicitous inquiry. Wrote Sadat: "I hope you have fully recovered from what befell you and have regained your health in order to be able to confront the great responsibilities you are shouldering at this delicate stage." In Sadat's letter and Begin's reply, which were made public last week, the two leaders spelled out their thinking on the differences that have led to the breakdown in the Egyptian-Israeli talks on Palestinian autonomy. By turns eloquent, sentimental...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
