Israeli settlers already mourn the loss of the Sinai
In little more than a year's time, Israel will transfer to full Egyptian sovereignty the remaining third of the wedge-shaped 23,622 sq.mi. Sinai Peninsula that it has occupied since the Six-Day War of June 1967* That final withdrawal, which must be completed by April 25,1982, is already making waves. Last week Israeli settlers in the area blocked local roads in protest, while sympathizers in Jerusalem threatened to demonstrate in front of Prime Minister Menachem Begin's office. In Washington, meanwhile, Secretary of State Alexander Haig...
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