Disagreement over an agenda
There was a time, in the early fall, when U.S. officials believed they could persuade Israel, Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization to withdraw their armies from Lebanon by the end of 1982. It did not work out that way. When direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel finally began last week, some diplomats in the Middle East predicted that the talks would last two months. Others speculated that the process could easily take a year.
At last week's sessions, which alternated between Khalde, a Lebanese seaside resort south of Beirut, and the Israeli border community of Qiryat...
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