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Sadat and Me in Jerusalem 40 Years Ago


(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Lenny Ben-David - Forty years ago, as AIPAC's Director of Research, I covered Sadat's electrifying visit to Jerusalem for its Near East Report: "There is no doubt that barriers of belligerence have begun to crack. Incredulous as it seemed to everyone in Jerusalem - and throughout the world - Egyptian flags were flying in Israel, planes were flying from Cairo to Tel Aviv, and the President of Egypt was negotiating face-to-face with Israel's Prime Minister." ("Cautious Optimism in Jerusalem," November 23, 1977) The writer served as Israel's Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy in Washington, D.C.
2017-11-20 00:00:00
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