On this day of November 1977, he was President Sadat on his way to Jerusalem to deliver a speech in the Israeli Knesset, and when the plane landed on a runway at Ben Gurion Airport and the opening of the door, and began Sadat trip down from above peace dogged lenses and media gathered there in the thousands, seemed whole scene like belongs to the world of the absurd, to the extent that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter did not hesitate to compare it with a scene landing the first man on the moon, why one doubts never in that moment embodied one of the major adventures political and most exciting in history,
It was not one can imagine, even in the more dreams or nightmares offender, that Afq mind head of the largest Arab country for a way of this kind to put an end to international conflict is extremely complex kind of Arab-Israeli conflict, and although fully recognize that some in Egypt, and perhaps in the world Arab also, still believes that the decision of President Sadat going to Jerusalem was correct, but is one of the manifestations function on inspiration and genius, which otherwise would have remained Sinai occupied to this day, but I could not never to share these in their view, requires the Secretariat to admit that still find it hard to erase such a scene from my memory, despite the passage of twenty-nine years.
I had finished my studies in France and returned to Egypt a few weeks before the occurrence of the event which Dahemena and I spend with my family - where I used always - leave festival I thought it was Eid in my village, a small town in the province of Beheira, I do not know why possessed that day meaty compelled me to follow the event on television and I sits in my bed was shaking under heavy احتجتها covers despite the heat,
I even remember that I was nervous to the point where I could not with refrain from getting myself from crying when I saw the head of Egypt fall from him his plane and extends a hand shaking hands Menachem Begin and Golda Meir and Moshe Dayan and others at a time when the Sinai and the rest of the occupied Arab still occupied and the blood of our martyrs who fell in the war 73 glorious not dry yet, as I admit that my feelings were torn completely between heart wishes to succeed any attempt, no matter how غرابتها put an end to a conflict with no end in sight, despite what may entail this step in particular of prejudice clear pride home, between mind realizes certainly impossible to achieve such a success because it goes against the most basic rules of logic and facts.
In any case, I hope that allows me the reader that ask him on this occasion my vision for some of the facts upon which my position on Sadat's visit to Jerusalem, to the so contributed to help our young people who did not Aaaichoa this event to form their own opinion and independent of it, the facts summarize them as Next:
1 - President Sadat believed that the right to build a new legitimacy him different from legitimate stage led by Gamal Abdel Nasser after the success of the October War, which was the decision-maker in, and no one can deny him that, but the problem is that I think that the only way to build this legitimacy lies in the demolition of the legitimacy of the July Revolution itself and national orientation, including pros and cons.
2 - depicting President Sadat that he could build this legitimacy Based on Guenaotain, helped Henry Kissinger on Tersikhhma in his mind, contentment initial: that the United States would help to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the conflict have 99% of their leaves, second conviction: that the United States would help Egypt's leadership of the region through a development project on the pattern of the Marshall Plan that enabled Western Europe to stand in the face of the Soviet Union after World War II, I did not have President Sadat any doubt that the United States has both virtues together: any desire and the ability to find a settlement and development at the same time , and on this basis by President Sadat in the United States and mediator lonely and ally, and began to prepare the home front for the social and political transformations commensurate with the foundations of the new legitimacy that is trying to be in place through economic openness and political pluralism are restricted.
3 - acted Sadat on the basis that he has the papers genuine and able to help his allies new pass crises concessions and inducements political unilaterally and without charge, when started Nixon faced the Watergate scandal claimed adopt a flexible attitude to some extent compromised agreement separate clash, and went so far as organization Receive his legendary Egypt, but strengthen the humerus Ford and lure him to continue in the interest in the region in the People's Assembly announced in 1976 canceled a friendship treaty with the Soviet Union was the one who initiated the proposal hammered himself in 1971 after resolving its conflict with the 'power centers'.
4 - When uprising erupted bread in 1977 did not stop President Sadat to review the foundations upon which the orientations of the new political preferring policy escape forward constantly, with end of 1976 had become clear that the policy step by step pursued by Kissinger had reached a stalemate before you die final departure At the beginning of 77 he had become clear that the policy of economic openness and pluralism restricted may have entered turn into a corner, and that its being threatened to explode from the inside and besieged from abroad, especially after the fall of the Labor Party and the success of the Likud-led Beijing in the Israeli elections in 1977, here did not think President Sadat, personal adventure, nature, offered to resign but to go to Jerusalem.
5 - not surprised President Sadat intransigence Israeli after initiative, where he had been dispatched Hassan Tuhami to interview «Diane» order of King Hassan II, and thus was fully aware of before visiting Jerusalem fact the Israeli position of refusing to return to the 67 borders, and to establish a Palestinian state, or even access in negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), even if admitted to resolution 242, as it was fully aware that the only available option is a separate peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
6 - asked President Hafez al-Assad when he went Sadat for his meeting in Damascus before heading to Jerusalem, whether he had received assurances بتجاوب Israel with his initiative, but President Sadat replied in the negative, stressing that no one offers him guarantees but he was confident of success, has proven Later that his confidence was based also on the illusions were not only a pipe dream.
7 - Although the speech Sadat in the Knesset looked strong and expressing the Arab position and rejecting any separate settlement, also the call made by the Arab countries to attend a conference Mena House seemed to constitute evidence continued adherence to a comprehensive peace, but everyone knew that some of these positions were intended for domestic consumption and others just diplomatic maneuvers to improve the terms of a separate peace treaty Sadat had no other way but to be concluded.
Despite the facts above, which became the bright sun after that confirmed all the documents published successively since that time, there are still opinions insists that he was able to Arab countries that Tstaad all its occupied territories, as was the PLO can be evaluated independent state in 67 borders if had responded to the invitation of President Sadat in a timely manner, and attended the Mena House, a claim Tgaver all the facts, he refused to co-head of the Israeli delegation at the Mena House to enter the conference hall before landing the Palestinian flag after he said he learned Ghraib do not know,
In my opinion, President Sadat knew with certainty that Arab countries would not attend the Mena House, and that the call of the were not only a maneuver to blame them and justify a separate peace treaty, and this is not in defense of Arab states committed turn fatal errors not replace here to discuss, but These errors are not responsible for the stalled settlement that Israel bears and diminished alone.
It remains to be saying that there is a lesson we should all absorbed in the ninth anniversary of the twenty for this sad day, which is not to recognize Forever reins Mviaderna after day to dictators, of whatever kind, as it can cause any despot gambler in disasters are difficult to treat due Thorh and folly, can the homelands that wilt or fall behind or even die if led by dictators are cowards ignorant, nor should one imagined that democratic systems are protected, it secretes these systems fools and ignorant as well, such as George W. Bush, but the advantage of democracy it is able to correct errors rulers always.
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