The Brave Palestinians Who Welcomed Anwar Sadat on His Visit to Israel
As told by the Israeli official who brought them there.
December 31, 2015
The Brave Palestinians Who Welcomed Anwar Sadat on His Visit to Israel
As told by the Israeli official who brought them there.
When, in 1977, the Egyptian president announced his intention to visit Israel, Moshe Dayan gave Menahem Milson—then the head of the Department of Arab Affairs for the military government of Judea and Samaria—a list of prominent Palestinian figures to invite to the arrival ceremony at the airport. As Milson accurately predicted, everyone on the list refused to attend. At Dayan’s behest, Milson then proceeded to invite Palestinian leaders of his own choosing—with significantly greater success. At play in this historical vignette was a fundamental difference in attitudes:
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