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Egyptian-Israeli meetings
Egyptian envoy meets with US Secretary of State secretly urging American diplomacy to begin Israeli withdrawal from Sinai; US does not act on Egyptian initiative; Israel nixes approach. -
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Egyptian-Israeli meetings
Egyptian envoy meets with US Secretary of State secretly urging American diplomacy to begin Israeli withdrawal from Sinai; US does not act on Egyptian initiative; Israel nixes approach. -
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Yom Kippur War
Egyptian President Sadat and Syria launch surprise military attacks on Israel; US and USSR relations reach crisis levels when Moscow and Washington face off in potential nuclear confrontation defending their respective allies; back-down results and diplomacy ensues. Arab oil producing states impose oil embargo on western nations that support Israel. -
UN Resolution 338
Resolution passed, calling for cease fire and direct negotiations between the parties, an objective Israel had repeatedly sought if negotiations were to take place between them and Arab states. -
Kilometer 101 talks
From Cairo, three weeks of direct E-I military/ political talks result in shaping the cease-fire agreement and outline of respective military disengagement from one another. It will be signed in January 1974. -
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