ABSTRACT
Looking at the situation after Kamel’s Jerusalem débâcle, the Israeli plan to build dummy settlements in Sinai, President Jimmy Carter’s persistence in demanding an unachievable comprehensive peace agreement, Anwar Sadat could have been forgiven for feeling that his dramatic Knesset gesture was proving a failure. Nor could he himself be absolved from having unrealistic expectations. It is doubtful that, despite giving assurances or impressions to the contrary, he was prepared at this moment to sign a full peace agreement, entailing the appointment of ambassadors, cultural and economic relations with Israel, in exchange only for Sinai.
