U.S. Role in Sinai Important to Mideast Peace.

Abstract

The United States has played a leading role in preserving the pease in the Sinai (the strategic peninsula directly adjacent to Israel's western border) since the 1973 war between Egypt and Israel. Through U.S. 'shuttle diplomacy,' Egyptian and Israeli forces were separated with buffer zones between them. Then in 1976, the United States established a civilian tactical early warning system in the strategic mountain passes of the Sinai to monitor adherence to the terms o the Sinai agreements. The United States, as a result of the current peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, will deploy armed forces in the Sinai as part of a multinational peacekeeping force to supervise implementation of the treaty. This deepening U.S. involvement in the Sinai is crucial to the peace process, but also raises serious issues for congressional consideration. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 1981
Accession Number
ADA106899

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