Strait of Tiran, and have access to it. Sinai must be rapidly to a settlement . . . If the Israelis do not accept, demilitarized. There should be a mixed force to guarantee the negotiations will before long break down, fighting will demilitarization. Second, Egypt could not return to Gaza. resume, on a small scale at first but inevitably escalating.” Third, the border around Elath, Israel’s port on the Gulf of Aqaba, must be negotiated. Fourth, Israel would not 34. relinquish the Golan Heights. Fifth, Jerusalem must remain According to Newsweek of 6 December 197 1: united and part of Israel. Sixth, the Jordan river must no. be open for Arab troops +o cross. Israel must have “The Nixon Administration regards Israeli inflexibility something there and perhaps on the heights behind. as the main cause for the diplomatic stalemate that has Seventh, it was opposed to an independent Palestinian West afflicted the Middle East for the last four years.” Bank. Eighth, the final borders on the West Bank must not divide but connect Israelis and Arabs. It is clear from such a 35. An editorial in The New York Times of 8 October map that Israel is determined to impose a conqueror’s 1971 stated that: peace upon the Arabs. It is not an offer but a provocation. “ No Arab will accept such a diktat, nor would any other . . . the Jarring talks are stalled by Israel’s own failure peoples accept a similar one. to give a more positive response to Mr. Jarring’s queries of last February”. 29. General Dayan, a soldier noted for his prolific statements on borders, said, as reported by Reuters on 36. This is the verdict of world public opinion on Israel’s 5 April 1971: adamant rejection to fulfil the requirement for a durable peace. 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing political and diplomatic issues related to the Middle East conflict, specifically the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international organizations, leaders, and events. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, which suggests that it is not primarily related to these categories.

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