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Summary:President Sadat attended an extraordinary session of the Knesset in Jerusalem. In a solemn and emotional address the Egyptian leader acknowledged that the Jewish State of Israel was now 'an accomplished fact' in the Middle East. In his speech of reply Prime Minister Begin accepted the huge risk President Sadat had taken in breaking with Arab tradition which shuns all direct contact.
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Location:ISRAEL JERUSALEM PARLIAMENTS KNESSET
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