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VOLUMES 4-5: 1977-1979
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64. Statement by President Sadat to the Egyptian People's Assembly, 9 November 1977.
In the course of a long speech to the People's Assembly in Cairo, President Sadat said that he was ready to come to Jerusalem and address the Knesset and to negotiate a Middle East settlement. He added that he did not want to have more soldiers wounded in new confrontations. This speech was to inaugurate the events that would lead to Sadat's visit to Jerusalem ten days later. Text of the relevant part of the speech follows:
"I state in all seriousness that I am prepared to go to the end of the world - and Israel will be surprised to hear me tell you that I am ready to go to their home, to the Knesset itself, to argue with them, in order to prevent one Egyptian soldier from being wounded. Members of the People's Assembly, we have no time to waste."
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