I think the importance of it is that there has been an initiation of direct, person-to-person negotiations between Israel and the major power in the Mideast among the Arab nations who are Israel's neighbors.
Jimmy Carter: “I think the importance of it is that there has been an initiation of direct, person-to-person negotiations between…”
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