1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9KqCX9DE6j"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/u-s-official-circles-skeptical-about-sadats-statement-that-he-has-mandate-to-speak-for-arabs">U.S. Official Circles Skeptical About Sadat’s Statement That He Has ‘mandate’ to Speak for Arabs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/u-s-official-circles-skeptical-about-sadats-statement-that-he-has-mandate-to-speak-for-arabs/embed#?secret=9KqCX9DE6j" width="600" height="338" title="“U.S. Official Circles Skeptical About Sadat’s Statement That He Has ‘mandate’ to Speak for Arabs” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="9KqCX9DE6j" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s declaration that he has a “mandate” to speak for the Arab world when he meets with President Ford in Salzburg was received with considerable skepticism in U.S. official circles. Noting that Sadat has long been seeking leadership of the Arab states, one well placed source said, “We don’t know if he […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315