An individual approach to negotiation would therefore seem to be desirable but. whatever the approach. there must be negotiation. And negotiation must be carried on by the nations which are directly affected. Perhaps the single most difficult problem of the Middle East during the past 19 years has been that posed by the Arab refugees. There has been intractability on both sides. Both Israel and the Arab nations must be more flexible in their refugee resettlement policies. The United States. the Soviet Union and other nations can play a positive role by granting economic assistance for Arab refugee resettlement. And I would hope that the United States and the Soviet Union would take the lead in opening their doors so that some of the refugees who are willing to move may be resettled elsewhere than in the Middle East. In this era of instant communication and continuous Interaction. the exclusion of nations from waterways adjacent to their boundaries is an anachronism. Blockades are incompatible with international law and certainly with peace.
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