Lindsay Graham
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6,999 appearances
47 recordings
4 series
first heard Jan 2026
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Lindsay Graham’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In the years since, he's made steady diplomatic progress.
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After careful negotiations, the Israeli military has gradually pulled back from the Suez Canal.
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But talks have become bogged down on the larger questions, like the ongoing Israeli occupation of the rest of the Sinai, Palestinian political rights, and wider Arab recognition of Israel.
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And everyone from Moscow to Washington seems to want a say in the peace process.
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America has suggested a peace conference, but no one can agree on who should attend or the terms for discussion.
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No progress is being made, so Sadat has decided to take a different approach.
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He starts his speech to the Egyptian parliament by discussing the Sinai and the necessity of a just peace.
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Everyone can agree with that.
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But then Sadat says that he is prepared to go anywhere to secure that peace, even to Jerusalem.
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There's a ripple of confused whispers through the hall.
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Egypt doesn't recognize Israel, and it certainly doesn't accept that Jerusalem is its capital.
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So some in the audience believe they've misheard Sadat.
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Others assume it was just a rhetorical flourish.
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But Sadat has not been misheard, and he isn't being rhetorical.
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He's been considering this move for months.
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Back-channel talks have established that both Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin are willing to meet, in principle at least.
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Now Sadat has made his offer public and put pressure on Begin to respond.
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Soon, there's a hurried debate in the Israeli cabinet, and then Begin sends the invitation.
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Only 10 days after his speech, President Sadat lands in Israel.
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It's an achievement of diplomacy just to get this far, but tensions remain high.
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