generate questions: The crisis had a major impact on international relations and created a rift within NATO. Some European nations and Japan sought to disassociate themselves from United States foreign policy in the Middle East to avoid being targeted by the boycott. Arab oil producers linked any future policy changes to peace between the belligerents. To address this, the Nixon Administration began multilateral negotiations with the combatants. They arranged for Israel to pull back from the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. By January 18, 1974, US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had negotiated an Israeli troop withdrawal from parts of the Sinai Peninsula. The promise of a negotiated settlement between Israel and Syria was enough to convince Arab oil producers to lift the embargo in March 1974.
Why did the European nations and Japan separated themselves from United States during the crisis? {sep_token} How did the Nixon administration negotiate with the uncooperative countries? {sep_token} On what date did Henry Kissinger negotiate an Israeli troop withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula? {sep_token} When did the Arab oil producers lift the embargo? {sep_token}