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FBIS Coverage of the Middle East Peace Talks- 1978 September

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This Central Intelligence Agency compilation of Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) material collects Israeli radio and press coverage of the Middle East peace talks from September 1978. It includes Prime Minister Begin's address to the nation before the Camp David summit and his airport statement on departure. It also contains opposition and Peace Now reactions, an interview with Moshe Arens and Hayyim Bar-Lev, parts of the Knesset debate on the Camp David accords, and remarks on Yamit settlers. The document makes no mention of UFOs.

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evacuating territories on our part exists, s htA~aa ilb bet aeteAa
world and say; In principle, I regard this as a solution to theproblm. Only the
has said so far, will he be prepared to sit with us and seek a final solution to the
problem of the Sinai.
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[gital] Professor Arens and Hayy nterlocutor and you have
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no choice but to either accept it or rejeot it. I would not recommend rejecting it.
[Qital] Gentlemen, I suggest, our time... _
Propaganda, which is part of As-Sadat's tactics, I think this is clear to all of us.
[Ar ) an a i that he is a bad tactician. I wish we were like him. He plays
it very well, however, we are now not dealing with ga a twe sa int present a di f the
question is whether, on the issue of Judaea and Samariaetiations with Egypt
position, which will enable the continuation of the -sgt i e h egypt exceeded
[Qitalj At this point, gentlemen. I would like to thank you. e
the time allotted to us. Thank you, Professor Arens and Hayyim Bar-Lev.
POSSIBILITY OF DEFENSE PACT WITH U.S* STIMULATES COMMENT
Begin's Views Reported
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the Camp David summit. Begin Proie orpr otepeietaanwe ertrst
the fo id the meeting, Correspondent Yoram Ronen reports on the meetng
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pions Israel has before the Camp David summit as well as t i be the nfirst topmeetd to
totakeplace during the talks. It seems that the prime minister willresiden as-t ill
tak plcedrigtheals he arrives at Campeavd
with President Carter on Tuesday,talknhemselves at Cap at lesideek.
arrive several hours later. The talks themselves Will to tellus what he told the
egi1, who was--as always--optimistic, was not prepare
president. '
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not to:the president. What I told the p
dent and to me.
Ronen] Perhaps you could elaborate somewhat on an idea you raised last night during yo
speech to the UJA delegates concerning a defense pact?

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