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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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PPROVED.FORR EMASE CIA ISTORICAL COL TIONS DIVSI N AR 70-14 13 01 (iirtiM These were days of hard efforts, I wa happy that we reched what we reached, [:larea'1] pan you describe a littl.e the atmosphere in the talks? [Dinita] I think that there were days with a gaod atmosphere and days with a wo~re atmos-phere. gverything is behind us now, Ltati turn over a new leaf. This will demand effortsbut the goal 3usoti.is .this, [D3arqa'i] Are you exci.ted? CDinitz] Yes. These are great historic moments. (end recording] Peres Reats Cautiously TA180758Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 0505 OMT 18 Sep 78 TA (from the Morning Newsreel) (Txt] m head of the Labor Party welcomes the signing of the agreement, the plan aspublicized by the oommunications media. .In his opinion, the canoesdiona made by the IsraoliGovornmant are too many. Correspondent Beni Rom heard Shim'on Peres' initial reaction.(begin rcoording] (Peres] I am really happy that the summit did not fail. I am happy that the way to peacewas properly opened, as it should be. In the wake of my talks with As-Sadat I believedthat a settlement with Egypt could indeed be reached and this is what in fact happened.We should reach some framework of an agreement regarding the future of Judaea and Samaria. As for the conditions of the treaty--we will be able to react only after we properly scru-tniza it. There is no need to rush to a reaction. It is clear that this is not exactlyoimilar to, let us say, the Likud's previous.plan. However, this is no time for settlingaccounts. I clearly welcome the decision. As regards its content--this we will discussafter we peruse it. (Question] Perhaps you could still reaot to the-content'of the agreement, as little as weknow of it now. What is your opinion, for example about the issue of not setting up settle-ments in Judaea and Samaria any longer? [Answer] I would not want to react to this or that detail. It is clear that Israel'hasto pay a price, and a heavy price, for peace. I am doubtful whether it is necessary to con-duct the negotiations. thus or to reach these conditions exactly. However, there is no rushto get into criticism today. I also think that immediately after making the statement tothe U.S. Congress, the head of the delegation and prime minister, Mr Menahem Begin, shouldreturn hone and report to the people and to the Knesset. Only then can we react at lengthand in detail. . (Question] From the little we heard from the communications media though, were there toomany and Par-reaching concessions made? Was this something that- could be done earlier without all this dragging on and tension of the last 9 months? [Answer] Many concessions were made. As I mentioned, I do not want to get into a discus- sion on this matter. :However, I have no doubt that with the concessions made it would. have been possible to end the negotiations earlier. [end recording]
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