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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.
PPROVED fO R '~l SE CIA HIS ORICAL COLLECTIONS DIVISION AR 70-14 13NOV20 MASSING OF TROOPS ON SYRIAN, LEBANESE BORDERS DENIED JN170724Y Jerusalem in Arabic to the Arab World 0530 GMT 17 Sep 78 JN [Text) Israeli military sources denied in Tel Aviv last night reports circulated by the sabotage organizations in Beirut yesterday that the IDF is massing troops all along the Israeli-Lebanese border and in the Golan Heights. The sources affirmed thiat everything is proceeding normally in these two areas. TV REPORTS IDF AIRCRAFT OVERFLY BEIRUT TA171952Y Jerusalem Domestic Television Service in Hebrew 1900 GMT 17 Sep 78 TA [Excerpt] Now-to the situation in Lebanon. Two Israeli aircraft overflew Beirut, breaking the sound barrier. Relative calm continues in the city for the fourth day. At the same time, Lebanese sources also denied reports alleging that Israeli forces arc concentrating along the northern border. The terrorists report that they are continuing to maintain a defensive alert in the southern area. RADIO REPORTS ON CLASHES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON NC171234Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 1200 GMT 17 Sep 78 NC [Excerpt] In the eastern enclave in southern Lebanon, artillery exchanges were renewed at noon between the terrorists and the militias and the Phalangists. Our reporter Yehezqel Hametiri says that the terrorists directed intermittent fire from their positions in Ramat Arnon against the enclave's villages. The militias returned the fire. CHIEF OF STAFF COMMENTS ON SITUATION IN LEBANON TA171423Y Jerusalem POST in English 17 Sep 78 p 2 TA." [Text] (T)--Syria has decided to impose its rule in Lebanon, whether by force orsa through other means, Chief of Staff Rav-Aluf Rafael EytarL said in a special Rosh Hashana interview cn the army radio yesterday. Eytan said the terrorists are not taking part in the current fighting, because the Syrians are doing their work for them, intending to end all Christian opposition, in both the north and the south of the country.. He added that, in his estimation, the Syrians are capable of dcing- this. Eytan confirmed reports of terrorists infiltration int southern Lebanodesite thetheir presence of UN soldiers there. He also said the UNforceswere trying to cact duties, and the Israel Government has expressed its satisfaction over this fact. In answer to a question, Eytan said the strength of Israel's opponents on the eastern front was building up more quickly than that of Egypt. The ID has made ncochanges in its battle readiness because of the current peace talks with Egypt, Eytan said. "When the government finishes talking and tells us what has been concluded, then we'll being to think about what to do." cn the question of local arms production, Eytan. said he favcured it wherever possible, because locally produced arms are better adapted tc Middle Eastern battle ccnditions, and their potential is unkcwn to the enemy.
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