FBIS Coverage of the Middle East Peace Talks- 1978 September

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KINEISSET AP('RtVES NEW FACTIONS AFTER DMC DISSOLUTION
TA171646Y Tel Aviv.D2F Radio in liebrew 1510 OMT 17 Sop 78 TA
(From L: e Ait;ornoon Newasreel)-
['Text] Horo is ;a report from our Knesaot correspondenti The Knosot oommittee today
officially recogfnizedi the dissolution of the Democratic Movement for Chany [DMC).
Tno cor^mittiQe alprovOd granting the status of a faotion to the rtwo segments of tho
former DMC, the Deooratic Movement and the Movement for Changre and Initiative.
NC Assay Yasu rl, who did not join either faction, has not yot approached tho Knesset
ccristee with a requeat to recognize him as a single-member faction..
Knesset correpondent Moshe Hakohen adds that the representativeu of tho two new
faction3 hava informed the Kneoset committee that the representation of their members
nn the .arious Knecsot canittees will, for tho time being, remain unchangud. The
re prsenLativos. of the two new factions will soon convene to dis3cus: possible changea
in represontation of these committees, as well as the division of the other assets of
tho 'owner DMC in tho Knesset.
DEMdOCATIC HOVEMEiNT COGMMENTS ON COALITION AGREEMENT
rIC17075I7 Jerusalem Donestic Service in Hebrew 0600 OMT 17 Sep 78 NC
[Text] Professor Yadints Democratic Movement opposes canceling the clause in the
coalition agroemont which gives the movement the right to protest government decisions
an settlement iusues. Canceling the olause was suggested.by Knossot member Ge'ula Kohen.
A spokesman for the Democratic Movement said that a change in the coalitlon.agreemont cannot;
be made ur.iaterally. He added that the Democratic Movement is the suceessor of the
Damcratic Movement for Change and that as far as it is concerned, the coalition agreement
remains valid.
MEETING OF LABOR PARTYS NEW.4ARAB DODY REPORTED
TA152O47Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 2000 GMT 15 Sep 78 TA
(Text] About 100 self-employed Arab citizens, attorneys, physician: and teachers met at
noon with the head of the Labor Party, MK Shim'on Peres, in a new forum. of the party,
the Social-Political Club sponsored by the Arab Department. The meeting took place at
iet Barl in Zofit. The head of the Arab Department, Ra'anan Kohen, told our corre-
spondent that the heads of the local councils of the Triangle villages of Baqa Al-
Oharbiyya, Kafr Qari 1 and Jatt, were anong those present at the meeting.
COUMT 0?JDRS HALT WORKtCAT BET-EL SETTLEMENT
TA17153Y Jerusalem Donestic Service in Hebrew 1500 OMT 17 Sep 78 TA
[Text] Tw;elve inhabitants of the Bet-El area prevailed upon the high court of Justice
to issue an injunction against the defense minister, the military governor of Judaea
and Samaria and the commander of the Ramallah District, asking the three to explain why
LDF zaldiers sihould not be prevented from building houaes for Israeli inhabitants in'the
arta. The c:rt has also issued an interim injunction ordering.the defense authorities
tc ref'rain fron carrying out any construction or excavating work or ponulating the
--:xisting buildings until a permanent decision on the appeal is iade.