FBIS Coverage of the Middle East Peace Talks- 1978 September

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Whether it .will be flights to Cairo or ground transport or a regional communications center,
all these things will not only be a result of peace but components of the road to peace,
important components which will guarantee the success or the achievement of peace.
[Question) Would you like to return to the cabinet today? -
[Answer] That is a hypothetical qgestion. It is not a matter of personal desire.
[Question] The faction could decide on this, the party....
(Answer] The party -will discuss and examine and this matter has several aspects. I would
like to say that it is true that the external political issues were a part of. the factors
in the decision, because we always said that they were all interlinked, but the part which
was no less important, maybe more important,. was the way. in.which the cabinet functions.
and how it deals with domestic problems and I: was very unhappy about it. I fought over
this for the whole year. I think that these are things that are very substantive. The
approach here must change. The prime minister--maybe, today, after he frees himself from
the great mission, he will become partly free, he will be able to devote a greater effort
to the domestic matters. Our domestic affairs require very much improvement,.very much -
attention and, in my view, a change of values and changes in the establishment so that,..
if you ask me if I resigned on the foundations of the external problems, I would say both
on the basis of this and of the fact that there has been no progress over the year. I
am happy that the elements, the different elements at Camp David, including As-Sadat-- -
I never said that the matter was unilateral--but our forces, too--we made no few concessions.
[Question] Maybe. we will come to that sphere. How do you feel about the details agreed
upon at Camp David? The chances? Are there also risks as well-as chances?
[Answer] As I said, I am not in on the details, but there is no doubt that the fact that,
at least, as it is reported, that we made a full concession in Sinai. This also has security
significance. I do not know how much was decided--how much attention was devoted to the
matter of demilitarization. I regard this as being of prime importance, the matter of
demilitarization. I do not know what happened about Sharm ash-Shaykh and other questions
which are hard for me to deal with, but there is no doubt that in Sinai we made a significant
concession. This--it may be--this loss may come out as the cost of the peace process, which
is a no less important component in the security factors.
[Question] .In another 2 weeks, or within 2 weeks, you will be asked as will all the other
members of Knesset, to decide on the fate of settlements in the Rafah approaches. What is
your positioh. -;
[Answer] I will determine my position after receiving further information. I regard the -
peace process as being of prime imoortance. I, as I said, if this is real peace--and.I
believe that As-Sadat wants that, I believe it, I always said so--I want to consider the
matter seriously. This does not mean that we have to throw the settlements out. In yj
view, if there is a positive atmosphere it will be possible to find a modus vivendi on this -
matter, too. Altogether, when we begn to live together, things will look different.
[Question] What about what was- agreed and achieved concerning Judaea and Samaria? * j
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