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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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PPRO\7ED FOR RELEASE CI ISTORICAL DIVISION AR 70-14 13 OV201
V. 26 Sep 78 N14 ISRAEL
[Likud MK Ehud Olmert] Nevertheless, on behalf of which party do you come with thisvision? W
[Peres] thud, did you personally build the country? We will build a defensible borderbuilt on depth and covered in greenery, because the seed of peace, in the words ofZechariah, is that the vine will bear its fruit. Moreover, it will be a peace that willenable the settlement of the remnants of the people,
Mr Speaker, honorable members of Knesset, we have to face the dangers with open eyes--Ihave described them without any embellishment--the series of mistakes--with an aching
heart but with the knowledge that this cannot be changed, and face the hope of peace withdecisive Jewish faith. In the end .tisis what we are all striving for.
[Shamir] Thank you.
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[MK Dov Shilansky] I still do not know how you voted?
HOROWITZ REMAINS OPPOSED TO CAMP DAVID ACCORDS
TA251513Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 1105 OMT 25 Sep 78 TA
[From the Midday Newsreel]
[Text] La'am is inside, but opposed. Correspondent Zevi Lidar talked about this with thecommerce and industry minister, .Yiga'el'Horowitz. [begin recording)
[Question] Minister Horowitz, are you able to vote for the proposal brought by the Kprime minister before the Knesset today?
[Answer] No, I will notvote.for:it, There was a meeting of the La'am Party executiveyesterday in which a decision was taken to vote against this proposal brought by Mr BeginSince there are many sharp expressions now--this subject causes great pain to us all; Iimagine that the parties and the people themselves are divided on this matter--I want toseize the-opportunity. to say a word aU±inst the sharp and ugly-expressions leveled at .
Mr Begin, Mr. Dayan and Mr Weizman, Theyide called traitors. and other serious names bywell-known demonstrators. I want to Dp±otest against this. I am convinced that thedelegation has done its best in Camp David, according to its conception and understanding,to bring about the best possible resuts from the point of view of the national interest,
[Question] Why do you not support .them then?
[Answer] Although I am sure they have done their best, I do not support their position
However, it's a long way from lack of support to grave condemnations,
[Question] Why lack of support if you say 'they have done their best?
. [Answer] I say that I would have under no circumstances accepted the proposal to removethe settlements in Judaea and Samaria and I would have done everything to guaranteemassive settlement in Judaea and Samaria and not to leave the issue open and vague, Atany rate, I am convinced that they do not deserve any condemnations.
[Question] The prime minister said he will view a vote against. the agreements as ano-confidence vote and will resign if the majority of the Knesset votes against himYour vote against him, against his proposal means no confidence in the prime minister,Are you going to reach the conclusions called for by this?
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