FBIS Coverage of the Middle East Peace Talks- 1978 September

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[Answer No. I was happy to hear that Begin said that every Knesset member will voteaccording to his conscience, I think that this is the way the Likud faotion should act.Although we have the decision of the La'am Party executive, I am convinced that our
faction members will vote according to their conscience,
[Question] Will you later be able to continue sitting in a government that removessettlements?1
[Answer] I want to tell you first that the moves are not operational yet and the
negotiations are still going to be complicated and difficult, I do not see any reason
for resigning from the cabinet at this moment, unless Mr Begin says that it is
impossible for us to -participate in this government after our vote. This matter is inhis hands. I, at any rate, will not vote for the cabinet's position.
[Question] Will you continue to see yourselves as part of the Likud?
[Answer] I think so, At any rate, this subject is not on the agenda at the moment,
[Question] What are your next steps?
[Answer] Nothing;. to do everything that needs to be done both in the ministry and inthe party and to always say only what I think.: [end recording]
PO'ALEY AGUDAT YISRA'EL AGAINST AGREEMENTS
TA252145Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 1500 GMT 25 Sep 78 TA
[Text] The Po'aley Agudat Yisra'el Knesset repres'entative, Rabbi Kalman Kahana, willVote against the approval of the Camp David agreements, The Po'aley Agudat Yisra'elmembers reached this decision because of the security and settlement aspects, Theymost fear that the principle of removing settlements will be applied to Judaea andSamaria in the future,
BEGIN 'WILL RESIGN' IF KNESSET DISAPPROVES ACCORDS
TA251310Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 1300 GMT 25 Sep 78 TA
[Text] The prime minister said again that if the Kriesset does not endorse the CampDavid agreements, he will go to the president of the state .and submit his resignation.Mr Begin said this in his talk with the MAFDAL heads today.
Correspondent Zevi Lidar learned that the prime minister insists a saliti isciplinewill be imposed on -the 'vote on the agreements, Ozi' c'orrepnets that ltonedisiln
opposition in the Likud faction to the imposition of coalition discipline and that DovShilansky and Kohen-Orgad are among the opponents' leaders, Our correspondent mentionsthat the Likud La'am Faction decided today to grant its members freedom of voting, TheLa'am executive has also recommended voting against the agreements, La'am Mk Yig'alKohen said that each of his colleagues will be able to vote against, and that if the
prime minister wants to he can draw conclusions from this. Yig'al Kohen said that ifit transpires that the law forbids the ministers to vote against the agreements, theywill be able to abstain.
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