FBIS Coverage of the Middle East Peace Talks- 1978 September

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or 31 ears, a man has been standing, dreaming about peace with the Arabs. He respectstheArabs, he extends a hand to theor and calls on them to come and build this countrytogether to be the glory of the worldd.and it can be the glory of the world--but let us
stop the bloodshed.
ed,the chance has been placed in our hands, really, and the content has already been
agreed upon. It only. reains to sit for several days, or weeks, or a few months, in ordervoc ymplte,to sign, and remove Egypt fa n the cycle of wars. Who knows, we may yetY And they remained quiet for 40 years.
es a pie minister have such an obligation or not? When we hate bloodshed and want peacn
nr jus and the Arabs, when we want to live with them together in mutual respect, in freedomnd ustice as much as huan nature allows. Therefore I had no choice. Perhaps the
c.:oorable abstainees have a choice, but I did not. I had to decide, together with my
tolleagues: these are the scales, here are the two issues, and I think that if we placee pace treaty on this side and on this side we put the decision concerning the settle-ets, the scalesaccording to the laws of morality in which I believe--will be here.es ates io show movement of scales] There is no other way, with all the pain and the
*-bliveations and the crying. There is no other way, this I believe and I shall continueto believe in nisto my last day: ths is the right choice for the people of Israel,
in.cl'dn those living in the Rafah approaches--it was the right choice.
ut, of course, there are people who deceive.
t:is ecision is not to be carrie ot in 1 day, or in 1 month. In our resolution we saidthat the Period should be determined in an agreement betweennthe two pa resoltoAfte siwe
gn~r a peace treaty, within 3 to 9onhnarentbtenhewoparties. After weas Muammtatylwithineto 9 months we, together with our forces, must withdraw to_nk°arsabouha adAlArish line, which should remain for 2 years. We still have time toik about everisthing and to do ever thing, However, one thing must be clear: this is a- scial decision, and we acept it Bu sha not deceive anyone. If the Knesset decides,
its decision will be carried out, R3ut in order.
:lirel Sharon took upon himseltohn ht" ti aoes. P hi elf to hndle the resettling of the people--if they want--when
t-e tine comes. We shall deal with each and every family, no family wil benge ede7rything according to its wish; nothing will be forced on tmilymill be neglected--
ree Rahe,echfamly il hedeem by means of any force or
decree. Rather, each family will be dealt with, until the problem is. solved, when the time
3iOW I :ave explained to you, ladies and gentlemen, the choice we faced, You can eitheraceit it or nt. But one thrng I have a right to ask you: Have you understood? s whacI sadclar? There is no shrink~ir~ here, no shirking of responsibility Thr ishr afull loading of the responsibility cm the shoulders and u sllThere is hre
eowI should like to adress this part of the house specifically. You shall decide and-v e asoup s , ad h ,toldo u re arthe faction session. There are those among you...-.. Op;oe, amld fe, vO t'.':- ar as ain - their, a,.' OT:..y atoo re those who wish to abstain and their speaker was
"he eresset.^d [lnudauBen :eir.Re is a great orator, really a kind of Demosthenes aton t[spoi. 1ghtFr _lo, really, i truly think so. He is a great orator. He stoodov: this podi n*First he etle his right hand up and said: With this hand I must vote in="rofreov . the seto ents, and I cannot--under any circumstance,--do sc.
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