FBIS Coverage of the Middle East Peace Talks- 1978 September

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I have finished. [indistinct interjections] I shall reply no more because I must end
my speech because the time is already past 0300, and believe me, Shoshana, Shoshana, I
would like to start resting, the time is 0300 it is enough.
Mr Speaker, I would now like to say--following that expression of confession from the
heart--the nation is undergoing labor pains. True, every great thing is born.through
pain. The greatest miracle in the universe, human childbirth, comes wiTh pain. Here we
are talking about the greatest shift in the Middle East and the possibility of signing
a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. I am not surprised by the pains, I am not
complaining about the demonstrations--but only that they should not be carried out at
might because my neighbors are suffering, for heaven's sake, and their children, and
one can demonstrate in front of the prime minister's office and not come to his private
residence and make up all the children of the neighborhood at 0030, after midnight. I
do not even want to define what such a demonstration is, but it is not good manners.
These comrades study their Torah and know what it is to insult oneTs friend in public.
yet I have no complaints, everything is forgiven. Why? Because there are pains.
niis peace is first of all born out of our blood. For this peace we have sacrificed
12,000 of our best of sons in five wars, war after war, slaughter after slaughter. We
want to out an end to this. This is now the chance, this is the opportunity. If you
as: me about certainty--no, I still do not know what difficulties we will encounter.
Clearly this is the opportunity, this is the time and this is the chance.
We want to save our sors 1 lives, they are the love of our soul and our consolation. We
do not want war to occur every 5 years. Can anyone be blamed for this? Someone who
has even sacrificed and against whom demonstrations are held and is even called insulting
:.ames and is accused of using--what a terrible word--concessions? No. This is what I
believe, because this is something in which we all believe and which we all want.
One-third of our nation has gone in one generation; last night we saw the last part.
LFinal episode o.fthe Holocaust on Israeli television] Twelve thousand. of the best
sons--the holy arnd brave ones--tears, pains, sorrow--this is what we want to put an
- nd to, and this is the time for it, and that is why it is such a great hour.
Therefore, TMr Speaker, I an addressing every Knesset member no matter which faction
he belongs to: Let us unite around the chance for peace and accept the decision and
begin the discussions. Perhaps, God willing, as early as next year--approaching soon
after Rosh Hashana we could say: The year of peace has come. Peace to Israel.
HI:?ISTER PAT SPEAKS TO YAMIT. SETTERS
TA281738Y Jerusalem Domestic Service in Hebrew 1600 GMT 28 Sep 78 TA
(Text] Minister of Construction and Housing Gideon Pat, has said that there was no
reference to an evacuation of Yamit until the 3d year after the peace'agreement is
signed. In that -zear there will be a discussion on the removal of the settlements and
afterward the cabinet will put into operation a project for the resettlement of the
inhabitants who agree to join the program. Minister Pat made these remarks at a press
conference he called today in Yanit.