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ed with the Arabs and declared
split has emerged in the cabinet
that any settlement mast Pro-
over the issue of permanent Jew-
vide for open frontiers because
ish settlement in the occupied
"Israel will not resume living
West Bank town of Hebron. Com-
in a ghetto."
ing on the heels of the Goldmann
affair, it disclosed sharp controver-
Minister-Without-Portfolio Nfena-
sy within Premier Gold Meir's =- hem Begin, leader of the natonal-
member - wall-to-wall" coalition ist Herut faction, accused Eban of
that hitherto gave the impression "deliberately and willfully distort-
of almost monolithic unity.
ing cabinet decisions." Addressing
But the coalition is not in danger a Herut Party council, Begin level-
of breaking up as long as the Arabs ed a bitter personal attack on the
refuse to budge from their refusal foreign minister for allegedly deny-
to talk peace with Israel, accord- ing that the cabinet had decided
on a Jewish quarter in Hebron.
ing to observers here.
He called Eban an "intelligent
The Hebron issue came to the
boor" for remarks he made in a
forefront last month when Deputy
recent newspaper interview equat-
Premier Yigal AIIon announced a
ing extreme no-peace stand of El
cabinet decision to build permanent
Fatah, the guerrilla organization.
housing for 2-90 Jewish families ad-
jacent to the all-Arab town. About with the attitude of certain Israelis
who insist that every inch of oc-
two dozen Jewish families have
cupied territory- be retained to
been living there for the past two
form a "greater Israel."
years within the confines of the
Further fuel was added to the
military government compound.
Hebron controversy last Saturday
The plan was approved by a when the army announced that a
Knesset majority on March 25. But 750-acre east of the town was being
certain ministers. notably those of sealed off for military purposes.
Mapam, had misgivings that such Brig. Gen. Shlomo Gazit said it
a move was a fait accompli that was a security measure to combat
could deny Israel flexibility in any terrorisrn. which has been on the
future peace negotiations with the increase in the area. He said Arab
Arabs.
land in the sealed-off zone would
not be confiscated and the owners
Foreign Minister Abba Eban
could continue to work it with spe-
has favored a more flexible ap-
cial permission. But some sources
proach. He said on April 7, how-
believe that the move was pre-
ever, that the plans to establish
liminary to establishing a Jewish
a permanent Jewish settlement
suburb of Hebron.
in the Hebron area would not
prejudice any future political
Arab -inhabitants were ordered to
move out and were given com-
pensation
Sheikh Mohammed Ali Jaabari.
the mayor of Hebron, went on
the air to oppose the latest move.
He warned that it would only
increase tension between Jews
and Arabs in the region.
Gen. Yitzhak Rabin. Israel's am-
bassador to the United States, said
last week that the controversy over
President Nasser's invitation to
Dr_ Nahum Goldmann had done
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had made the State Department
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According to informed sources,
Mrs. Meir was obviously stung
by criticism of the way she han•
dled the so-called Goldmann Af-
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Dr. Goldmann's loyalty to Zion•
ism and Israel. She told a group
of Labor Party leaders from the
Negev that judged by his article
in Foreign Affairs, Dr. Goldmann
represents "the very antithesis
of Zionism."
In an address to the opening
session of the Israel Writers As-
sociation conference, Mrs. Nfeir
drew a pointed contrast between
those "who consider every inch of
land dear" and others who are
"indifferent to giving up a piece
of land here and a piece there like
cutting paper."
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that his meeting with Nasser might
have been fruitful had it been al-
lowed to take place, and might
have been followed by negotiations
with the Arabs.
Dr. Goldmatm referred to De-
fense Minister Moshe Dayan as
"the greatest personality in Israel"
today. adding "You can discuss
with him and disagree with him
and yet remain a friend."
Gen. Dayan was mentioned fre ,
quently during Israel's election '
campaign last year as a possible
rival to Sirs. Nfeir for the premier-
ship.
Dr. Goldmann, in a statement I
to the press said he did not want 1
to discuss Monism with Mrs.
Meir because, "With all due
respect she has to allow me not
to consider her an authority on
Zionist ideology. Her qualifica-
tions are minimal." He act-used
the premier of stating "half
truths" in her version of his
plans to go to Cairo.
He said he never asked to be
made a special envoy of Israel for
the purpose and added that he
had hoped the episode would be
closed. - I am convinced that the
prime minister has more important
problems than to prolong this," he
said.
Mrs. Meir also was critical of the
publicity given abroad to a group
of six Israeli liberal intellectuals
who expressed views similar to Dr.
Goldmann•s in an interview pub-
lished by Newsweek magazine.
- The intellectual section should
become an integral part of the
whole nation." she told the Writers
Association.
Just before the interviews ap-
peared. Foreign Minister Abba
Eban rebuked Newsweek's senior
editor, Arnaud de Borchgrave, and
the magazine's Israeli correspond-
ent and demanded space in News-
week to answer the six. The mag-
azine replied that Eban, like any-
one else, could write a letter to
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