THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 1, 1977 17 Sadat Says U.S. in Driver's Seat NEW YORK (JTA- President Anwar Sadat of Egypt said Sunday the United States hold "99 per- cent of the cards •' in the Middle East ,,nd indicated that he relies on President Carter to advance the peace process there by "bringing Israel to reason. - Sadat. who was interviewed on the CBS-TV "60 Min- utes - program. disclosed what he would ask of Car- ter when they meet in Wash- ington next week. He said his requests would include U.S. contacts with the PLO and their par- ticipation in the Geneva peace conference and "lots" of American F-5 fighter planes, TOW anti- tank missiles and other -de- fensive" weapons. (A State Department spokesman on - Monday said the U.S. will be -quite will- ing to discuss - Sadat's requests. The Jewish Tele- graphic Agency learned from Congressional sources that Sadat will ask for 250 F-5 jets, Hercules trans- ports, ground-to-air mis- siles. electronic equipment and other "defensive" mate- riel.) Sadat said he would also ask that _pressure be brought to bear on Israel by the U.S. to withdraw from all occupied Arab ter- ritories "because no Israeli leader is now capable of convincing his people that they should evacuate the land and they have no right to occupy others' land by force." According to Sadat, the Israelis need "an elec- tric shock to tell them: You should behave for peace." The Egyptian leader said he felt he had "lots in com- mon" with Carter. But he said he could not agree with the President's recent suggestion that Israel have defensible borders' . and capability beyond its legal borders to ensure its secu- rity. "It is a matter of sover- eignty, - Sadat said. adding that - President Carter has discussed with one party and that's Israel. He hasn't heard yet our point of view and our part in the whole problem. - - Carter met with Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin ear- lier this month. His meet- ing with Sadat will be the first in a series of meetings with key Arab leaders dur- ing April and May. Sadat insisted that the Pa- lestinian question is the core of the Middle East problem and urged the U.S. to sit down with the PLO and that it be allowed to at- tend the Geneva confer- ence. Asked if he would try to persuade the PLO to recog- nize Israel, Sadat replied: "How am I going to ask the Palestinians when no- body recognizes them. I mean the party that has got 99 percent of the cards of this game in his hands. This is you (Americans). This should be recognized by you. To sit with them (the PLO) and then discuss with them the whole thing. If they prove to be fanatics or extremists and so. you can declare it. And for that I am asking for them to join with us in Geneva be- cause I want the whole world to hear their say." Sadat said he would not object if the U.S. offered Is- rael "a defense pact" to guarantee a peace settle- ment. Sadat made similar re- marks in an interview ap- pearing in Business Week magazine. He said he ex- pected the U.S. to provide Egypt with F-5 planes and TOW missiles because "I am your friend now and you have a moral obligation to help me." He warned, however, that "My people will blame the United States, not Israel - if the Geneva conference does not take place this year or fails. He said "My people know Israel does not want peace. It has been proven since we started the peace process together. They fear peace... Sadat is meeting with Ger- man officials this weekend on his way to the U.S. He is expected to ask for addition- al low-interest loans from the Germans. Egypt is the second largest recipient of German foreign aid, after India. On the same - 60 Min- utes - program Palestine Liberation Organization head Yasir Arafat said President Carter took "a progressive step - toward peace in the Middle East - when he said recently that the Palestinians should have a homeland of their own. We have to consider it a progressive step be- cause for the first time the President of America put his hand on the core of the whole crisis in the Middle East—the Palestinians." He also said that he view- ed as "a very important sig- nal" the invitation to the PLO delegation to attend a reception in honor of Presi- dent Carter at - the UN a week ago. Arafat was evasive when asked if the PLO was pre- pared to recognize Israel's right to exist. The State Department Monday dismissed Arafat's TV request to communicate a message to President Car- ter of his willingness to co- operate with him for a "just peace - in the Middle East. Spokesman Frederick Z. 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