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The Detroit Jewish News, 1977-07-29

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 29, 1977 S

Begin Standing Firm on Legalized West Bank Settlements

(Continued from Page 1)

the military base at Kadum
not far from the 'Arab city
of Nablus. Begin also in-
sited that he had resolved
with President Carter that
their differences over bor-
ders, the Palestinians and
Jewish settlements "will
not bring about a split be-
tween our countries.
Begin claimed that Jew-
ish settlements on the West
Bank were not illegal be-
r..ause the Knesset had
assed an enabling law in
- June, 1967. permitting the
government, by adminis-
trative ordinance, to apply
Israeli law to any part of
the administered terri-
tories. So far, that power
has been exercised only in
East Jerusalem. Begin
claimed that Israel was not
an "occupier" in the sense
of international law be-
cause Jordan, which held
the West Bank until 1967
had illegally annexed it in
1949 and had itself violated
international law in 1967 by
its aggression against Is-
rael.
Legal observers pointed
out, however, that in the
U.S. view, the 1967 enabling
act itself contravened inter-
national law and the same
position was -taken by the
UN Security Council at the
time. -
When MK Shulamit Aloni
-of the Civil Rights Move-
ment interjected from the
floor that Israel's Supreme
Court has held that Israeli
authorities must observe in-
ternational law in the ad-
ministered territories,
Begin retorted, "I am not
talking about law, I am talk-
ing about substance."
He said the decision to le-
galize the three settlements
was taken by the Min-
isterial Settlement Com-
mittee headed by Minister
of Argiculture Ariel Sharon
and that the committee's de-
cision would have the same
force and validity as a full
Cabinet decision since it
was empowered to act by
the full Cabinet.
Begin gave no hint as to
whether further Jewish set-
tlements were being
planned at this time. At a
press conference Tuesday,
Sharon refused to "confirm
or deny" that plans for new
settlements would be "de-
layed" following Begin's
visit to Washington.

ences between what he said
and the State Department's
sharp reaction, the Ohioan
replied, "He (Carter) did
not make it into a major
issue." He added, "I think
the President feels optimis-
tic that negotiations will be
meaningful and will lead to
a solution in the Middle
East.

However, the President
later told reporters that he
backed the State Depart-
ment's condemnation of Is-
rael on the - settlements.
"The statement that the
Secretary of State made
speaks for me," Carter
said.
McGovern said, "The
President seemed more opti-
mistic" about the progress
toward Mideast peace than
I did. He feels the Geneva
Peace Conference will go
forward and that differen-
ces can be resolved be-
tween Arabs and Israelis.

McGovern said the inter-
national community wants
peace and both sides will
have to make concessions
to attain it.
Tuesday's State Depart-
ment announcement ex-
pressed "deep dis-
appointment," and accord-
ing to department spokes-
man Hodding Carter,
Assistant Secretary of State
for Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs Alfred Athe-
rton telephoned Israeli Am-
bassador Simha Dinitz to
convey the department's
"disappointment.
"We have consistently
made clear, including in
our recent talks here in
Washington, our view that
the establishment of settle-
ment in the occupied terri-
tories is not only contrary
to the fourth Geneva Con-
vention, but also constitutes
an obstacle to the peace-
making process," Carter
told reporters.
According to Carter, the •
State Department "has
been in touch with the Is-
raeli government" which
"has informed us it is tak-
ing action to give legal
status to three existing set-
tlements in the West
Bank."
He confirmed that the
question of Israeli settle-
ment in the occupied terri-
tories was discussed during
Begin's U.S. visit last week,
but was unable to say
whether Begin had in-
formed the President of his
intention to legalize the set-
tlements.
---
Although Hodding Carter
would not go as far as to
say that the effect of the le-
galization would be to "en-
danger the hope for peace,"
he voiced the hope that "pri-
or to the new round of dis-
cussions in , the Middle

East there will be no steps
to make the search for
peace more difficult."
He said the U.S. was dis-
appointed by the Israeli ac-
tion "because it runs con-
tray to our long-standing be-
lief on what should be done
in occupied terriotries."
In other developments
Hodding Carter would not
comment on reports that
the U.S. and the Soviet
Union were seeking agree-
ment on the possibility of
stationing United Nations
forces along the Israeli-
Lebanese border.
Secretary of State Cyrus
Vance, who will be leaving
this weekend for a trip to
the Middle East, met with
Dinitz Tuesday afternoon.
On Monday, Vance met

with a delegation of Arab
Ambassadors to brief them
on the President's talks
with Begin and Vance's
plans for his trip.
In Jerusalem, Begin de-
nied reports in- Israeli and
American newspapers that
he had promised President
Carter not to establish any
settlements on the West
Bank or other occupied

areas until after Oct. 10,
the date Begin has sugges-
ted for reconvening the Gen-
eva Conference.
Speaking to newsmen
after he had reported to
President Ephraim Katzir
on his trip to the United

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Meanwhile, two U.S. Sena-
tors who met with Presi-
dent Carter Wednesday
said has was optimistic
- about prospects for a
Middle East settlement and
did not consider the Israeli
government's legalization
of the settlements as a
major obstacle to such an
agreement. Sens. Howard
Metzenbaum (D-Ohio) and
George McGovern (D-SD)
spoke to reporters after Car- Czechs Erect
ter met with a group of Sen- Jewish Memorial
ators in a session devoted
largely to domestic issues.
LONDON—Members of
Asked about the West the Czech Union of Anti-
Bank settlements, Metzen- Fascist Fighters have
baum told reporters: "I erected a memorial at the
don't think the President Jewish cemetery of Ben-
felt it was an affront or a
slap in the face. I can not esov, near Prague. in trib-
say he accepted it, but he ute to 13 Jews who were de-
did see it as a reality and ported from the town and
did not consider it a nega- perished in the Holocaust,
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tive step."
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