48 Friday, September 23, 1977 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
`A Formula Will be Found'
Dayan Confident Geneva Will Reconvene
WASHINGTON (JTA)—
wants "Palestinians" in the
Israeli Foreign Minister
conference but not neces-
Moshe Dayan said Tuesday sarily the PLO.
that "a formula will be
"And so, ultimately, an
found" to reconvene the
agreed formula will be
Geneva peace conference
found," he said. But he
before the end of this year rejected suggestions by the
despite the differences
Arabs, which have found
between Israel and the U.S.
some favor in Washington,
for a pan-Arab delegation.
that emerged at his talks
Monday with President Car- He insisted that Israel must
negotiate with the states on
ter and Secretary of State
its borders.
Cyrus Vance.
Referring to his talks with
"Americans better under-
Carter, Secretary of State
stand now our position" and
Vance and other Adminis-
"we shall be more under-
tration officials, Dayan
standing of the American
said, "I am absolutely
position," Dayan told a
opposed to a Palestinian
heavily attended press con-
ference at the Washington- . state—any independent
Palestinian state or an
Hilton.
entity or a homeland"
Responding to questions,
because "eventually that
the Israeli foreign minister
would be a state that would
spoke in conciliatory tones.
be disastrous for the Middle
But he also displayed ada-
East and for us." He also
mancy on such crucial
said that a "pull out" of
issues as Israel's refusal to
Israeli military units and
deal in any manner with the
Jewish settlements from
Palestine Liberation Organ-
occupied lands "is a terrible
ization. its absolute rejec-
line to adopt and we will not
tion of any Palestinian
cooperate with that."
"entity" or "homeland," its
Dayan said the U.S. posi-
determination never to
tion on settlements contin-
return to its pre-1967 bor-
ues to be that they are ille-
ders and insistance on its
gal and an obstacle to
right to establish settle-
peace. But, he said, while
ments on the West Bank.
Israel will not return to its
He acknowledged that the
pre-1967 lines with only
Carter Administration
minor adjustments, that
differed with Israel on these
"does not mean the ulti-
matters. But he said that
mate borders will be the
the President did not hint of
settlements, certainly not."
any U.S. use of its aid pro-
He said that "if some set-
gram to induce Israel to
tlements were on the other
accept Washington's ideas.
side of the ultimate border"
Dayan also said, "The
means will be found to
issue of a Palestinian state
"remove them or adjust to
is so important for us, I
circumstances some other
don't really think even
way. However, he said, "It
though the U.S. and Presi-
is not a good formula to stop
dent Carter's position is dif-
(establishing settlements)
ferent, they would impose it
for a while" because no one
on us. They will try to con-
knows when the Geneva
vince us."
conference will be convened
Asked to support his
or how long peace negotia-
optimism over the Geneva
tions will take. "We can
conference, Dayan said, "I
assure the Arab states nego-
estimate Geneva can be
tiations will not be decided
convened before the end of
on settlements." he said.
the year with what I know
Dayan then suggested
of the attitudes of the Arab
that Israel may be "more
states, not the PLO." He
selective" in the future on
said that Egyptian Presi-
settlements. But he insisted
dent Anwar Sadat and King
that settlements on the West
Hussein of Jordan "really
Bank 'were not based on
do want peace—their
Israel's "rights" but on
peace—and (to) achieve it
"feelings" that Jews can
by political means, not
live in their "old homeland"
fighting a war to impose
that includes Samaria and
conditions."
Judea. "The final peace
At another point, Dayan
agreement should take that
said "a way can be found"
into consideration," he said.
for the conference by the
He said that Israel is asking
U.S. and Israel and "maybe
the Palestinians on the West
the Arab states. Every day
Bank to "sit down and tell
we are closer to it." He
us how they want to live
stressed that Israel will con-
with us."
tinue to oppose "any known
Dayan insisted that
member" of the PLO "to
"everything is negotiable
take part in the conference"
but what is not negotiable= is
and noted that the .U.S.
Dayan said Israel was
International Relations
Committee and will remain prepared to offer a choice of
in the U.S. for about two citizenship to the 300,000
weeks during the opening Palestinian refugees now
sessions of the United living in the Gaza Strip and
would negotiate a modus
Nations General Assembly.
While in Brussels last vivendi with the 700,000 on
Friday, Dayan met with the West Bank -once, these
(other) refugees have been
Belgian Foreign Minister
Henri Simonet, current, absorbed into the Arab
president of the European lands." But he categorically
Economic Community, and rejected the creation of a
with U.S. General Alexan- Palestinian state or
der Haig. commander of the negotiations with the P1
DAYAN
VANCE
CARTER
He was sharply critical of
North Atlantic Treaty
the United States which he
Alliance.
No details were disclosed, accused of failing to quash
ditions what the other par-
a separate (Palestinian)
but Dayan is known to be any possibility of the PLO
state and no Israelis on the ties propose."
unhappy about the EEC's participating in Middle East
Dayan also skirted ques-
West Bank. This is not a
call in June for a Palesti- peace talks. He charged
tions about whether he or
proper basis for living
that the U.S. was fostering
nian
homeland.
other
Israeli
officials
have
together." He said, "We
the illusion among Palesti-
Before Dayan's U.S. visit.
met with any Arab leaders,
want an Israeli military
nian refugees that they
Israelis
were
concerned
indicating
they
were
`_`not
position. not to impose our-
about State Department and could one day return to •
eager" to discuss meetings.
selves on the Arabs who live
their place of birth in Israel. '
Dayan said that at their Carter Administration pro-
there but to protect Israel."
Asked for his prognos- meeting Monday Carter was nouncements on a Palesti- Dayan claimed that - Jor-
ticiations for 1978, Dayan warm and friendly in his nian homeland and Palesti- dan is already prepared to
said, "There ' will be diplo- comments about Premier ni an participation at integrate the 500.000 refu-
Geneva. The Zionist Organi- gees in its territory and
matic progress." He said, Menahem Begin.
Israel and the rest of the -zation of America protested Kuwait could do the same
The Arabs want to start a
war" but immediately qual- world was buzzing over the State Department's for the 129.000 Palestinians
ified that by adding, "No Dayan's unexplained dis- Sept. 12 call for Palestinian now earning good wages
there." He said, "Israel is
one can say for sure about appearances over the week: representation at Geneva.
prepared to absorb the
ZOA
President
Dr.
Joseph
any Arab country that it end and return to Israel for
Sternstein called the state- 300,000 Palestinians in the
a conference with Begin
won't start a war. I am
ment an implied endorse- . Gaza Strip who are formally
warning my people to be when he was supposed to be
ment of the PLO, a radical stateless at present because
very careful." In that con- flying to the U.S.
change in U.S. policy, and Egypt has denied them citi-
Neither
Dayan,
Begin
nor
nection he referred to the
said it undermined Israel's zenship. They can choose
Israeli official sources
Yom Kippur War.
position on the eve - of what nationality they want
Dayan declined to discuss would give out information.
to have—Israeli or
Dayan's visit.
details of the "draft" peace There were reports that
He
also
protested
the
Jordanian.
settlement he submitted to Dayan may have met with a
President Carter and Vance high-ranking Arab in Paris, statement's timing, coming "Once -these refugees
on Monday. He said, how- conferred with Begin, and on the eve of Rosh Hashana. have been absorbed into the
ever, that it contained three then stopped in Switzerland Before leaving Israel Arab lands, Israel will be
main elements : defining the to deliver a response to the Dayan proposed that the 1.6 able to negotiate with the
problems, including bor- Arab or Arabs he met in million Palestinians living 700.090 Palestinians on the
ders, Israel's position' on Paris. outside Israel's adminis- West Bank, most of whom
tered territories become are not refugees, in order to
Following his meetings
how to solve those prob-
citizens of the countries find ways o f 1 i v i n g
with
Carter
and
Vance,
lems, and Israel's readiness
where they now live. together," Dayan said.
to "discuss without pre-con- - Dayan met with the House
-
Central Intelligence Agency Spokesmen Refute
Old USS Liberty Canard Against Moshe . Dayan
WASHINGTON (JTA )—A obtained under the Freedom action Of the Six-Day War Israel knowingly attacked
Central Intelligence Agency of Information Act. Denis that was not malicious and an American ship, killing 34
(CIA) official on Monday Berend. deputy press chief was satisfactorily explained crewmen and injuring 164.
said the American Palestine of the CIA, said however, by Israel. The documents imply that
Dayan ordered the attack
Committee withheld infor- that attorneys for the corn-
mation in its possession that mittee had received four Dayan, who spoke to because the Liberty's elec-
was "considerably at vari- documents from the CIA but reporters in the presence of tronic equipment was jam-
ance" with the accusations cited only three of them. Secretary
of State
Israeli military corn-
Vance just
prior Cyrus
to the ming munications
Depart-
and
it levelled against Israeli
Those documents, he said,
meeting at the State
intercepting Israeli
Foreign Minister Moshe were "unfinished, , uneva-
ment on Monday, said
intelligence.
ertisement luated, raw intelligence."
Dayan in an
Israel had not known the
The committee gives its -
published inn I\ .Jay's New
- described the fourth,
Liberty
was
an
American
ship. "We were at war." he address at a post office box
York Times.
unused,. document as "more
Bridgeport, Conn. Nor-
finished
intelligence"
that
said, and the attack was a man F. Dacey, a well-
The pro-Arab group
mistake, by the Israeli Air known pro-Arab propagan-
charged that Dayan, then "actually was an accounting
of what transpired in the
Force. "We not only apol-
Israel's defense minister,
dist is listed as flat' '1
attack" and was "consid-
ogized, - but agreed to chairman. The advei
-
had personally ordered the
indemnify the U.S.
Israeli air attack on the USS erably at variance" with the
ment urges "our fellow
Liberty on June 8, 1967 other three.
Americans to join us in peti-
The American Palestine
although he was aware it
Although the ad claimed
tinning that the govern-
Committee ad was appar-
was an American ship.
that the American Palestine
ment" provide answers to
ently an attempt to emba-
several questions.
rass Dayan and his govern-
The committee said its Committee had "just
One question asks, "Why
charges were based on received" the documents,
ment at the start of a new
have you rewarded the atta-
three CIA documents Berend said the first three
round of diplomatic talks
were given to the group's
ckers with billions of our
aimed at reconvening the
tax dollars?" And another
lawyers last July and the
Geneva Conference.
frouth was released to them
states. "While you have
three weeks ago.
The ad in the Time's, been deporting persons sus-
under the headline, "Are pected of war crimes
The allegations were
We Welcoming the Mur- against Europeans 35 years
brushed aside by CIA Direc-
derer of Our Sons?" quoted ago why have you done
for Stanfield Turner and
CIA documents that identi- nothing about the per-
Dayan. appearing on the
fled the Turkish military petrator of this heinous war
ABC-TV "Good Morning
.attache in Tel A• V- 2.5- the crime -against American
America" program. said
servicemen 10 years ago?'
source' of .clia,: -w, that
the Libe.rty incident was an