THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, January 20, 1978 9

Satlat Stuns Middle East Negotiators With Recall Announcement

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Kaamel responded by
saying that he thought the
dinner was to be a purely
social occasion and was dis-
appointed that Begin made
a political speech. He said
he could only reiterate that
the elements necessary for
peace were those he had
enumerated in his opening
speech to the political
committee.
Begin received the Egyp-
tian journalists warmly and
asked for a relaxation of
tensions on both sides. He
said he had made the same
appeal to the Israeli media.
He insisted that no Israeli
government could dismantle
Jewish settlements, not only
because of personal attach-
ments to them but because
the national consensus
among Israelis would not
permit it. He noted that he
was under attack by some
opposition members of the
Knesset for giving away too
much and repeated that if
Israel's present offer in
Sinai is -rejected Israel
might have to review its
entire peace plan.
Begin rejected Egypt's
demand for self-determina-
tion for the Palestinians.
"Self-determination means
an independent Palestinian
state which, in turn, means
permanent bloodshed as 19
years of experience has
shown," he said. Begin cited
several national minorities

JNF Project

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Ministry of Education and
Culture. Jewish educational
organizations in America
and the rest of the free
world and teachers' coun-
cils for the JNF are taking
an active part in the proj-
ect.
Israel Prime Minister
Menahem Begin, in a mes-
sage to the children, said,
"I appeal to you, dear chil-
dren, and ask you to partici-
pate in that program. No
one of you should be ex-
cluded from this project.
Each and every one of you
ought to have his or her own
tree planted in Israel.
"And may it be that the
trees swaying gently in the
wind on the slopes of the
Galilee mountains, near the
Lebanese border, will sym-
bolize the peace we hope
for.
"And may it be that those
other trees which will be
planted in the Memorial
Grove in Jerusalem will
proclaim to the world that
the people of Israel live
securely in their homeland.
"It is my hope that when
you grow up, you will join
us here in developing the
eternally beautiful Land of
Israel."
To commemorate Tu
b'Shevat, the New Year of
Trees" on Wednesday, and
Jewish National Fund
Month, JNF Sabbath will be
observed in Michigan and
throughout the nation this
weekend.

that have never achieved
self-determination. He men-
tioned the Walloons in Bel-
gium and the Kurds in Iraq.
Israel has frequently
denounced Iraq for oppress-
ing the Kurds. He told the
Egyptians that "Egypt her-
self had never suggested
autonomy for the Gaza
Strip."
Meanwhile the tense
exchanges between Israel
and Egypt over the last few
days has magnified the
American mediation role.
When the political com-
mittee reconvened Wednes-
day, U.S. Secretary of State
Cyrus Vance was believed
to have offered a com-
promise proposal based on
President Carter's remarks
at Aswan Jan. 4 that a solu-
tion "must recognize the
legitimate rights of the
Palestinian people and
enable the Palestinians to
participate in the determi-
nation of their own future."
Vance met privately with
Kaamel and Israeli Foreign
Minister Moshe Dayan to

phrase his proposals. A sen-
ior Foreign Ministry source
said that apart from the
Palestinian issue-, the prog-
ress made during the first
session of the political corn-
mittee on Tuesday exceeded
his expectations.
Tough negotiations began
last week in Cairo at the
military committee sessions
with Egypt countering
Israel's five-point Sinai pro-
posal with seven points of
its own.
These include complete
Israeli withdrawal from
Sinai within 18 months ; no
joint administration of
Sharm el-Sheikh or the leas-
ing of that strategic point to
Israel; no Jewish settle-
ments be built in Sinai
after the signing of a peace
agreement; the evacuation
of all three Israeli military
air bases in Sinai; and the
establishment of demilita-
rized zones on both sides of
the border.
The Egyptians would
agree to stipulate freedom
of navigation in the Gulf of

Aqaba and the presence of a
United Nations peace-keep-
ing force in the region. They
would also expand the demi-
litarized zones in Sinai to
guarantee Israel's security
after the peninsula is evac-
uated. They would establish
early warning stations but
insist that they cannot be
manned by Israeli soldiers.
Israel's five-point pro-
posal called for phased
withdrawal of Israeli mili-
tary forces from Sinai; *des-
ignation in the Sinai of
areas of limited forces and
aramaments, demilitarized
zones and the presence of
United Nations forces;
maintenance of Israeli set-
tlements in Sinai and the
determination of their
status; the status of Israeli
airfields in Sinai; control
over security measures.
Meanwh'ie, Dayan told

By MOSHE RON

SAFED — This city of the
Kabala and Zohar, of paint-
ers and artists, of pictur-
esque places and natural
beauty, is developing at a
tremendous pace. Whoever
visits the Safed of today
becomes. aware of its tre-
mendous progress.
Safed is no more a city of
antique narrow lanes and
old low hou.ses: it has be-
come a modern town pre-
serving :,ts historic spirit.
In the vicinity of fly, Id
city, Mayor Aharon Nah-
mias showed us the new
quarters with tall buildings,
paved streets and big shops.
In these quarters modern
buildings for cultural, social
and artistic purposes were
built.
During the last three
years IL500,000 was in-
vested in the development
of Safed. The new buildings
include apartments, a cul-
tural center, a shopping
center, municipal offices,
new schools and clubs for
youngsters.
Thirty new shops and a
supermarket were opened
and two new classrooms, a
library and a gymnasium
have been added to a
school.
There are 18,000 in-
habitants in Safed and the
development is expected to
attract 50,000 more.
In Rothschild Park, a
monument will be erected
commemorating the sol-
diers who were killed in the
liberation of Safed. The old
cemetery of the city was
renewed. The road leading
to the graves of the Kabalist
Ha'ari, his pupil Rabbi Jo-
sef Karo (the writer of the
Shulhan Arukh), Rabbi Vi-
tal, Rabbi Moshe Cordo-

vera, Rabbi Shlomo Alkabez
(the writer of the Lekha
Dodi prayer) and others
was enlarged. A new wall
was built surrounding the
cemetery. A new entrance
and a new cleansing hall\
were established.
In the western part of
Safed 2,000 new apartments
are under construction. A
new home for old people
was built.
A community center bear-
ing the name of London phi-
lanthropist Isaac Wolfson,
with offices for the Jewish
Agency, clinics for the
Health Fund and other in-
stitutions, is being built,
along with a modern hall for
cultural events, confer-
ences, theatre perform-
ances and.concerts for 1,100
people.
In the Chabad quarter two
apartment houses with 14
stores and 100 apartments
was erected.
A new diamond cutting
workshop has been opened
with 69 employees.
Safed is a city of two
parts: the old Safed with its
antique and historic places
and houses, with the art
galleries and hotels, and the
new Safed, with high mod-
ern buildings and industrial
centers.
A road will be built be-
tween Safed and Kibutz Gi-
nossar. It will help traffic
between Safed and Tiberias
and make Safed the capital
of Upper Galilee.
The Ministry for Absorp-
tion plans to build in Safed
apartments for professors in
order to pave the way for
opening a university. The
establishment of a new Sick
Fund hospital and planting
a forest in the name of the
late Zionist leader Dr. Giora
Joseftal is planned.

Meanwhile, Begin was
• facing considerable pres-
sure against his peace plan
both from within and out-
side his own coalition. A
coalition of "hawks."
including Likud MK Geula
Cohen, Labor MK Moshe
Shamir, Democratic Move-
ment for Change MK Meir
Zorea and National Reli-
gious Party MK Rabbi
Haim Druckman announced
plans for mass rallies and
other protests.
At the same time, the
Absorption Ministry
announced that it would
send more new immigrants
to Yamit, in the northern
Sinai region Egypt is seek-
ing to be returned.
Some 54 plots that had
been cleared for private
dwellings were sold within
30 minutes this week for
11,40,000 ($2,600) each in
Yamit.

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Safed Developing
at Furious Pace

The Jewish News Special
Israel Correspondent

newsmen that he had per-
sonally recommended to
Vance that Vancc not come
to Jerusalem until the
agenda issue was settled by
the political committee.
Dayan denied that Vance's
delay was a form of U.S.
pressure on Israel.
Dayan also credited the
U.S. with mediating the
agenda deadlock and said
face-to-face talks "are not
always enough."
Dayan added: "We have
been talking face-to-face
with Jordan for the last ten
years and have achieved
nothing." His remark
appeared to be a con-
firmation of reports pub-
lished over the years, but
vehemently denied by both
sides, that Israel and Jor-
dan have had numerous
contacts at the highest
levels.

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