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Arab Mayor Claims Guaranteed `Rights'
Would Induce PLO to Join Negotiations
A-Shawa rejected the
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
The PLO may enter the au- Gaza-first idea, which
favors
the implementa-
tonomy negotiations if Is-
rael recognizes Palestinian tion of the autonomy in
rights, Gaza Mayor Rashad the Gaza Strip prior to
a Shawa told the Voice of the West Bank. The idea
was recently brought
Israel Wednesday.
The influential mayor, forward by the Egyp-
the only personality in the tians, but was coolly re-
administered territories ceived by the Israelis.
who openly agreed to meet Premier Menahem Begin
with U.S. special Envoy Sol has emphasized that even
Linowitz, has recently re- if Israel agreed to the
turned from a tour in the idea it would be exer-
Arab countries, in which he cised only after a general
met with PLO leader Yasir agreement on the au-
tonomy — in both the
Arafat.
All other mayors, includ- West Bank and the Gaza
ing Elias Freij, the moder- Strip — was reached.
ate mayor of Bethlehem, re-
"We insist on linking
fused to see Linowitz, bas- Gaza with the West Bank,"
ing their refusal on the total the mayor said. "Anything
rejection of the autonomy that will happen in Gaza
must go simultaneously
idea.
A-Shawa expressed in with the West Bank."
the past his belief that the
A-Shawa was scheduled
PLO might enter the to meet with Linowitz Wed-
negotiations under cer- nesday.
tain circumstances, but
his statement Wednesday
with the background of
the resumed negotiations
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
and reports of new
The United States Sinai
American ideas ap-
field mission ceased opera-
peared as a new factor in
tions last Friday as an early
the picture.
warning system in the
A-Shawa was quick to ex-
western Sinai with the re-
plain that recognizing
turn of the area to the Egyp-
Palestinian rights should
tians.
mean that the autonomy
The field mission will
"will definitely be the self-
determination and the es- take up its new verification
tablishment of our sover- responsibilities today in the
western two-thirds of Sinai
eign Palestine state."
A-Shawa said the PLO on the basis of the trilateral
leaders did not ask him to talks here last September.
meet with Linowitz, but he Under the security ar-
told them that he would — rangements agreed upon at
the time by Secretary of
and they did not object.
A-Shawa said he was not State Cyrus Vance, Foreign
breaking ranks with other Minister Moshe Dayan and
Arab mayors. "It is a dif- Egyptian Defense Minister
Kemal Hassan Ali, the mis-
ference in tactics, perhaps.
They refuse what I am re- sion will verify the pro-
fusing and they accept what visions of the treaty and re-
late to military force levels,
I accept."
fortifications and installa-
tions.
Linowitz spent Wednes-
day morning in a series of
meetings, starting with a
private session with Begin.
He reportedly raised
with Begin the same
"new American ideas" he
had raised in his meet-
ings in Cairo, repeating
his optimistic im-
pressions. "I had a very
rewarding and very
thorough conversation
with the premier," he
said coming out of the
90-minute talk. "I believe
that as a result of this dis-
cussion we can look for-
ward to progress. Now
we are embarked on a
course that we both feel
will lead to the successful
result we have been
searching for."
So far it is not known
what these new ideas entail.
But Linowitz re-peatedly
said that they "offered some
-
promising approaches to the
negotiations."
Linowitz said it was im-
portant at this time to eng-
age Palestinian per-
sonalities to join the negoti-
ations.
Linowitz also met Wed-
nesday with Shimon Peres,
chairman of the Labor
Party. Peres expressed his
opinion that the Gaza-first
idea was probably the best
way to make progress.
"In my judgment this is
the best bet," Peres said,
following the meeting.
Linowitz' upbeat mood
counter-balanced his fail-
ure to induce King Hussein
of Jordan over the weekend
to join the autonomy talks.
The two met in London,
where Linowitz was also
pressured by Britain's
foreign minister, Lord Car-
rington, to speed up the
talks.
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The United States agreed
to increase current photo
surveillance flights to one a
week, verify force levels
through on-the-ground in-
spection at least twice a
month, perform additional
verifications at the request
of either Egypt or Israel and
promptly report the results
Mercaz to Adopt
Msorati Unit
WASHINTGON (JTA) —
Mercaz, the Zionist organ-
ization of Conservative
Jews, held an extended
board meeting here last
week at which the 55 mem-
bers in attendance decided
to adopt the Msorati move-
ment of Conservative
synagogues in Israel, ac-
cording to Rabbi Stanley
Rabinowitz, Mercaz
president.
The participants also de-
cided to launch a massive
membership drive on Tu
b'Shevat, Arbor Day, which
was chosen because it is a
day when Jews celebrate
the physical and spiritual
centrality of Israel for Jews,
Rabinowitz, a past
president of the Rabbinical
Assembly, the association of
Conservative rabbis, said.
of these verifications to both
parties.
The State Depart-
ment's report on the mis-
sion also said that the
mission will conduct on-
site inspections within
the designated zones and
because of the large geo-
graphic area of respon-
sibility — about two-
thirds of the Sinai — the
mission will make exten-
sive use of helicopters.
The mission is expected
to be engaged in its new
operations until April 25,
1982.
The State Department
also said that the mission
will be staffed only by U.S.
civilians, including helicop-
ter flight and maintenance
personnel. An estimated
142 Americans will staff the
new operation at a cost of
$16 million.
Asked whether the
United Nations would have
a role in the Sinai, the State
Department said "the
United States has assumed
full responsibility for verifi-
cation of forces and arma-
ments limitation in zones A
and B and inspection of the
Israeli technical installa-
tions in the buffer zone.
"We nevertheless believe
a continuing United Na-
tions presence will be use-
ful. The precise role the
United Nations will have is
still a subject of discussion"
between the U.S. and the
UN."
Government Economic Policy
Protested by Israeli Workers
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Israelis could drive to Egypt
for the first time Sunday,
but they could not leave Is-
rael by air or sea.
Ben-Gurion Airport and
Israel's three seaports,
Haifa, Eilat and Ashdod,
were closed as some 100,000
public utility workers were
out in a strike to protest the
government's economic
policies.
The strike, called by 12
major workers committees,
included employees who
service planes at Ben Gur-
ion Airport; the seamen's
union and dockworkers;
postal and Israel Electric
Co. workers; employees in
X-ray departments and at
the Dead Sea Works; and
employes of Israel Aircraft
Industries, the nation's
largest employer.
As the strike contin-
ued, the Cabinet was
meeting in a marathon
session to debate the Fi-
nance Ministry's pro-
posed budget for the
1980-1981 fiscal year.
The strikers were protest-
ing the treasury's cut in food
subsidies and published in-
tention to slash child
allowances and freeze
wages during the coming
year. The workers also have
strongly attacked the gov-
ernment's refusal to adjust
income tax brackets more
often so that the cost-of-
living increases do not push
people into higher tax brac-
kets.
The Histadrut did not of-
ficially approve the strike.
but it has expressed its
understanding of the cause.
Meanwhile, Ben-Gurion
Airport reopened to accom-
modate arriving El Al
planes from Europe and
elsewhere. The company
had begun making ar-
rangeme -its to land the
planes at military fields.
Cabinet Officers
at BB Sessions
WASHINGTON — An
address by U.S. Commerce
Secretary Philip M.
Klutznick, the presentation
of an award to Jewish politi-
cal scientist Hans Morgen-
thau and a reception in
honor of Klutznick and U.S.
Transportation Secretary
Neil Goldschmidt will high-
light the annual winter
meeting here of the Bnai
Brith board of governors,
Saturday through Tuesday.