THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 11, 1982 11 Sharon Blames U.S. for Impasse in Negotiations. TEL AVIV (JTA) — De- fense Minister Ariel Sharon blamed the United States for the impasse in negotia- tions between Israel and Lebanon. Addressing a gathering of West Bank settlers on Tuesday, Sharon contended that while the U.S. and Is- rael had "identical inter- ests," Washington was hin- dering the peace process by linking the Lebanon prob- lem with implementation of President Reagan's plan for the West Bank. The Reagan plan, an- nounced Sept. 1, called for a Palestinian entity associ- ated with Jordan and urged Israel to freeze its West Bank settlement activities. Sharon, for his part, urged massive Jewish settlement in the ter- ritories, especially in the mountainous areas where the bulk of the Arab population is con- centrated. He stressed that the West Bank would not be annexed to Israel but intimated that it would not be necessary. "If the rate of settlement is increased, by the end of the decade tens of thousands and possibly hundreds of thousands of Jewish settlers will live here," he said. According to Sharon, Is- rael and Lebanon are close to an agreement on security problems. But these, as well as the question of a peace agreement and normal rela- tions can only be solved by direct negotiations between the two countries, he said. He believed, however, that shuttle diplomacy with the U.S. acting as go-between could achieve the with- drawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon. American officials ac- companying U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz in Rome reportedly said the shuttle plan involving U.S. envoys Philip Habib and Morris Draper would be an attempt to break the im- passe in talks between Is- rael and Lebanon over Is- rael's insistence that they be conducted in Jerusalem and Beirut. The latest Habib plan would remove the question of venue, the officials said. Sharon told reporters that he had not met with U.S. officials in Washing- ton during his latest trip be- cause no such meetings had been planned. "I did not request any meetings before leaving for America and neither did I request any meet- ings during my stay in the U.S.," he said. He said the purpose of his short visit to New York was to meet with leaders of the American Jewish com- munity and explain some of Israel's problems to them. Miles Pendleton, who heads the Israel Desk at the U.S. State Department, told Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Yehuda Ben-Meir in Jerusalem this week that President Reagan wants to ARIEL SHARON speed up negotiations for a settlement in Lebanon. But it was not immediately clear what the U.S. means by a speedy settlement. Following their meeting, Ben-Meir told the Voice of Israel Radio that Israel's position remains that the Palestine Liberation Organization forces must leave Lebanon first, to be followed by simultaneous withdrawals by the Syrian and Israeli armies and a se- curity agreement between Israel and Lebanon that would guarantee that their borders would remain peaceful "forever." In Washington, a U.S. spokesman stressed, "The President has had a plan for Lebanon for some time" which "has three elements: assuring Israel's security; restoring Lebanon's sover- eignty throughout the coun- try; and the withdrawal of all foreign forces." However, he said, "Be- yond that, in terms of either substance or mod- alities about what Am- bassadors Habib abd Draper are going to be doing, we simply are not going to be discussing it, reverting to our previous formalness. We think that is the most effective way of proceeding — through quiet diplomacy." While in the U.S. last week, Sharon told a meet- ing of the Conference of Presidents of Major Ameri- can Jewish Organizations that Israel's demands for se- curity arrangements in Lebanon would include: • No Arab army will again be allowed into Lebanese territory. • Any other foreign forces such as peace-keeping troops must be from coun- tries which recognize Israel. • Lebanon will not permit the military or political presence of any terrorist group on its soil. • No artillery, rocket- launchers or surface-to-air missiles will be permitted in the 45-50 kilometer zone bordering on Israel. • Israeli warning stations will be operated in that zone until a formal peace treaty is signed. Sharon warned that un- less President Amin Gemayel of Lebanon signs a peace treaty with Israel he will be the "President of the Presidential Palace but not of the country." He meant, apparently, that Lebanon would degenerate into war- ring factions as was the situation before the Israeli campaign. But Sharon insisted that Israel was not put- ting pressure on Leba- non. "Nothing in our de- mands go beyond the normal security needs of both countries," he said. "There is nothing to be ashamed of that we want to have a peace treaty with our neighbors, noth- ing to be ashamed of that we want to negotiate di- rectly in our capital and in their capital." Sharon disclosed, accord- ing to the source, that as of Nov. 15 Israel formally opened its border with Lebanon with normal cus- toms and passport controls and that thousands of Lebanese have crossed into Israel for business or as tourists. He did not say where the border post is lo- cated. He claimed that commer- cial normalization has al- ready begun. He said $20 million worth of goods has already entered Lebanon from Israel, half of it being Israeli exports and the rest Lebanese imports from other countries transhipped via Israeli ports. Sharon said Lebanese importer's prefer to use Haifa to their own ports. Sharon said that between January 1, 1965 and June 5, 1982, terrorists operating from 'Lebanon caused over 7,000 casualties: 1,392 dead and 6,239 wounded. He said Israel had good relations with the Lebanese in south Lebanon long before June 1982. He said these were not only the Christians who would not exist today were it hot for Israel's protection but. Moslems, mainly Shiites, who also suffered from the Pales- tinian Liberation Organ- ization. He said the Shiites often prevented the PLO from operating against Israel from their villages. Beirut Massacre Casualty Figures Sharon said he could not comment on the commission of inquiry in Israel cur- rently investigating the massacres in the Shatila and Sabra refugee camps in west Beirut last September because the matter is still sub judice. However, he de- clared, "I believe in Irael justice." He said that 479 persons were killed in the Shatila Israel Credit OK TEL AVIV (ZINS) — The international banking community has become in- creasingly concerned by debts owed by Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Poland and Romania. While Israel has a large debt ($20 bil- lion), 80 percent of it has been borrowed from gov- ernments and only 20 per- cent from financial institu-. tions. Most of Israel's debt is owed to the U.S., West Germany, holders of Israel Bonds and individual loans. camp of whom 118 were Lebanese, including 98 men, eight women and 12 children; 328 Palestinians, including 313 men, seven women and eight children; seven Syrians; two Alge- rians; three Pakistanis; and 21 Iranians — all of them male. Sharon said those figures came from the Lebanese Red Cross, the Interna- tional Red Cross, the FIRESTONE _• JEWELRY Wholesale Diamonds & Jewelry Remounting Jewelry & Watch Repair SUITE 318 ADVANCE BLDG. 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