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Begin keeping mum
until Sadat meeting
Re jin and Carter—all smiles
by David Friedman
NEW YORK. (JTA)—Israeli
Premier Menachem Begin said
Sunday that he will propose to
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
that the Palestinian Arabs on the
West Bank and the Gaza Strip be
given “self-rule.” The Premier also
stressed that Jerusalem will remain
a united city and the capital of
Israel with each religious group
having control over its holy places.
But, Begin, in an interview on
CBS-TVs “Face the Nation,"
refused to give any details of his
proposals until he discusses them
with Sadat in Egypt. He also
refused to say whether President
Carter, with whom he had met
with for four hours at two meetings
on Friday morning and last night,
had approved of the proposal
although he noted that Secretary
of State Cyrus Vance had said the
President considers Begin’s efforts
“constructive."
The Israeli Premier stresses that
he didn’t ask Carter for a
“commitment,” but had sought the
President's “goodwill and
understanding” which he had
received. “I am leaving
(Washington) a happy man,"
Begin said. >
Most of the talks had centered
on “the question of what is going to
happen with the Palestinian
Arabs,” Begin said. He then
revealed that he proposed to give
the “Palestinian Arabs self-rule for
the first time in history.” He noted
they had never had “autonomy" or
“self-rule” since they had been
governed by the Turks, the British,
Jordan and now Israel. He added
that Israel's rule was probably the
most benevolent £ut it was still a
military government. “We will
make it possible for the Palestinian
Arabs to have self-rule. They will
conduct their own affairs," Begin
explained. “We will have our
security.”
Asked what would happen if
under self-rule the Palestinians
elected Yasir Arafat, head of the
Palestirte Liberation Organ
ization, Begin again reiterated that
Israel will not deal with the PLO.
But he said he doubted that the
Palestinians in a democratic
election would elect destructive
people such as Arafat or that such
people would be willing to run in
the elections.
When it was pointed out that
both Sadat and the Saudi
Arabians have stressed that East
Jerusalem must be in Arab hands.
Begin said, “I feel strongly about
Jerusalem, too,” noting it was the
capital not only of Israel but of the
Jewish people. “Jerusalem is one
city, the capital of the State of
Israel, with complete access to the
holy shrines of all religions,” he
said. He noted that during the I9
years of Jordanian rule Jews were
denied access to the Old City and
the Western Wall.
Begin said that “we may have a
proposal” that will include
autonomy for each religious group
of its own holy shrines. But he was
even more reticent on going into
details over this than he had been
over his proposal for self-rule for
the Palestinian Arabs.
The Premier rejected a
suggestion that his proposal would
mean that there will no longer be
any new Jewish settlements on the
West Bank. He said once an
agreement has been reached, Jews
should have the right to settle in
Samaria and Judaea as they do
now and West Bank Arabs should
be able to settle in Israel.
Begin stressed again that Israel
still wants a comprehensive
agreement with all the neighboring
Arab states. But he said if Egypt
wants a separate agreement as a
first step to a comprehensive
agreement. Israel will consider it.
He noted on previous occasions,
Syria and Jordan have followed
Egypt's lead in this.
Begin said he and Sadat wanted
to work out an agreement that
would last beyond their tenures in
office. He said that Sadat told him
he would not run for re-election in
1981 and he certainly did not
expect to be Premier by then. On
other topics, he said that Israel did
not ask for a mutual security treaty
with the United States and would
not initiate such a move.
Sigma Delta Chi journalists
elect Goldgar as president
by Lisa Celdbart
Vida Goldgar, managing editor
of The Southern Israelite, has been
elected president of the Atlanta
chapter of the Society of Pro
fessional Journalists, Sigma Delta
Chi, for 1978.
Ms. Goldgar is the first woman
to be elected president of the
Atlanta chapter. Other officers
elected are: Beau Allen, WRNG-
Radio and Lou Davis, WSB-TV,
vice presidents; Richard M. Miles,
Southern Bell, secretary; Alice
Murray, the Atlanta Constitution,
treasurer.
Ms. Goldgar has been affiliated
with The Southern Israelite for 14
years and was formerly a weekly
columnist for other English/
Jewish newspapers around the
country. She also serves on boards
of the Atlanta Jewish Community
Center, the National Conference
of Christians and Jews and the
Atlanta Press Club.
The new officers will be installed
at the “Green Eyeshade" Excel
lence in Journalism Awards
Banquet on Jan 28 at the Omni
International Hotel.
Keynote speaker for the banquet
will be Bob Greene. Greene was the
director of the investigative effort
known as the Arizona Project that
followed the assassination of
investigative reporter Don Bolles.
Tickets to the banquet are SI5
per person or $25 per couple and
are available by writing the Society
of Professional Journalists, Suite
288, 125 Perimeter Center-West,
Atlanta, Ga. 3034b.
Vida Goldgar at work
