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(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