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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, September 19, 1978

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday september 19, 1978 Syria Plo turn Down agreements Beirut Lebanon a Syria an the Palestine liberation organization the two biggest Arab threats to Israel both rejected the Camp David agreements Mon Day As expected. There can be no Middle East peace without the Plo said Yasser Arafat s official spokesman in Beirut Mahmoud la Badi. The Camp David agreements totally ignore the right of the Palestin ians to nationhood and an Independent  the syrian government radio said the outcome of the Camp David Summit would bring no peace to the Arab world and will solve no  the broadcast Reite rated that syrian president Hafez Assad s government had committed itself in and Vance to reject any agreement egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israel prime minister Menachem begin might  said the five year transition period for the West Bank of the Jordan to which Sadat and begin agreed Means a legality facade of five More years of israeli  the agreement also ignores any reference to Syria s occupied Golan Heights he continued. Therefore the Middle East will remain a Flash Point in the world spot of tension because the new accords Settle none of the real  sources in the guerrilla movement complained that the framework agreed Onat Camp David took into account Only one third of the palestinians those living in the West Bank and the Gaza strip and ignored the 2 million other palestinians in Ara countries and in Western countries. Syria and the Plo head a hard line Ara front that has vowed to Block Sadat s uni lateral attempt to make peace with  group which also includes Algeria Libya and South Yemen is holding a sum Mit conference in Damascus on wednes Day to counter the Camp David agree  Christian political parties voiced fears that the Camp David accords would trigger More fighting in Lebanon. What is considered a Success by the amp David participants might touch off a new explosion in Lebanon said the Pha Lange party s radio station. Rightist spokesmen said they feared Plo attacks on Israel from Lebanon would provoke israeli retaliation in which the syrian peacekeeping Force in Lebanon would get involved. Vote on jewish settlements in Sinai party discipline lifted for Knesset members Tel Aviv Israel a prime minis Ter Menachem begin told Israel monday that members of the israeli parliament will not be required to follow party lines in their vote on the future of the jewish settlements in the Sinai desert. Begin said in an interview in washing ton with radio Israel that he and the other israeli negotiators had concluded an agreement with Honor and Security at the Camp David Summit meeting. But he said they had been unable to agree to egyptian president Anwar Sadat s demand to re move the two dozen Small settlements is Rael has established in the occupied egyptian territory. The prime minister said this question would be put before the Knesset and party discipline would not be enforced. Every Knesset member will vote his conscience he said. Hopes for Hussein role begin said he Hopes King Hussein of Jor Dan will take a role in arrangements for the future of the West Bank of the Jordan River or Judea and Samaria the biblical names begin uses for them. But it must be Clear our army will be in Judea and Samaria and Gaza and no other army will be there he declared. The prime minister also signalled his refusal to annul the annexation of Arab East Jerusalem after the 1973 War saying he will insist that Jerusalem remain an undivided City. News of the israeli egyptian agree ments at Camp David Summit brought re actions ranging from Joy to apprehension among the israeli people and begin moved quickly to reassure them. Will we have Security he was asked in the radio interview. Of course yes he replied. Army assent asked if his military aides agreed to the army s pullback in the Sinai Peninsula begin said you can sleep  Telephone operators at Tel Aviv hotels called guests before 7 . To Tell them to turn on their television sets. Peace with Egypt in three months said the operator at one hotel. Officials in some government offices in Jerusalem broke out bottles of wine for a mid morning Toast. The most favourable reaction came from the peace groups and the opposition labor party while deep doubts were expressed from the right flank of begin s own ruling liked bloc. Geula Cohen a liked member of the Knesset and a proponent of jewish Settle ment in the occupied Arab territories called for a vote of no Confidence in begin. She told an israeli to reporter this is not a peace treaty but a treaty for  Feller a Leader of the peace now movement which two weeks ago massed100,000 people to urge begin to be More flexible said we Are Happy to hear what happened at Camp David and we congratulate prime minister begin for what he  i Greet with happiness the fact that the Summit did t fail and that the Road to peace is now open go fed labor party chief Shimon Peres. Jerusalem housewife Esther Grunwald reflected the scepticism of Many israelis who have witnessed four wars in Israel s 30 years As a nation. I Don t believe anything will come of it she said. I be been Here too Long. There Are too Many Points that Haven t been settled yet and could still break  in the occupied territories both jews and arabs expressed concern. Nimrod Shoshan an israeli settler in the Sinai Village of Yam it said he hoped a Mit would remain an israeli settlement. I Hope we won t have to be the great Sacri fice he said. Raymonda Tawil a palestinian activist in the West Bank town of Ramallal said the Summit was a sellout of the palestinian right to an Independent state. Don t think that begin and Sadat can decide for the whole world she said. This is not peace without the palestini ans. Nothing is said about the Palestine liberation organization. Who is the Plo we Are All of  result shocks palestinian refugees Beirut a palestinian refugees huddled in ramshackle shanty towns around Lebanon reacted in Shock and Dis belief monday to the outcome of the . Sponsored egyptian israeli Camp David Summit conference. The americans egyptians and israelis have been buying and Selling what they Don t own the palestinian rights one refugee said. Camp David has pushed us into deeper dismay leaving us with no option but to sacrifice More souls and blood for our be loved Palestine he added. Several guerrillas shot off their soviet made automatic rifles to demonstrate their anger while others shouted curses against egyptian president Anwar Sadat. Today must be a Day of jubilation in is Rael and it is a Day of infamy for us palestinians said Hamza Maarouf a refugee Carpenter who insists that Yasser Arafat s Palestine liberation organization will someday Lead him Back to his Home in Haifa. Maarouf 19-year-old guerrilla son Rashid clutched his sub machine gun and yelled Tell the americans and the israe Lis that we will not shed tears we will not scare or falter. We will assert ourselves through a Chain of commando operations within  some refugees castigated youngsters for trying to Burn tires to demonstrate their anger Over Camp David shouting you better pick up your Rifle and go to  highest Accord egyptian president Anwar Sadat left reaches out to join in a warm hand shake with israeli prime minister men Achem begin. And president Carter joins in the cordial three Way hand shake at the White House. It came during the announcement that agree ments on the Middle East were reached during the Camp David md., Summit conference. A photo Sadat will go Down in history As the worst Arab traitor said Ibrahim Oudeh a refugee schoolteacher. He sold out the cause he consecrated Israel s occupation of our  a refugees woman turned her face sky wards and prayed "0 Allah bring Down your Wrath on the Heads of Sadat and Arab Oil Kings because they cower and refuse to fight. Curse the egyptians they have sold us for a handful of dirty dollars charges against Sadat Oudeh and other educated palestinian refugees tallied the following omissions allegedly perpetrated by Sadat he ignored the Plo the sole legitimate representative of the palestinian people. He ignored the syrian Golan Heights giving the israeli occupation of a dear part of our Arab nation an indefinite lease on life. He ignored the problem of israeli settlements on our lands thus permitting the zionists to expand and become stronger. He paved the Road for a separate peace with the zionists an unthinkable act of treachery that no Arab Leader has so far dared to commit. He opened the Gates of the Middle East to the americans to commence a new Era of Western colonial oppression  other refugees insisted Sadat does not speak for the palestinian nor the egyptian  one old woman shouted that an egyptian officer will come Forth and Fin ish off Sadat and Rescue the egyptians and the palestinians from this disgrace flagrant shame guerrilla officials claimed the Camp David conference was both a flagrant shame for Sadat and an undeniable Triumph for Carter and  Carter and begin held the strings that moved the puppets on the Middle East the Ater with Sadat and other Arab leaders serving As the puppets said one guerrilla commander code named Abul hoi or father of terror. Sadat has shown to be too idiotic to understand what Carter really wanted. The americans and the israelis Are not inter ested in  he claimed Carter was More interested in Arab Oil and begin in Arab disunity Andara land. Thank you or. Sadat you have ensured cheap Oil for the americans and sold out our land cheaply to begin he added  
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