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Suddenly, savagely, street violence and rioting erupted last week throughout the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Arab youths threw stones at Israeli soldiers, who responded with rifle fire and tear gas. Roadways were blocked by burning tires and other rubble. City streets emptied, except for the occasional patrol of red-bereted Israeli paratroopers. As the turmoil spread, seven Arabs and one Israeli soldier were killed, dozens of Arabs and soldiers were injured, and hundreds were arrested. The demonstrations were the fiercest since the Israelis occupied the area 15 years ago during the Six-Day War, and the stakes...
...told Begin privately: Israel must recognize the Palestinian demand for an independent state. "What I want to make clear here today is my affirmation of the right to live," he said. "That right is yours, but also that of your neighbors, and I mean specifically the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, as well as the people of Lebanon...
...joint press conference, Mitterrand shrugged off the spirited public disagreements between himself and Begin, saying that they only demonstrated "the democracy of our relationship." Israel did not object when French Foreign Minister Claude Cheysson conferred with four prominent Arab leaders from the West Bank and Gaza Strip. There was a brief flurry of concern when Begin, 68 and suffering from a heart condition, took ill at a final dinner given by the French. His doctors said that it was merely exhaustion, and the next morning Begin attended a scheduled meeting with Cheysson...
What Haig hopes to sign by April 26 is a declaration of principles that would govern a transition period for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Such a goal seems all but impossible, however, considering the seriousness of the unresolved issues. Israel wants to talk about a limited form of "autonomy" for the area; Egypt seeks an agreement that would lead to the eventual creation of a Palestinian state...
...specific assurance that Israel will continue to exercise restraint in Lebanon, will still cooperate on the formation of the Sinai peace-keeping force, will withdraw from the Sinai on schedule, and will keep talking with Egypt about granting autonomy to the Palestinians on the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip. Israel has already reaffirmed its commitment to withdrawal by April 26, and Washington in turn has told Israel that the U.S. will veto any U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for sanctions against the Israelis because of their annexation of the Golan Heights...