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...with Begin. The purpose of these separate encounters: to keep the faltering peace process alive by making some headway on the complicated and emotional question of self-determinationor "autonomy," as the Camp David accords put it, with deliberate ambiguityfor the West Bank and Gaza...
ADMINISTRATION. Israel wants to limit the role of any governing council set up for the West Bank and Gaza to running schools, clinics and other social services; Egypt insists that this council must have some legislative powers...
Begin's critics charge that his goverment is engaged in a policy of "creeping annexation." Indeed, Gush Emunim members believe that the government should formally incorporate the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights as integral parts of Israel. Moshe Dayan resigned as Foreign Minister last fall in part because he was convinced that Begin's ultimate goal was to demand full sovereignty over the West Bank and Gaza at the end of the five-year interim period. Writing in the Jerusalem Post, former Foreign Minister Abba Eban argued that the settlements "squander the nation's resources...
Beyond these matters, which deal only with arrangements for the West Bank and Gaza during a five-year transition period, is the hard question: Should the Palestinians over the long term have the right of self-determination, which could mean federation with Jordan but more likely would mean full independence? The Palestinians demand self-determination as their due. The Arab states support their cause, in part because they think the creation of a Palestinian state would reduce internal political pressure on their own regimes. Begin's government opposes the concept absolutely. One reason is Begin's deeply rooted...
...Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza would be Soviet influenced and run by the P.L.O. Possible but not likely. With the exception of South Yemen, the Arab world is generally wary of Moscow's intentions. Radical Iraq is loosening its ties with the U.S.S.R. Syria has refused to sign a friendship treaty with Moscow, though the Soviets are its principal armorers. The Soviets also give weapons to the P.L.O., but most Arabs believe Arafat when he says: "I am no one's employee." There are pro-Moscow leaders in the P.L.O., but they stand little chance...