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...stick by his Camp David signature. Begin has been forced to evict and evacuate the ultra-religious settlers in the Sinai and give them substantial economic compensation. As he is pushed from the far right, so he is pressured by the opposition Labor party which opposes his stance on "Judea and Samaria," the occupied West Bank which now has at least one million Palestinians living under Israeli military and administrative rule. While coping with internal pressures-Israeli is, after all, the only democracy in the region-Begin must deal with external pressures of both his friends, foremost the United States...
...first step in an effort to purge the West Bank of all mayors who, like Tawil, have close ties to the P.L.O. Prime Minister Menachem Begin's ultimate aim, the Palestinians claim, is outright annexation of the territory, which Begin always refers to by its biblical name of Judea and Samaria...
...Plan for Civilian Rule in the Occupied Territories: I believe that one of the basic conditions for any dialogue with the inhabitants of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza district is to free them from the fear of terrorism. But I decided to draw a clear line between the actions that we have to take against Arab terrorists and the civilian administration of the region. I think that the majority of the population do not participate in any terrorist activities at all, and I believe they should not suffer the steps that are taken against terrorists. The local inhabitants are partners...
...Future of the West Bank: We are talking about an area that is not going to be annexed by either side. Israel will be responsible for the Jewish population of Judea and Samaria, and the Palestinian state will have the Arab population as its citizens...
...believe that 30 years from now, there should be about 1 million Jews living in a ten-mile to 15-mile radius around Jerusalem. I believe that in the rest of Judea and Samaria, there will be about 300,000 Jews. If there is a steady annual influx of 15,000 Jews into Israel, and other factors remain the same, there will be about 4.7 million Jews in Israel by the year 2000. The question is, where would you like to settle them? If you are looking at the needs of this population for security, then the population should...