Word: palestinians
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Begin told Israeli reporters Sunday night Israel does not consider itself bound to completely stop the establishment of further settlements on the West Bank. Begin added Israel intends to maintain a military presence on the West Bank even after the five-year transition toward Palestinian autonomy in the region agreed to in the Camp David summit...
...summit agreements state that Palestinian Arabs living on the West Bank and Gaza will gradually have "self-governing authority." They will be allowed to participate in negotiations to determine the final status of the territory, and will be able to ratify or reject a final agreement. In addition, Israel formally recognizes the "legitimate rights" of the Palestinians in the summit agreements...
However, the summit framework does not provide for a Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza, a major goal of the PLO and many other Palestinains...
...week, a high-level Israeli participant at Camp David told TIME: "The talks are moving in the right direction." He added that "the main issue is the status of the West Bank. It has been discussed in all its aspects-the security arrangements, territorial settlement and the Palestinian political issue." It was also learned that the Israelis have sensed an improvement in the personal relations between Begin and the two other leaders. Begin, it was said, became more open and less suspicious that his two counterparts were hopefully awaiting his political downfall in order to go ahead with the peace...
...said Israel is adamant about keeping its forces on the West Bank throughout a proposed five-year transition leading to Palestinian self-rule...