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World news *** histon enronica Sunday, March 20, 1977 Page 12, Section 1 Jimmy Carter shakes hands with a Palestinian and There's a new spin to U.S. drive for peace in the Middle East Rahman wasbeing arranged bythe United Nations.

N.Y. - Standing there, face to face, in the dimly lit, massively switch PLO from inyaten listiyo dren the tons in nolich the united tatent result of a high-level U.S. decision. ar naly tab thetie and that Arafat mIsras.should even be receivedat U.N. headquarters. beipte the Presidepis stemenis absu o political meaning being attached - concilatory gesture to the PLO which American officials as a terrorist out. -Jimmy Carter, left. shook hands with Hassan Abdel Rahman, during the first meeting ever of an American President and an official of the PLO.

Event took place in the delegate's lounge at UIN.

He makes both sides nervous and unhappy, but clarifies some things amitmen their There are new views toward negotiations aid, "That must be the Is ready to embrace the PLO that peace works and ambitiens. addition to HY BARRY SCHWEID inte ker estes caer esersser formula for a Palestinian homeland. eht require them to give up virtually The President notes that the Palestin- 23.

Associated Press musc evental de ecomatenDv At the officials all the Arab land captured in the Six-Day Passionate reactione nay be signaling a shitt in U.S araos and Israels Hily apparelli Washington - President Carter's pub- c coma cowpricare tricuu tome tin hat e plis, statements War of 1967; the Arabs with his sugges- getting lie endor ement of a homelandt" CESs. lented declaration. lespite Carter's unprece- Honnat Pelectiman refugees represents highly Israelis, Arabs the Geneva eris reenens or Geneva talks reconvened.

But it also appears that Carter may be mortocor diomaer tnle sharpeni SECOND, presidents and their comenswus esachy whal heto wym he outline of a possible final Middie ly shun substantive Carter did not maken thesitern comment while pursuing such settle plain what he meant by his homeland wonder if U.S. to accomplish.

The President has said: was peace seldement jes where Cater is haded in healeder *In the Middle East we are doing our In less thantwo weeks, the President srap when he said he mastaing o bring about a Middle Ea: has new game plan best to clarity, areas of agreement has: *the framework of the nation of Jordar surface underlying consensus. and to help surre wert or to levelop mutually acceptable principles •Given assurances to Israel that he believes it should have "defensible bor- Heals.

AS OR sticial he White House and State Departmer orDe some alhetouchareaction of thet associaten Press waren cal form a weroie wameworkor maten the Arats mental er fe his generally uninformative observations.

WellEn0 sies urwaid, out then fook Israelis and Arabs wonder aner in his campaign last fa one step oack East new game plan for derement wich ere bei truck at "secrecy" in foreign poliey ank since carter decuned to say wnat ne enhan tiess o theMidie Balicy of In the last two •catied and anything but consensus that has been •Suggested that Israel and the Arab promised to run it with greater "open- before liess. meant by "some other means," the offi- But some administration officials are ttered words an ohrases nev Suracing.

Concerned that Carter's outspokenness or eard from a U.S president. but which ountres agree on a sovereign border, t0 Cials faced anew with trying carry deep siguncance and are coarged huntness berne teorder. achieved in phases His Middle East remarks are in line specifie issues on which the e extended up to 13 mules wit tual bur ms aerodes uwaminer maintaining that the words speak for Arabs have already taken naro- WEE CHILOLLOR about a Palestinian "homeland this forie Fod Pale a homeland must be mets aare to gauge thesincanee onis worus themselves.

"I do not make flippant statements," seat regene His call for a "homeland" for Palestin- of resorting to the Fabin. Bur Egypt's semioti- to te determined by the For instance, after Carter endorsed a Carter recently said.

Calestan ome and in remarks toe Arab countries negotiating with Israel. town meeting on Thursday, White House thathe tholeaten mis statemens. n cite diet, deinie ed Arafat Each pronouncement was surprising, and State while often extemporaneous. official teren me SOlEE Are of he MateBas also repre- principally for two reasons: and somewhat contradictory prob- sent a thought-out policy. ev sales ht Wowiet. causes tomats toasten eald taredheto sich Palestinians aleera for eamatie ete Prine however aransamsald carersshie ment Wednesday night in Clinton, Mass., Caught off guard, they had to recover over his words with surgical precision.

Minister Yitzhak Rabin the of a Jewish produce in time the clarifications and the quickly and offer assurances to a con- countrymen that one of the finest acts in oundaries of consensus that Carter says No photograph for vermensaer embassy It may even lead sometimes to what danger" of a pro-Palestinian shift in U.S that the Jody Powell, his press secretary, calls an administration had not decided on a The United States never has recognized on to his call for a he is seekine.

Larching back and forth is one way of getting out, and staying out, of a rut. world's front pages catteise m redome ohres entaus. President Carter's meeting with an official of ne raestne Bioerd Tweeamzaton Look place in the Arabs say he put his hand on heart of problem elegate lounge at u ers. It was officially no pictures on the world's front BY DON A.

SCHANCHE Washington Perees Service Cairo — Arafat welcomed st statement conc somelan and caled caledia pe tant note and a progressive step U.S. President. In his speech.

Carter made only diene asPeacenaarear SaId- "is a quarter of a century overate or the Palestine Licer tin Orgaiacog, open-shirted olive-dral aniform with a pistol slung on a bulle ratat also told the delegates thaltie Palestinian s.

His aim clearl exile that would supplant was to hold to ameidde cis e to doves hawks image has among the national council delegates. resideni Aronar Selat as a possible was Concerning Genteva talks, for example, around he said some Palestinians "wanted us to deal with the PLo. tu warters sateren mattheren: nie a homeland provided for the Pales His style catches Israel off balance Yasser Araateamerotne PLO, was obviously pleased with Carters remarks concerning a Palestinian homeland. fat's reaction and Ara- breakma representation at any future Arab-Israeli negotiations remains to be seen. we delegates to the retional •We aren't used to Carter's stael overnementre possible shillin us what they see as a ertins verendene thetten PLO. coming as Wasi begins in were made and no final goals sestried later this year.

Mideast peace ere set.

Noweverything is coming ot "Lack of diplomatic experience erhaps peraly gecues by re or LIC series theTe velome this new declaration and ve hope it wil be set into practice", the reaction of Farouke was expressing of the political department and the PLO'S most immetiatel ater he had Some Israeli Alcias Carter's salemenis asthe femars of a Corers woncy alnaleu.

Minster Genadiet n said.ne puts everything in its simplest terms, not Washington "has embarked on an active the PLO" at a ti National Counci to drop is call noves by erael's destruction.

"Ceresis one patit selentit ae politica. scientist excuse Uniled Sta comsder is Israel a part of the In long-familiar phrases. he accused the United States of supporting Israell astonde dodec an acousation Rabin turns down idea of talks with the PLO associatea Press Carter's first error. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin subliely embarrass said.

Was to sand innewsnaner intermew thathe He sid this was was urged by members of Congress and responsible for the deteriorating situation lewish leaders this month of Soviet Jews. to consider talks with the PLO. in the "Some things can be handled better same way te baled sates nerolal quietly.

One of the rules is never to lay po wit he vie cone perore me ent of al owcas te aole i ouble. de the Vietnam War. He has declined. said. President Carter stands beside Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak HaDit ase DrouUseS atOasO! lowing dinner at the White House. Rabin visited Washing. Toeane Lismomi

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"Jimmy Carter shakes hands with a Palestinian and," Houston Chronicle, 20 March 1977. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1977-018. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1977-018