Carter Publicly Endorses Palestinian ‘Homeland’

By Barry Schweid, Associated Press Writer

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Carter Publicly Endorses Palestinian 'Homeland' ale leumal -29 By BARRY SCHWEED Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) President Carter's public dorsement of a homeland for represents unorthodox diplomacy State Department officials had a Palestinian homeland. when he later tried so explain what tradictory problem.

At the same time, these officials he meant wore obliged to maintain that U.S. reference.

At first he seemed two steps forward, but then took themseives one step back Since Carter declined to say make other statement, Carter recently said Tlippant C00078 quickly assurances to a concerned Israell dec unprecedented had not decided on a formula for a did not make the any easier to handle nation of Jordan." But he went on say As one official put it, Carter went the officials are faced anew with trying to explain what By that he Indicated his ex- he was driving while main- also represent taining that the words speak for temporaneous, thought-out policy. than two weeks the 1.

Given assurances to Israel belleves should have •defenaible - bor that an over-all the might never 2.

Suggested that Israel and the Arab overeign border: phases, and that Israell defenses AP News Analysis could be extended up to 13 miles seyond the border Declared that a homeland must be provided for Palestinian ber determined exact wily to determined by the Arab countries negotiating with Israel. pronouncegent principally for must eventually negotiated by the Araba U.S. terarchand could armlicate the process presidents and traditionally their : comment while went bovned.nocma limits of diplomatic having himself quoted as "a sen uninformative ob struck remarks are in but his approach is unfamiliar and it is hard to gauge after dorsed a Palestinian "bomeland" Wednesday.

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"Carter Publicly Endorses Palestinian ‘Homeland’," Poughkeepsie Journal, 18 March 1977. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1977-019. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1977-019

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Even the word Palestine