Former Prime Minister David Ben Gurion of Israel says he would be disposed to give up at once all Arab territory occupied by Israel in the June, 1967 Six-Day War in exchange for a true peace with the Arabs–all except Jerusalem. Mr. Ben Gurion’s remarks were heard on a television interview taped at his home in Sde Boker and broadcast yesterday over the Italian television network.
The 82-year-old retired statesman warned that “peace is in danger.” “We need to act quickly,” he said, “because we may be on the brink of a new war.” Mr. Ben Gurion said that only Jerusalem was not exchangeable because “to us it is everything.”
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