Arab leaders will accept “minor rectifications” on Israel’s border on the West Bank but not on the Golan Heights, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance said today.
Testifying in the House International Relations Committee on the anti-boycott legislation, Vance was asked by Rep. Stephen Solarz (D.NY) whether there are “differing views” among the Arabs on the extent of a withdrawal by Israel from territories it occupied in the Six-Day War.
The “only thing” the Arabs indicated were “acceptable” to them is “minor rectifications” on the West Bank. Asked by Solarz if the Arabs were contemplating any changes on the Golan Heights, Vance said “no.” Later Assistant Secretary of State for Middle Eastern Affairs Alfred Atherton said that Jordan had proposed “minor rectifications” on the West Bank but with “reciprocity” from Israel, meaning both Jordan and Israel would trade lands. However neither Vance nor Artherton spelled out their views.
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