UN General Assembly
1979

In another statement to the daily newspaper Yedioth Aharanot on 1 October 1978, Begin said that he had explained to President Carter that he had accepted "self-rule" just for the sake of advancing the peace process with Egypt, "but this would never mean giving up our sovereignty over these territories." 264. Subsequent events have proved that Israel is persisting in this attitude. In deeds and words Israel is showing that it will maintain sovereignty over the entire Palestinian homeland. Its persistence in implementing its plans of building settlements and the decision taken by the Israeli Government on 16 September 1979 permitting Israelis to purchase and own lands in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are but two of many irrefutable proofs of this.