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Jerusalem's tough action in Galilee last week was denounced by many Israelis. The Communists, as could be expected, called for a no-confidence vote in the Knesset (it was overwhelmingly defeated) and screamed that the government was "a regime of murderers." Tel Aviv's independent daily Ma'ariv called the violence the "blackest day in the history of relations between Jews and Arabs in the state of Israel." Although the government probably overreacted in Galilee, it faces a continuing dilemma: it must be able to respond effectively when troops are harassed by Israel's own citizens; at the same...
...Jewish settlers. Eight West Bank mayors have quit in protest and Israeli-sponsored elections scheduled to be held in 25 communities on April 12 may be canceled. Even some Israelis are becoming critical of Jerusalem's sometimes insensitive administration of the West Bank communities. Writing in the Tel Aviv newspaper Yediot Aharonot, Zvi Al Peleg, former occupation commander of Nablus and the Gaza Strip, noted: "The stones thrown will not drive Israel out of the area. But perhaps they will shatter some illusions about our being the wisest and best conquerors in history...
...their Jeeps each morning, but before long they will be sweating out midday temperatures that can reach 130° in unshaded areas. Flies and sandstorms are routine, hailstorms are seasonal. To ease the inevitable boredom, there will be tennis, volleyball, movies, and television from both Cairo and Tel Aviv. There will be no swimming pool, however, because there is not enough water...
...Ward) Thorne, 55, a retired Marine officer with sandy regimental mustache who for 14 years has been a globe-trekking State Department troubleshooter. One of Thome's primary concerns is to maintain a painstaking neutrality. Mission members will be required to split their leaves between Cairo and Tel Aviv, each about five hours away by car. Of nine wives who will accompany the party, the five with no children will be sent to Cairo and the four with children to Tel Aviv, where the schools are better. Thorne, the model of neutrality, maintains an apartment in each city...
...recreate, in a sense, the debate that could have taken place between the adversaries in the U.N., TIME's Diplomatic Editor Jerrold L. Schecter recently moderated a lively debate between two articulate (but unofficial) advocates of the Israeli and Palestinian causes. Amos Perlmutter, 44, is a Tel Aviv-born Israeli, who is professor of government at American University in Washington and the author of books on Egypt and on the role of the military in Israel's politics. Hatem Hussaini, 33, a Palestinian from Jerusalem, has a doctorate in political science from the University of Massachusetts...