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...French appeared to accept fully that "nothing has changed, yet nothing will remain the same," as Political Scientist Jean Chariot described the situation last week. Although the center-right coalition won an unexpected 91-seat majority in the 491-member National Assembly (291, v. 200), the balance of forces between the center-right and the left did not shift dramatically. Yet the Socialist-Communist alliance that had almost wrested the presidency from Giscard in 1974 and made stunning gains in the local elections in 1976 and 1977 now lay in ruins. The left's Common Program, calling for inflationary...
...Surprise. The Arabs were undoubtedly not too pleased that Begin was able to do a bit of concrete planning against another possible war while in Washington. In response to an earlier request, Washington agreed to provide $106 million for the production of a new Israeli tank called the Merkava (chariot) and to supply Israel with 18 attack helicopters and an undetermined number of F-16 fighters. As proof that the country was prepared to do a bit of belt tightening before making new requests, Begin's government last week sprang an unpleasant surprise on Israeli consumers. Finance Minister Simcha...
...parks have certainly changed, but not perhaps their patrons. They are the not-so-spiritual descendants of the Romans who spent Saturn's Days gawking at chariot races or lion-Christian munch-ins; of the 18th century Londoners who visited Vauxhall Gardens to goggle at fireworks and take in country music; and of the Parisians who in 1817 rode the original shoot-the-chute (it was called saut du Niagara) or gasped at balloon ascents at Ruggieri's fêtes champêtres. Some parkgoers today recall grandparents' tales of the great 1893 Chicago Exposition, which...
...than they were before the October War, not only in numbers but also in the sophistication of their weaponry. This month the Israelis unveiled a new tank so uniquely protective of its crew that Israeli tankers have already dubbed it "the Jewish Mother." Known as the Merkava (Hebrew for chariot), this 58-ton multipurpose armored battle vehicle can also be used as a personnel carrier. It carries a 105-mm. main gun and two machine guns. The crew is protected against incoming fire not merely by armor plate but also by the arrangement of the tank's front-mounted engine...
...felt that concern would translate into greater senatorial support for moves by Carter to put pressure on Israel to go to Geneva. Washington does have a number of exploitable pressure points ?most notably, the outstanding Israeli requests for military aid. Jerusalem wants American assistance in building its new Chariot tanks, and it wants F-16 fighters as eventual replacements for its Phantoms. On the nonmilitary front there are also some U.S. options. Washington, for instance, could end the current U.S. tax credit on contributions to Israel by American Jews...