Word: gahal
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...territories that Israel shows less and less inclination to relinquish. One faction of the ruling Labor Party, represented by Deputy Premier Yigal Allon, argues for the establishment of paramilitary settlements in the occupied territories. Moshe Dayan favors an interlinked economy to benefit Jew and Arab. A program advocated by Gahal, a right-wing nationalist party led by Cabinet Minister Menahem Begin, is for outright annexation. Though she generally favors Allon, Mrs. Meir has publicly refused to commit herself to any of these approaches?until and unless negotiations with the Arabs begin. For the present, the occupation issue scarcely figures...
...Knesset elections, under Israel's proportional representation system of voting, Ben-Gurion will command between 15 and 20 seats in the Knesset. This will not make him Premier again, but it will mean he holds the balance of power between the moderately socialistic Mapai, the right-wing Gahal, and the half a dozen smaller, religious, and Arab parties that must be used to form any coalition. It will also mean he is in a good position to dictate a Cabinet to Levi Eshkol...