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...complexity of the Israeli political structure is matched by the diversity of views in the Knesset. Economic problems (inflatiuon is currently running at an annual rate near 50 percent social issues (e.g. how to absorb more than 30,000 immigrants a year and religious questions have prompted differing solutions from all parties and even within parties...
...recent public opinion poll indicated that 50 per cent of the Israelis interviewed believe there will be another war with the Arabs this year. The possibility of war and what to do about it has generated fierce debate in the Knesset. The variety of opinion is great, but two fundamental positions can be discerned: that of Rabin's Labor Alignment, and that of Likud...
These positions are only official political platforms, however, and most Israeli politicians prefer to speak for themselves. In interviews last month, six members of the Knesset from five different parties spoke about the issue of war and peace and presented a collage of views on Israel's future...
Aviad Yafeh is an optimist. As party whip for Mapai, the foundation of the Rabin government, it is his duty to urge agreement on party issues. In the argumentative Knesset, this task requires an infinite reservoir of hope...
Ehud Olmert and Yoram Avidor are members of the hawkish opposition block, Likud. Olmert, at 29 the youngest Knesset member, belongs to the Free Center party and Avidor, 42, is a member of the somewhat more conservative Cherut party...