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...hand, faces the real prospect of losing the peace after winning the upper hand in the war. The cost to the tiny country in both men and money was enormous, and the government's preparedness for war will be a key issue in the forthcoming elections to the Knesset (see story page 48). Israel stands to lose a few more friends in the world, either because nations fear an Arab oil cutoff or because they see Israel-despite the Arab surprise attack-as the real aggressor for having held onto territory captured in 1967 and thereby provoking the Arabs...
...Kippur War caught Israel in the middle of an election campaign. For nearly a month, Israel's leading politicians, including Premier Golda Meir, 75, had been stumping the country, wooing voters for the Knesset (Parliament) elections that were scheduled for Oct. 30. The war forced postponement of the voting until Dec. 31 and, for a while, reduced domestic political sniping. By last week, however, Israel's ever-voluble politicians had begun loosening their tongues again, providing a preview of the election issues. The outcome could determine how Israel will deal with its Arab neighbors in seeking peace...
...doves more dovish. No one expects the voters to defeat the popular Mrs. Meir, a hawk who has constantly urged a tough stance toward the Arabs. Her Labor Party and the leftist Mapam Party, its principal ally in Israel's coalition government, should retain a majority of the Knesset's 120 seats...
There are some hawks, however, who want to talk about "the beginning of the war" right now. Menahem Begin, a leader of the opposition Likud coalition in the Knesset, has denounced the government for the "grave shortcoming" of not properly deploying the army before the Egyptian and Syrian attack. He blasted as "frivolous" the government's assessment of the military situation before Yom Kippur...
Likud's frontal attack on the government's readiness for war is expected to bring it dividends at the polls-although it is too early to estimate how many seats it will add to the 32 it now holds in the Knesset. A major asset of the coalition will be General Ariel ("Arik") Sharon, an anti-Labor politician who was called up when the war started and who served with distinction in fighting against the Egyptians. When he returns to civilian life, Sharon is expected to attack Dayan's lack of preparedness and will urge Israel...