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...these problems are reflected, some more bitterly than others, in the current election campaign, which will culminate in a vote for a new Knesset-and with it a new government. The shifting public opinion as the campaign built up was itself a significant measure of national uncertainty about the country's direction. Last January, when the Likud coalition government was forced to call early elections after a protracted period of infighting and noisy public walkouts by key Cabinet ministers, a Labor election victory under Party Leader Shimon Peres seemed almost assured. Polls showed, in fact, that Labor might obtain...
...annual inflation rate, Aridor, 42, came up with a savvy political response: drastic cuts in the country's steep excise and import taxes on autos, color television sets, washing machines and other consumer products. While polls in January predicted an absolute Labor majority in the 120-seat Knesset, they now show Labor with only 45 seats, Begin's Likud with 33 and various splinter groups with 42. The new polls undoubtedly give Begin more confidence as he faces such unexpected bombshells as the tart revelations of his onetime Defense Minister, Ezer Weizman. Excerpts from a Weizman memoir, read...
...conference this year was the simulation of a second Camp David summit. Using a format designed by Roger D. Fisher '43, Williston professor of Law, delegates representing Israel and Egypt traded concessions, each of which had to be ratified by the Knesset and Arab League, respectively...
...bill introduced in the Knesset, Begin proposed that the new election be held on July 7. That date was promptly challenged by some because it coincides with the beginning of the nation's summer vacation. But the opposition Labor Party, led by Shimon Peres, would like to see elections held sooner, in part to take advantage of its current popularity in the polls, and in part because its leadership believes that a strong new government should be formed quickly to cope with Israel's rapidly deteriorating economy...
...debate in the Knesset last week displayed plenty of the Israeli parliament's customary verbal crossfire. As Opposition Whip Moshe Shahal was assailing the Begin government for "setting new world records for inflation, stock market speculation and emigration of Israelis abroad," a heckler broke in. It was Likud Member Ronni Milo, pointing to the visitors' gallery. "Yes," he shouted sarcastically, "we've brought this country to such a state that there's an Egyptian delegation in the gallery." Deadpanned Shahal: "Because of their presence, I crossed out a lot of things I would otherwise have said...