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...Professor of Social Ethics Herbert C. Kelman, who has been working in this field for the last decade. From Israel came a delegation of Knesset (Parliament) members from the Alignment (the Labor and Mapam parties) and from the Shinui party--both of them in the opposition to the governing Likud coalition. The head of the Israeli delegation, Yossi Sarid, 43, is the most salient dove in the Labor party and one of the most talented members of Knesset. He is, in a way, the flagbearer for tens or hundreds of thousands of people in Israel, who believe in a dialogue...
...editorial of February 10th entitled "No More Excuses," is an extremely shoddy piece of journalism. Kurzman criticizes "apologists for Israel's every move," who "rationalize" immoral action by that country. Like Kurzman, I am critical of many of the policies of Israel's present government. For example, I deplore Likud's West Bank settlement policy and an uncomfortable with the 1982 invasion of southern Lebanon. However, Kurzman makes a mockery of any rational criticism by failing to back up his criticisms with specifics. Moreover his claim that there is an "unquestioning acceptance" in the Jewish community of the "immoral" actions...
...Ashkanazi and the oriental Sephardic immigrant Jews, a split which greatly affects Israeli political life. The Ashkanazim came to Israel first, early in this century, and hold most of the professional and prestigious positions. The Sephardim came later and are generally of the lower-class. Menachem Begin and the Likud party appealed to the Sephardim, who felt ignored and snubbed by the Labor party. While a tenuous generalization, it has been largely (but far from wholly) the Sephardim who have supported Likud's expansionist policies...
Shamir's Likud coalition has come under fire from within its own ranks as a result of its economic policies. Tami, a three-member coalition partner, has threatened to bolt the government if bud get cuts drastically affect the poor. Another Likud member successfully introduced a motion in the Knesset demanding a de bate on whether new settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip should be fro zen because they are too costly...
Although Shamir's coalition is expected to survive (it holds 64 seats, vs. 56 for Labor), a further deterioration could provoke defections, forcing Shamir to dissolve parliament. A poll published this month showed that if elections were held now, the Likud would trail Labor, 41 seats...