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...battered Labor Party coalition, diverting the voters' attention from the trauma of the October fighting to the hope of a genuine peace settlement between Israelis and Arabs. Golda Meir's ruling party has been locked in the fight of its life against the new opposition coalition called Likud (Union) which, like the Gahal coalition before it, is headed by Extreme Nationalist Menachem Begin...
Ever since the war caught their nation unprepared, many normally pro-Labor Israelis had been planning to vote for small parties this time in order to "punish" Labor for its war errors and overconfidence. But as the Likud appeared to be gaining enough strength to carry it to the edge of victory, the "punishment" vote began...
...Likud coalition favors annexation of occupied territories and is capitalizing on the Labor government's war errors. Asked one of its campaign advertisements: "Do you agree that 'somebody' failed in their assessment of the Arab troop concentrations? That we were caught napping? That going back to the pre-1967 borders is suicide...
Fighting Back. The Labor leadership is fighting back by trumpeting the government's progress at Geneva and presenting itself as the party best prepared to win a lasting peace. In newspaper ads last week, Labor put some questions to the Likud: "Have you given up your 'not-one-inch' policy? Yes or no? Are you willing to accept a territorial compromise in order to further the chances of peace? Yes or no?" Addressing the electorate, the Labor Party declared: "You will be deciding between a policy of close friendship with the U.S.A. and adventurism endangering this friendship...
...Labor Party needs all the unity it can muster as it begins campaigning for the Dec. 31 Knesset (parliament) election. Israeli newspaper polls show Labor fast losing ground to the opposition Likud coalition, which is led by such hawks as Menachem Begin and Major General Ariel ("Arik") Sharon. Until the election returns are in, the Arabs will have no assurance that any compromises made by Israel's present government will be accepted by the next one-especially if Likud makes an impressive showing. Moreover, Israeli delegates will hardly dare take a stance in Geneva that could cost them votes...