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WHEN THE EGYPTIAN ARMY crossed the Suez Canal on October 6, Israel was in the midst of one of the most crucial political campaigns in its history. It was generally acknowledged that Golda Meir's Mapai Coalition, Israel's labor party, would win the elections at the end of October and continue in power. Mapai has never failed in an election in the 25 year history of the state But it also appeared that Likud, a rightist ultranationalist faction, had a strong chance of gaining a solid foothold in the parliament, due in part to the support it hoped...
...Likud will take place, perhaps not quite large enough to elect a prime minister, but certainly sufficient to create a veto power for Likud in the Parliament. A public opinion poll published last week in Haaretz, Israel's leading independent newspaper, showed that if the election were held now, Mapai and Likud would run even...
...would certainly be distressed by a more militaristic government in Israel, particularly as Arab oil boycotts and the energy crisis make a Middle East settlement all the more imperative. Between now and the Israeli elections we may find Nixon taking an unusual step, interceding on behalf of the leftist Mapai and strengthening their position, perhaps by making a grand statement of American support for Golda Meir and the people of Israel. Should this be the case, it would be a rare first in foreign policy: President Nixon sabotaging the chances of nationalist faction, and aiding the socialist incumbents...
That Man. Recently an Israeli columnist admiringly described Ben-Gurion's "willingness to forgive his foes for everything he ever did to them." Thus it was in the desert last week. Six years ago Ben-Gurion broke with the ruling Mapai party over a Defense Ministry scandal. Mrs. Meir became so angry with him that for years afterward she privately referred to Ben-Gurion only as "that man" (in retaliation, he called her "a one-woman stumbling bloc"). Last week Mrs. Meir invited him back into the Labor Party. Ben-Gurion graciously declined. "I am no longer dealing...
...democracy in which labor is supreme. Of course, there can be too much of a good thing. For the past two years, no fewer than four separate labor parties have played leading roles in Israel's convoluted political life. The most important is Premier Levi Eshkol's Mapai, whose power stems directly from Histadrut, the all-encompassing state labor union. Then there are Achdut Ha 'avodah, a Histadrut splinter party led by Labor Minister Yigal Allon, and Mapam, which leans far to the left. Finally, there is the Rafi party of former Premier David Ben-Gurion...