Word: mapam
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...government policy vis a vis the Arab minority. The military apparatus organized in 1950 to deal with every aspect of Arab life, a system which lasted formally until 1966 and continued to exert a major influence over administrative practices thereafter, was criticized repeatedly by established Jewish groups, notably the Mapam Party...
...Asmar, who wrote for Mapam's Arabic-language newspaper early in his career, describes warmly the many Jewish acquaintances and personal friends who helped him deflect political persecution, participated in common protests against official actions, and were eager to open channels of communication with Arabs in order to begin integrating them into Israeli life. But even Mapam was willing to go only so far, and that far principally in search of the Arab vote: eventually el-Asmar found himself barred from effective free expression and finally he was removed from his job. But el-Asmar's narrative in itself offers...
Disappointing Leader. Although there were a few grumbles from Labor's dovish coalition ally, the leftist Mapam group, the virtually unanimous vote for Peres seemed to unite the splintered Labor Party. Voters accepted Rabin's abdication with mixed feelings. He had been an uncertain and disappointing leader. But he was also the first sabra (native-born Israeli) to become Premier; the abrupt downfall of one of the "sons of the founders" had tragic communal overtones...
...Slate. The man with perhaps the strongest claim on the right of succession was the suave, tough-minded Peres (see box). There was speculation that Foreign Minister Yigal Allon, 58, might contest Peres for the nomination. Allon, whose strength lies with the dovish left-wing Mapam faction of the party, eventually decided not to do so. Thus the path was cleared for a party-unifying compromise: Peres would run for Premier, his ally Abba Eban would be nominated for his old post of Foreign Minister, and Allon would be offered Defense. On Sunday, the Central Committee voted overwhelmingly for Peres...
...Labor Party faction, who questioned his leadership. The commission's apparent whitewash of Dayan stirred fresh and damning attacks on the Defense Minister from within the government, principally from a left-wing Labor faction led by Deputy Premier Yigal Allon. Allon's supporters and the far-left Mapam faction threatened to bring down the government by voting against it if Dayan was not removed. Dayan's own Rafi faction warned that if he was ousted, it would also vote against the government...