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OPTIMISTIC RADIO assertions notwithstanding, the governmental crisis in Israel is far from over. In fact, while Golda Meir's decision to withdraw her resignation and remain as Prime Minister solved the immediate problem of who would form a government, the inability of the Israeli political power-structure to produce a viable alternative underlined a more fundamental problem. The ideological divisions in Israel are so deep that no group can muster enough support to govern effectively...
...This was clearly a reaction to the government's failure to anticipate the Arab attack, and since Likud and its leader Menachem Begin have traditionally been the only major opposition voices in the Israeli government, it can be interpreted in part as a registration of no-confidence in the Meir government. But it was also an expression of support for the hard line expounded unwaveringly by Begin throughout the campaign...
...SYRIAN-ISRAELI BORDER. The 1967 line must be restored. "Golda Meir said that the Golan Heights are an integral part of Israel. Does one who makes such a statement really seek peace? Can there ever be peace when the territories of others are annexed by force...
...from Damascus with the P.O.W. list in his pocket produced the warmest welcome he has ever received in Israel. Kissinger had previously informed the Israelis that the list contained fewer names than the 102 soldiers that Israel had listed as missing. To reduce the shock and bitterness, Premier Golda Meir's government abruptly changed its list of missing to 80 names. The Syrians, however, listed only 62 soldiers, which meant that 18 of the 80 were still unaccounted for; their status was changed last week to "presumed dead." Mrs. Meir burst into tears as she accepted the list from...
Aging Leaders. Much of Israel's uneasiness seems to be the result of a basic lack of confidence in the country's tired, aging leadership. Beset by painful bouts of shingles (a virus infection of the nervous system) and an inflammation of the eyelids, Prime Minister Meir, now 75, has been largely out of sight for weeks at perhaps the most critical time in her political career. Though her new government is stable enough in the short run, new elections will probably have to be called before the term of the current parliament expires in 1977. Many Israelis...