Word: perese
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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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...
Outside Israel, there was speculation on what the change in leadership might mean in terms of Middle East peace negotiations. Although Peres has a reputation for being rather hawkish, some Arab observers concluded that the Defense Minister was potentially a stronger leader than Rabin-a plus from their viewpoint. But...
A Polish-born immigrant, Peres speaks French better than English, and he seems almost Continental in style and outlook. But the Defense Minister also prides himself on his American connections made as a student at Harvard and the New School for Social Research, and as an arms negotiator for Israel...
Flash polls last week indicated that Peres' selection had improved Labor's previously sagging election chances; expectations were that the party might take 43 of the 120 Knesset seats, instead of 39. But the Defense Minister still has two large obstacles to face. One is Rabin's...
That would certainly present Peres with his first political crisis: if the new party does well, Peres might have to hand over some key Cabinet posts in order to create a victorious Labor coalition.