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...light of the high price Israel has had to pay to retain the territories, the dovish arguments have been weakened. But Sapir personally seems to have gained in prestige, partly because of his successful fund-raising campaign in the U.S. ($1 billion) and partly because the Israeli economy continued to function through the war without major dislocation. Nonetheless, he may well find it necessary to mute his dovish instincts within a post-election Cabinet that will probably be facing a bigger Likud-led hawkish opposition in the Knesset...
...GOLAN HEIGHTS. The barren Golan Heights are useful only as a strategic barrier. Israel might retain a part of this disputed rocky terrain. A U.N. peace-keeping force, with similar guarantees against withdrawal, could keep the armies apart-and protect Israeli settlements from the Syrian guns that periodically fired on them before...
Though the Israelis have allowed Moslems free access to holy places like the Al Aqsa Mosque, Israeli occupation of the Old City, site of most of the religious shrines, remains unacceptable to proud Arabs. Logic would suggest that Israel retain Jewish sections of the city, but that an Arab administration run the Arab quarters, with a joint planning board and joint administration of common services. The U.N. could guarantee all religious faiths access to sacred shrines in this very special city. A compromise on this emotional issue, however, might well lead to the collapse of any Israeli government that...
...magazine, Yomiuri. When she wanted to go to a U.S. high school, her father belted her. The same thing happened when she wanted to become an actress. Because Makiko "talks too much," Premier Tanaka even advised her husband, musclebound Naonori Tanaka: "Beat her up once in a while to retain your prestige as a man." While she was only confirming what former Premier Eisaku Sato's wife has already revealed about Nipponese sexual politics, Makiko did hand reporters an irresistible opening line for the pugnacious Premier's next press conference: "And when, Mr. Prime Minister, did you stop...
There is also a vital need to retain the present liberal strength on the school committee. The central issue in that campaign is the retention of the progressive superintendent of schools, Alflorence Cheatham. With the support of the liberal majority, Cheatham has instituted several reforms in the city's school system. He has also demonstrated a refreshing willingness to involve teachers, students and parents in important policy decisions. If they gain the necessary seats, the Independents will almost certainly fire Cheatham and replace him with a more manageable but less skillful administrator...