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...being "Machiavellian," the slight delay seemed to signal that Begin would still be open to friendly persuasion. During the Monday-morning gathering in the Prime Minister's offices, one coalition leader after another pleaded with Begin to stay on, arguing that his departure might bring Labor Leader Shimon Peres to power and weaken the Israeli position in Lebanon and the West Bank. Begin sat through the meeting in stone-faced silence and told his political allies that he would let them know his final decision within...
...while the Likud has two strong heirs to Begin, Labor has leadership problems. Shimon Peres, the leader since 1977, has feuded with former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and the split between the two men would likely ham per the party...
What might have remained a more or less standard influence-peddling inquiry became more titillating last month when Judge Aldrich made public her role in the investigation. Remembering her Christmas-party chat, she decided to check out Nephew Gino with one of the Climaco partners, Shimon Kaplan. According to Aldrich, Kaplan told her that young Battisti had received $41,000 in bonuses, roughly 10% of all fees from cases "attributable" to his uncle. Stunned by Aldrich's assertion, Kaplan and the Climaco firm formally denied making any deals with Judge Battisti or his nephew...
...some speculation among Knesset members that the defectors might have come from two tiny parties in the coalition, the ultrareligious Agudat Yisrael and Tami, an ethnic party of Sephardic Jews. Another explanation might be that some members simply preferred a man of Herzog's stature. Said Labor Leader Shimon Peres: "We were wise enough to present the best candidate...
...findings, which are slated to be released next month, could bear on Navon's political future. If they implicate the government, Begin is expected to respond by calling new elections. The Labor Party will then have to decide whether to enter the campaign under the leadership of Shimon Peres, who has lost to Begin twice, or choose a new leader. Navon has said he would accept the job only if he was uncontested, meaning that both Peres and former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin would have to step aside. Given the party's divisions, that is not considered very...