Word: tami
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Herut, Shamir still had to convince the President that he could command a majority of the 120-member parliament. For this he needed to present a list of at least 61 parliamentary supporters. At first, representatives of the smaller parties that had supported Begin refused to commit themselves. The TAMI Party, which represents North African Jews, threatened to break ranks over budget cuts that, its members claim, have taken too much from the poor. Six other deputies demanded a "national unity" government that would include ministers drawn from the Labor Party...
Political analysts were divided over just what had happened. There was 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...
...deeply torn over how to come to terms with Israel's Arab neighbors. Yet these crucial matters scarcely figured in the negotiations between Begin and his partners: the National Religious Party, with six members of the Knesset; the ultraconservative Agudat Israel, with four; and the newly organized TAMI, with three. Last week the coalition released an agreement, a sort of party platform, containing 83 clauses. Most were concessions that the religious parties had extracted from Begin in return for their support...
...three Harvard freshmen did not have nearly as much trouble as each won, 3-0. Laura Kaye, playing in the tough second position, swept Karen Adair, 15-13, 15-9, 15-10; Lili Pew, at number five, beat Tami Rosenberger, allowing just 20 points; and Betsy Howe, making her varsity debut, topped Lexi Turner...