Word: tehiya
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Prime Minister Shimon Peres' national unity government is under pressure, especially from the extreme right, to take a tougher line on Arab terrorism. Kahane, who advocates expulsion of all Arabs from Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, is gaining popularity, as is Tehiya, a small, right-wing party. A poll printed at week's end by the daily newspaper Ma'ariv showed that if elections were held today, Kahane's Kach Party would increase its seats in the Knesset from one to five, while Tehiya would go from five to nine. Kahane, whose anti-Arab views strike...