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That line drew laughs everywhere in the U.S. during Premier Yitzhak Rabin's recent eleven-day visit. Back home, though, it doesn't play. More and more Israelis-particularly the Premier's political rivals-are indeed convinced that they can run the country better than Rabin. A year ago, thanks largely to his tough negotiating stance during Henry Kissinger's first, abortive Sinai shuttle, Rabin's popularity in Israeli polls reached 91%. Last week it was 37%, and even within Rabin's dominant Labor Party there were predictions that he might not last...
...Oval Office planning speeches, selecting film clips and listening to radio blurbs as the candidate smiled with enthusiasm or frowned with displeasure. This material was put together by crews hired by the Campaign Committee. But when those pictures of Gerald Ford meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin show up in TV ads, there will be no way known to man to separate candidate from President. We can have fun arguing about it though...
Toward the end of his visit to Washington, Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin met with TIME Diplomatic Editor Jerrold Schecter and Jerusalem Correspondent Marlin Levin and assessed his talks with President Ford and Secretary of State Kissinger...
...welcoming ceremony on the sodden south lawn of the White House, President Ford and Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin stoically stood bareheaded in the cold rain while a fife-and-drum ensemble dressed in Continental Army uniforms drilled before them. Since Egyptian President Anwar Sadat had been treated to an outdoor reception during his triumphant visit last November, the same courtesy had to be extended to Rabin-rain or shine. "According to Jewish tradition," said Rabin, glancing at the skies, "rain means blessing...
...Hafez Assad refused to extend the mandate of the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force on the Golan Heights unless the Council scheduled a review of the Middle East situation and allowed the P.L.O. to take part. The presence of the P.L.O. prompted an Israeli boycott of the Council session; Premier Yitzhak Rabin's Cabinet unanimously resolved "not to conduct negotiations with terrorist organizations in any forum." A high Israeli official agreed that even "mentioning Palestinians makes them a political reality...