Democratic Palestine : 2 (ص 9)
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Alignment Member of the Knesset, Haim [7
Bar Lev, who is also Secretary General of
the Labor Party, told Jerusalem Post that
the Alignment would agree to formy. av
alternative coalition, “because anything |
is better for the country than the present
desperate state of affairs.” He added that
if the threat of the parties in the coalition
to leave the Likud leads to. a parliamén-.
tary majority for early elections, she he
Alignment would prefer this to arralter>
native government.
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The events of late January show, that | ¢
the Alignment is attempting to bring, | @
down the Likud government, whether
through a no-confidence vote or through
complicating the crisis of the Likud coa-
lition on the popular level. In the latter
effort, Labor’s main card is the. Flistad-.
rut. This was exemplified when Histad-
rut’s General Secretary demanded that .
the government raise wages, and threa-
tened strikes in many sectors.
Lately, the Labor Party’s popularity
has increased. The Alignment’s political
positions, particularly concerning | Israel
presence in Lebanon and the settlemeit
policy, correspond to newly emergige:
trends in Israeli public opinion. Accord. -
ing to a poll published in Jerusalem Post,.
January 3rd, 72% of Israelis think tha: “the. |
first budget to be cut in the new suet
drive is the one for settlements in the.
West Bank and Gaza. Another polt-in
early February showed 39.5% of Israeks.
for immediate, unconditional withdra-
wal from Lebanon. .
Due to the Zionist state’s heavy de~
pendence on outside aid, mainly from
the US, the policies of the Reagan Ad-
ministration are also a factor in assessing-
the internal Israeli power struggle. For
one, Washington is deeply cancerred’
about the Shamir government's inability~
Ya.
L to gind solutigns for the economic crisis,
for’social stabihty in the Zionist entity is a
must for imperialism’s plans in the area.
On'the other hand, some circles in the US
administration are bothered by the Lik-
ud's static positions on issues like freez-
ina West Bank settlements and with-
| dyawing from Lebanon. If other condi-
L tons were-to- make implementation of
the Keag eagan plan appear as a possibility,
[then the ‘Likud’s positions could come to
swdewed as-obstacles to US imperial-
Agnes strategic plans and interests in the
F-apeéa 48.g whole. The policies of the Labor
“Party; on the-other hand, can harmonize
more easily with the US long-term plans.
tention:
| Expectations
Will the Israeli government resign?
Are there going to be early elections?
Such questions and many others are be-
ing raised in mterested political circles.
Judging from the fact that the Likud
managed to buy off Tami, one of the
small parties in the coalition that was
thinking of breaking off, and, on the oth-
er hand, the Labor Party’s fear of not
being able to administer the deteriorat-
my economic conditions, we do not ex-
pect a quick resignation or early elec-
tions. The following factors concerning
the opposition support this judgement:
1. The Labor Party, though united in
attacking the policies of the Likud, is not
united internally. Peres does not enjoy
widespread support. Rabin, on the other
hand, while not enjoying broader sup-
port, has managed to split the loyalty of
.abor Party members.
2. Navon, who is a serious competitor
to both Rabin and Peres, is himself reluc-
tant to push this competition. He prefers
to wait — probably for better political
and economic conditions.
3. The Labor Party prefers not to be
“embarrassed” in front of the public
concerning the future of the West Bank.
In its program, Labor vowed to build
more settlements on the West Bank, con-
sidering it a part of ‘Israel’ On the other
hand, Labor has several times hinted at
its readiness to negotiate the future of the
West Bank with King Hussein.
What we actually expect is further
deterioration of the economic situation
in ‘Israel’ under the Likud, until the sche-
duled date for elections. The Labor Par-
ty, for the reasons outlined above, may
not be willing or able to impose itself
now. Moreover, despite growing public
discontent, the Likud can still rely on the
militant right-wing base that originally
brought it to power in line with the over-
all consolidation of the right in the
Zionist society. Moreover, till now, expe-
rience shows that it can also rely on the
Reagan Administration’s unqualified
support.
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