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Friday, December 1, 1950
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
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Israel Elections Indicate Labor Rule Is Not Periled
By PIIINEAS J. BIRON
nificant political role played by the General Zionist
party in Israel until these recent municipal elections,
our General Zionists have reasons to be proud and
optimistic.
Their party in Israel made an excellent showing.
Yet nowhere, not even in the cities have they rolled
up a majority. They ran behind Mapai even in Tel
Aviv.
There seems to be no doubt that the new oriental
immigration, especially those housed in former Arab
districts, were not impressed by the platform of the
General Zionists.
Right and left wing labor pulled the bigest vote
from the newcomers. The oriental Jews are, naturally,
not attracted by promises of private investments. They
want strong labor unions that will fight for a higher
standard of living and that will provide a measure of
social security.
Don't let us forget that in the recent municipal
elections, the foreign policy of Israel, while much talked
about, was in reality an artificial, rather irrelevant
issue.
And yet it would be infantile to deny that the mu-
A NUMBER OF COLUMNS ago we speculated on the
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possible outcome of a new general election in Israel.
This election, we maintain, is still unavoidable, and
take our word, will be held sometime
in the spring of 1951.
But in the meantime, a couple of
weeks ago municipal elections were
held in the Jewish state and commen-
tators as well as political prophets
are having a Roman Holiday inter-
preting and predicting the political
destiny of Israel, on the basis of the
results of the recent municipal elec-
tions.
Since we are also in the predicting
Biron
business, we prognosticate that there
will be many red faces in the spring of 1951 among
these prophets. For the municipal election results,
which startled many an observer, are, according to our
opinion, not necessarily indicative of a political trend
toward General Zionism.
General Zionists in America are, of course, elated.
And it must be admitted that in the light of the insig-
Levin to Speak
nicipal elections did not prove something. They proved,
first of all, that the rural and urban populations are
not thinking alike on political matters.
Tel Aviv with its quarter of a million inhabitants
does not go for the austerity program of Mapai. The
shopkeepers of Tel Aviv, and other communities, but
strangely enough not Haifa, arc not socialistic-minded.
The agricultural settlements and, of course, the
militarily strategic areas know only to well that the
Mapai and the Mapam constitute the power of the de-
fense of the Jewish state against foreign aggression.
In other words, youth voted labor while the older
age levels voted General Zionist.
The gains made by the General Zionists were made
primarily at the expense of non-labor parties. The rc-
ligious parties lost ground and so did the lierut ( Iv-
gunists).
So if one wishes to interpret the municipal elections
and speculate on the trend they seem to indicate fur
the next general lections, he could conclude that Israel's
labor government seems to be permanent. Mapai may
lose ground to the left but it does not seem to be en-
dangered by the right.
Zionists Plan World Parley Next Summer
NEW YORK — (WNS) — T h e chairman of the Jerusalem section saved next year for more produc-
first World Zionist Congress since of the Jewish Agency, and Dr. tive purposes.
the establishment of the Jewish Nahum Goldinann, chairman of
The executive went on record
state will be held in Jerusalem the American section, announced as opposed to the Welfare Coun-
next summer.
that the meetings of the execu- cil Plan for a Central Israel Fund
The exact dite will be deter- tive had resolved on drastic re- and to any attempt by the Coun-
mined by the availability of the ductions in the budget.
cil to replace the United Jewish
Congress Hall now under con-
Through the elimination of Appeal.
struction.
many offices and other economies,
Announcement of this decision it was said, several millions of
Whether for the latest news or
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meeting of the Jewish Agency absorption department for run- pays to read the Jewish Chronicle
executive here. Berl Locker, ning the immigrant camps will be the year 'round.
Israel Student Body
Estimated at 250,000
TEL AVIV—(WNS) — Educa-
tional institutions in Israel, in-
cluding schools of higher learn-
ing, are catering to 250,000 stu-
dents, among them 25,000 Arab
pupils, it was reported here.
The Arab pupils are attending
90 schools employing 500 teach-
ers. There are altogether 700 ele-
mentary schools in Israel.
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