Labor Gains Majority in the Knesset TEL AVIV (JTA)—The secretar- iat of the Israel Labor Party voted 242 to 146 Oct. 23 to approve an alignment with Mapam, the left- wing labor party, creating for labor the first parliamentary majority in Israel's history. The alignment gives the combined labor factions 67 seats in the 120-seat Knesset (Parliament). It is not a merger, but it provides for a common list of candidates in national and local elections and in the councils of Histadrut, Israel's powerful labor federation. Khoushi, the veteran mayor of Haifa and a power in Israeli poli-, tics for 20 years , said the Mapam Arab members should appear on the lists of the Labor Party's Arab affiliates. His proposal was defeat-, ed however as was a proposal to postpone the effective date of the alignment until after the next, general elections which are sched- uled to take place in the fall of eran labor leaders, ratification came only after hours of heated de- bate. The main point at issue was Mapam's insistence on including its Arab members on the joint elec- toral lists as it has always done on its own lists in the past. The Labor Party has no Arab members but is affiliated with Arab parties that present separate lists to the voters. The Labor Party negotiators agreed to the Mapam demand but a faction in the secretariat de- manded that Mapam adhere to the Labor Party pr a c t i c e. Abba The results of the vote were hail- ed today by Pinhas Sapir, secre- Federations Council tary-general of the Israel Labor Party and Israel's former minister Sets General Assembly of finance who called it "very ATLANTA — Fifteen hundred encouraging." But Shimon Peres, Jewish leaders, representing vir- leader of the former Rafi faction [ ii every community with an , in the Labor Party, called the tunny alignment a "mistake." Rafi mem- appreciable Jewish population in United States and Canada, will bers were strongly opposed to the participate in the 37th annual gen- alignment, at least at this time. eral assembly of the Council of only a year before Israel's next Jewish Federations and Welfare general elections. But there seem- i Funds, Nov. 13-17 at the Regency ed little chance that any of them Hyatt H h would leave the Labor Party as a The CJFWF is result of yesterday's vote. Gen. Moshe Dayan, Israel's defense the national as- minister and a Rafi leader, indi- sociation of 222 cated that he did not intend to 1 o c a I J e w i s h resign Mapam leaders welcomed . federations, wel- the decision as paving th e way for' fare funds and a labor government in Israel and community coun- said it would be ratified by the ells — serving as party next month. ! the central Jew- ish organizations The vote by the Labor Party in 800 communi- secretariat ratified an agreement ties. Lo u i s J. reached after months of negotia- Fox of Baltimore tion by a specially appointed corn is president. mittee of the Labor Party and Major items on Fox Mapam. The committee included the assembly agenda will be Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, Sapir strengthening of American Jewish and Mrs. Golda Meier, former life. Among the speakers are secretary-general of the Labor Yitzhak Rabin, Israel's ambassa- Party, who was once Israel's for- dor to the United States, and Max eign minister. Despite the power- M. Fisher of Detroit. vice presi- ful political support of these vet- dent of the Council. ■ Knesset Extends Service in Military to 3 Years JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Knes- set foreign affairs and security committee decided Tuesday to ex- tend the period of military service to ts from 30 for all m months to three years. The new order affects soldiers who were to have been released next year after Mapam also won points in the agreement pertaining to the His- tadrut elections. It reserved the right to vote there as a separate faction on questions concerning wage policy and workers' condi- tions. With an absolute majority in the Knesset, the allied labor Iarties could theoretically establish 3 labor government, thus eliminat- 'ng the coalition that has prevailed ince Israel achieved independence n 1948. ISRAEL BOND OFFICE 8522 W. McNichols OPEN SUNDAYS 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - IP TOO 111921 THE •INA WAN TOE WONT PAO A PAM WINS THAN Wlessies.. Demi+. hack. 30 months' service. 1969. 1 The issue was brought up in the Knesset by Elias Nakhleb, an Arab member whose party is a Labor affiliate. He said he could not accept the idea that Arab members of Mapam would ap- pear on the combined lists while Arab affiliates of the Labor Party remained on separate lists. - THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS 6—Friday, November 1, 1968 Only in America could you find two Phillips stores at Northland Phillips shoes for the rest of the year Florsheim • Red Cross • Hush Puppiee•Italian Imports DI. 1-5707 2 STORES AT NORTHLAND Reserve Important Date for Outstanding Community Event BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY'S ANNUAL DINNER Dr. Max Jammer Pres., Bar-Ilan U. Guest Speaker Marking Vast Advancement of the Great University in Israel Wednesday Evening, December 4 at LOBO HALL Phillip Stollman National Chairman, Board of Trustees of Bar-Ilan University Guest Speaker: DR. MAX JAMMER President of Bar-Ilan University For Reservations Call DI 1-0708 or Contact Bar-Ilan Office, 18033 Wyoming Joseph H. , Jackier General Banquet Chairmail _ _