Mapam Split
by Factions
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A sharp
division in Mapam between
factions that want to main-
tain its four-year-old align-
ment with Premier Golda
Meir's Labor Party and those
who want to dissolve it was
perpetuated in the new 341-
member central committee
elected here Sunday night.
The pro-alignment forces,
representing Mapam's vet-
eran leadership, retained a
majority — 68.5 per cent of
the delegates. But the young-
er elements who want Ma-
pam to chart an independent
course captured 31.5 per cent,
which constitutes a powerful
minority.
Their strength was demon-
strated in a 268-122 vote in
the Mapam council in favor
of a resolution barring any
Mapam representative in a
cabinet, Knesset or Histadrut
post from serving more than
two terms.
This means that party vet-
erans such as Yaacov Hazen
and Meir Yaarl will have to
vacate their Knesset seats
unless the central committee
agrees to make an exception
in their cases.
Commenting on the out-
come of last night's Council
meeting, Ha z a n observed
that "Mapam is on the verge
of creating individual fac-
tions and this might turn out
to be the beginning of Ma-
pam's end."
Jewish Studies Center
to Open in Argentina
NEW YORK — The Ameri-
can Jewish Committee an-
nounced that a major Argen-
tinian Jesuit university
would introduce courses this
year in Jewish history,
biblical philosophy and He-
brew as a pilot program in
a contemplated Center of
Jewish Studies.
The program, undertaken
by El Salvador University
of Buenos Aires, is being
conducted with the coopera-
tion of the Buenos Aires
office of the American Jew-
ish Committee. The program
is part of the extensive work
of the AJC's foreign affairs
department, headed by Dr.
Seymour P. Lachman. Jaco-
bo Kovadloff heads the
Buenos Aires office.
In announcing the new
program, Dr. Lachman de-
clared that it wolk mark "a
positive step forward in ad-
vancing a knowledge of
Jewish culture in an aca-
demic atmosphere and would
forge another link in build-
ing healthy Christian-Jewish
relations In Latin America."
Ile said arrangements were
under way to launch similar
programs In other institu-
tions of higher learning in
Argentina.
Weizman Candidate
for Tel Aviv Mayor
TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Gen-
eral Ezer Weizman will be
Gahal'a candidate for mayor
of Tel Aviv in the November
elections, it was announced
by a Gahal spokesman.
At the same time a public
poll indicates that the recent
dispute between Gen. Weiz-
man and Herut party leader
Manahem Begin has resulted
in a falling off of support.
According to the estimates
now taken, Gahal could win
29 Knesset seats as against
the 34 that were predicted be-
fore the Weizman-Begin split.
Gahal presently is repre-
sented in the Knesset by 26
deputies.
I Brazil Diplomat Seeks Stronger Israel Links
JERUSALEM (JTA)—For-
eign Minister Mario Gibson
Barboza of Brazil called on
President Zalman Shazar
Monday morning at the start
of his four-day official visit
to Israel. He told reporters
that he came to strengthen
links between his country
and Israel. Barboza visited
Cairo last week.
Israeli observers discounted
the possibility that the Bra-
zilian diplomat intended to
be active in mediation be-
tween Israel and the Arab
states.
They regarded his visit as
a good-will gesture in line
with Brazil's policy of broad-
ening its diplomatic contacts.
Yitzhak Harkavi, Israel's
ambassador to Brazil, who
returned here to be on hand
for Barboza's visit, told re-
porters that Brazil has con-
sistently maintained a neu-
tral policy in the Middle
East. Harkavi said Brazil
has not been as friendly to
Israel as some of the smaller
Latin American countries but
noted that relations on both
sides have always been cor-
rect.
At a working session with
Foreign Minister Abba Eban,
Jerusalem Airport
to Accommodate 707s
JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
Runways of Jerusalem's mod-
est airport are being expand-
ed to accommodate Boeing
707s. Passengers will soon be
able to disembark at Jerusa-
lem instead of only at Lod, it
was announced by a govern-
ment spokesman. The Jumbo
747s, however, will continue
to land only at Lod.
Israel's Accident Rate
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, Fab. 9, 1973-13
Since the establishment of
8,000
Israel in 1948, some
persons have been killed and
200,000 injured in road acci-
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dents in Israel. These figures
were presented at a Tel Aviv
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symposium by the head of
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the Council for the Preven-
tion of Road Accidents, Judge
Shlomo Lowenberg.
it is believed that discussions
included Israel's quest for
reciprocal air landing rights.
Brazil, so far, has turned
down all requests for landing
rights for El Al at Rio.
In that respect Brazil is
believed to be bowing to
heavy pressure on the part
of some Arab countries. The
Arabs have threatened to
Tomorrow is better than
cancel the landing rights of today—it has more possibili-
Varig. Brazil's national air- ties.
line, if the Israeli airline is
accorded landing rights in
Brazil.
While in Cairo, Barboza
signed an agreement with the
Egyptian government which
permits the Patrobas oil com-
pany of Brazil to prospect for
oil in Egypt. His official
statement at the end of his
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