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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israelis Strike to Protest Government Economic Policy
TEL AVIV (JTA) —
About 40,000 merchants
and shopkeepers all over Is-
rael staged a one-day strike
Tuesday to protest rising
taxes and the government's,
economic policies.
Jerusalem alone of all of
Israel's larger cities and
towns continued business as
usual. The merchants there
decided against joining the
strike because they are in
the midst of negotiations
with Mayor Teddy Kollek
for a significant reduction
of municipal taxes.
But in Tel Aviv, Ramat-
Gan, Haifa, Nahariya and
most other urban centers,
virtually all business estab-
lishments were closed,,
creating a Sabbath-like at-
mosphere in mid-week.
The merchants associa-
tion claimed that new
taxes, especially munici-
pal levies were "suffo-
cating" them and were
aimed at nationalizing
commerce. The farmers
association warned, mean-
while, that if the goVern-
ment adopted the tax re-
forms proposed by the
Ben-Shahar Committee
which include a tax on the
revenue from capital real-
ized in land sales, farmers
from all over the country
would demonstrate at the
Knesset and elsewhere.
Israeli, Arab Youth Differ
on View of Modern Society
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Israeli culture is respected
by young Israeli Arabs
while the Jewish youth in
Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox
Mea Shearim quarter view
modern Israeli culture as
the root of all evil.
These were the findings
in a recent Hebrew Univer-
sity research project on so-
cial change by Prof. Rita
Simon, visiting professor of
law and sociology on leave
from the University of Illi-
nois. The study was carried
out - from 1970 to 1971
among 150 families in both
the religious and the Arab
groups.
Among the Arabs, the
persent generation has vir-
tually accepted the fact that
their children would not -
dress or live as they did. The
youngsters strive, without
giving up their nationalistic
values, to emulate the mod-
ern Israeli culture, a culture
despised by the young ultra-
Orthodox Jews.
In Mea Shearim, there
was great agreement be-
tween the generations on
questions of life style.
The study showed that
Mea Shearim girls • will
marry young and become
housewives, while the Arab
girls hope to complete at
least high school education
and to work outside the
home for a time.
The Arabs also turned out
to be much more exposed to
the local information media
than the religious Jews.
Arabs watching television
programs mainly from the
neighboring countries, but
divide their radio listening
between the Israeli and
Arab broadcasts. Most Arab
mothers ae illiterate, but
their children read both
Hebrew and Arabic newspa-
pers.
In Mea Shearim, no TV is
watched. The people read
mainly the religious press,
Church Heads
but do listen to the Israeli
Radio (with the exception of
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the fanatic Naturei Karta
JERUSALEM (JTA) — sect.) Most of the women
Jerusalem is playing host to • who express interest in the
two foreign church leaders mass media, read and listen
and while their visits to the to Yiddish newspapers and
.Holy City are primarily of a programs. Only few women
religious nature, the politi- read and listen to Hebrew
cal overtones are not lost on radio programs.
Israeli officials.
Vazken I, head of the 'Pressuring Israel
World• Armenian (Catholic)
Church, was greeted by May Be a Danger'
Mayor Teddy Kollek and
NEW YORK (JTA) — A
repreSentatives of the reli- warning that the U.S. can-
gious affairs ministry at not hope for the friendly re-
Jaffa Gate Sunday.
lationship it seeks with Is-
The other visitor is Metro- rael if it appears to dictate
politan Philaret, the Rus- terms to Israel was voiced
sian Orthodox. Archbishop here by Dr. Judah J. Shap-
of East Berlin and Central iro, president of the Labor
Europe, who is heading a Zionist Alliance.
Russian Orthodox delega-
Dr. Shapiro, addressing
tion from the Soviet Union. the LZA executive commit-
Their visits are uncon- tee meeting, said that the
nected. They are, how- U.S. has traditionally
ever, the latest in a grow- wanted a relationship with
ing number of officials Israel based on mutually
of various Christian agreed positions.
churches to come to Jeru-
"But when the U.S. moves
salem in recent months to to impose conditions, as
visit the various shrines there are indications that it
and meet formally with is doing, the relationship is
local officials.
altered.
Philaret expressed opti-
"The constant references
mism over the prospects of to overcoming stagnation in
renewed diplomatic reia- the Middle East negotia-
, I ions between Israel and the . tions refer to the expecta-
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Eon Ltn{.i told Israeli tion of furrier concessions
.:'fairs ministry from Israel. - Dr. Shapiro
he hoped there told more than 100 Labor
of Russian Zionist leaders from the
Israel.
i.S. and Canada.
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A detailed study of the
proposals now before the
Knesset has convinced the
trade union federation that
the reforms will fall hardest
on the wage-earners and
that employers may even
get more of a tax break than
hitherto, despite the plug-
ging of loopholes and aboli-
tion of many exemptions.
Yeruham Meshel, secre-
tary-general of Histadrut,
warned that it would oppose
implementation of the re-
forms if they affect wage-
earner only at first and not
the entire population simul-
taneously. He also criticized
the government for lacking
plans for economic growth
or to fight unemployment.
In a related development,
Attorney General Meir
Shamgar will be asked by
the housing and absorption
ministries and the Jewish
Agency to review the claim
by some 1,000 immigrant
families from the U.S. that
their rents have been in-
creased contrary to their
original contracts.
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