THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Rift Begins Over Israel Compulsory Health Insurance JERUSALEM (JTA) — A compulsory national health insurance bill that will not take effect before April 1978 has already stirred a bitter battle between its propo- nents and opponents in Is- rael. The opposition is not against the principle of na- tional health insurance but to the contents of the draft measure approved two weeks ago by the Knesset's Public Services Committee. The bill would introduce compulsory health insur- ance through any one of the existing health funds, most of which are affiliated with political parties. It is ex- pected to pass its final read- ing before the Knesset ad- journs for summer recess. The bill in its present form is supported by the La- bor Alignment and the Rakah Communist Party. Most other parties oppose it for a variety of reasons and their opposition has been strengthened by the Israel Medical Association, the Pharmacists Association and other groups in the medical and health fields. One of the main points of controversy is . the estab- lishment of compulsory insurance through exist- ing funds rather than a state-financed indepen- dent health service. Critics say that the existing funds are inefficient and that the state-run Institute of So- cial Insurance can provide the same services at a fraction of the cost. The proposed bill would have the minister of health determine the premiums. Opponents want a public council to make that deci- sion. But the greatest oppos- ition has been engendered by the bill's failure to guar- antee that a subscriber who wishes to leave one fund for another will not be subject to reprisals from the health fund he is quitting. Under the present sys- tem, a worker cannot bene- fit from the Histadrut medi- cal services unless he is a member of Histadrut and if he is a member he is re- quired to subscribe to the Histadrut sick fund. Under Flint Area News FJCC Names Executive Officer Arnold S. Feder, formerly of Seattle, has assumed the position of Executive Direc- tor of the Flint Jewish Com- munity Council. Born in Nova Scotia, Feder was regional director for the Atlantic region of the Zionist Organization of Canada, the United Jewish Appeal and the Canadian Jewish Congress. He also was regional director of the Pacific Region of the United Jewish Appeal of Canada. Since 1970, Feder has been the assistant director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle where he in- itiated a plan developing the first all-city High School of Jewish Studies, a teachers' training institute, and an ongoing adult education program. Israeli Prostitutes Doing Quite Well FJCC Leadership Sets Family Picnic JERUSALEM (JTA) — The world's oldest profes- sion is flourishing in Israel where prostitutes can earn up to $130 a day, according to Hebrew University re- searcher Dr. Menahem Amir. Street walkers with a strong work ethic accommo- date 12-15 clients a day, Amir said. Higher class call girls take fewer clients but charge much more, he said. Amir reported that ac- cording to police figures, there are 600-800 known prostitutes working in Tel Aviv, Israel's largest city. In Jerusalem, the second larg- est, only about 80 are known to police, and in the third largest city, Haifa, there are no more than 40 although Haifa is Israel's main port visited by seamen from all over the world. Israeli prostitutes might well be the envy of their sis- ters in other parts of the globe. Only 15-20 percent have pimps. Most of the girls keep all of their earn- ings for themselves, Amir said. The Flint Jewish Commu- nity Council's leadership development group will have a family picnic 4 p.m. Sun- day at Burroughs Park for members and their families,. announce Emily Bank and Carol Olds, chairmen of the group. the proposed measure, a worker may transfer to an- other fund at six-month in- tervals but has no guarantee that if he does so, he will not suffer sanctions at the hands of the giant trade union federation. The Independent Liberal Party, a coalition partner, has threatened to vote against the bill unless guar- antees are written into it. Most observers expect the draft to be revised several times before it is imple- mented nearly two years from now. Friday, July 30, 1976 15 ALEX BENSKY for Oakland County Commissioner 19th District Oak Park & R. 0. Township "WELL QUALIFIED" (Oakland County Civic League) pd. pol. adv. help us elect JUDGE Alice L. 41•11•1111111. TO OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ... the Most Experienced, Best Qualified Candidate! Comm. Dennis Aaron John Allen Col. Arthur Becker Herb Burdick Ernest L. Citron Don Cohen Irwin Cohen Senator Daniel Cooper Stephen C. Cooper Henry Dorfman Helen Feder Sandor Gelman Debbie Goldberg M. B. Hertzberg Barry L. Howard Lillian Jaffe Herbert S. Keidan Fred Keywell Richard Kux Sid Lantz Sheldon Larky Jeffrey Leib Samuel W. Leib Milton Lucow Marilyn Mazell Milton J. Miller Larry Pernick Seymour Posner Paula Alcala Rosner Charlotte M. Rothstein Arthur Rubiner Hon. Charles Rubiner Simcha Shapiro Burton Shifman A. Alfred Taubman Nate Teiss Edward Traurig Milton Weinstein Harvey L. Weisberg Richard Zipser ARNOLD FEDER Author Amoz Oz Injured in Mishap JERUSALEM (JTA) — Amos Oz, the internation- ally famous Israeli author, is in Shaare Zedek Hospital recovering from serious in- ternal injuries he sustained last week in an automobile accident on the Jerusalem- Tel Aviv road. A hospital spokesman said Oz's life was not in dan- ger but his recovery will be a long process. 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