Friday, tee 9, 1978 5 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Disputes Mark Israel Politics By MOSHE RON The Jewish News Special Israel Correspondent The Israeli press is full of reports about disputes in Is- rael's political parties. The ruling Likud bloc consists of three partners: Herut, Liberals and Laam. In the Herut Movement there is strong opposition in the central committee against its chairman, Ab- raham Shechterman. The opposition maintains that the central committee is not functioning and there is practically no leadership. Premier Menahem Begin had to intervene personally in order to stop the cam- paign against Shechter- man. In the Tel Aviv Branch there is a strong fight bet- ween the partisans of Prof. Moshe Arens (the chairman of the Foreign and Security Committee of the Knesset) and Yigael Griffel (the vice mayor of Tel Aviv) over the chairmanship of the Tel Aviv Branch. In the Liberal Party, a re- bellion of the young leaders against the old guard is felt. There is strong criticism against the party leader, Finance Minister Simha Ehrlich, on account of the wage agreement with His- tadrut. Party members maintain that Ehrlich had not consulted them prior to the agreement. The Laam faction con- sists of former Rafi mem- bers, led by Yigael Hur- vitz (minister for com- merce, industry and tourism), the indepen- dent center, led by Elieser Shostak (health Collar Stays For FATHER'S DAY minister) and the Move- which threatens to split ment for a Greater Eretz Laam. Rumors are that the Israel led by Moshe former Rafi members might Shamir. It is a mixture of join a bloc with Foreign former socialists and re- Minister Moshe Dayan. visionists, of former par- Dayan has already ap- tisans of David Ben- pointed a leader of Laam, Gurion and Vladimir Zalman Shoval, in the Foreign Ministry. Jabotinsky. The Democratic Move- A rift has developed bet- ween Hurvitz and Shostak ment for Change is split into two camps, one supporting Chairman Yigael Yadin, Gur Apologizes another demanding his res- ignation. to Sephardim TEL AVIV (JTA) — Re- tired Chief of Staff Gen. Mordechai Gur has apologized for what was construed as a star on Sephardic Jews and explained that his remarks were intended for the be- nefit of that community. He also apologized in writing to Shaul Ben Simhon, chair- man of the Association of North African Jews in Is- rael. Gur, who returned from a trip to Europe, faced an up- roar caused by an interview published in Al Hamishmar in which he was quoted as saying that the reason why there were so few senior of- ficers in the army of Orien- tal background was that it takes them much longer than others to master the intricacies of modern West- ern technology. The implication was that Oriental Jews lack the mentality to grasp the concepts of sophisticated weaponry. Those views were promptly de- nounced by the leaders of North African Jews. They said that if Orien- tals were deficient in any way it was because of poor living conditions and educational disad- vantages of growing up in slums. Gur put through a tele- phone call from Paris ex- pressing regret that his re- marks had been misun- derstood. He said he made them only to stress the need for improving the condi- tions of Oriental Jews and raising them to the level of the rest of society. $10,000 Grant Aids Dropsie The invisible evidence of good grooming is this pair of monogrammed sterling silver shirt collar stays. A handsome leather case keeps the gift that is truly for the man who has everything Silver 14 k Gold $10 00 $81 00 George Ohrenstein Jewelers Ltd. Creative Jewelers Diamonds-Precious Stones Precision Time Pieces HARVARD ROW MALL 11 Mile & Lahser 353-3146 Come sn for free color brochure illustrating many sterling and gold pig gems. 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