Ic ?it 111;1111 07 1!{ {103 f(g.r1 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 22 Friday, February 9, 1919 900 Iran Jews Go to Israel Rifts Apparent in Likud Unity [MUSIC on Continuing El Al Airlift Over Ehrlich's Economic Policy MUSIC — MUSIC Premier HAL GORDON JERUSALEM (JTA) — More than 900 Iranian Jews arrived in Israel last weekend on a 24-hour airlift maintained by El Al bet- ween Teheran and Tel Aviv. The airline employed two Boeing 747 jumbo jets and one 707. Arieh Beckenstein, El Ars. manager in Teheran 3554999 Tel-Ex Plaza Telegraph, 357-1722 1 blk. north of 10 Southfield BETTER CLOTHES & CUSTOM TAILORS TUXEDO UIESITAILS1 SPECIALIZING IN LADIES' & MEN'S RESTYLING & ALTERATIONS "WE HAVE MASTERED THE ART OF INTRICATE FITTING" ON FINEST BRAND NAMES IN MEN'S CLOTHING INCLUDING BIG & TALL, & SHORT SIZES WITH THIS AD 20% OFF -- 12 ',DEL-TWELVE SHOE REPAIR 28708 Telegraph Road - 355-2467 S outhfield, Mich. 480Th • O _ pen Mon. thru Sat. 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. _ SHOES REBUILT No -LIKE NEW! 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Meanwhile, Shimon Peres, chairman of the Labor Party, warned that Israel would face one of the gravest develop- ments in its history if the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took power in Iran and aligned that country with the new Arab bloc being formed by Iraq and Syria. Addressing the Labor Party Bureau in Tel Aviv, Peres said Israel could not ignore the possibility that the militarily powerful, oil-rich Iran, under Kho- meini's leadership, would line up with Iraq and Syria.. He noted that Khomeini spent many of his years of exile in Iraq and in fact may _ have been the matchmaker between Baghdad and Damascus which are now in the process of forming a military and political - al- liance. In a related development, the threat of a Moslem "holy' war" against the United States and Israel by Kho- meini in his drive to seize power in Iran underscores the identity of interest bet- ween Washington and Jerusalem in the Middle East, Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC), said. Addressing 600 delegates to UAHC's Pacific South- west regional convention, Schindler said he was "deeply disturbed" by the danger that a Khomeini government might turn into a supplier of weapons to the Palestine Liberation Or- ganization. He noted that Iran possesses 78 top-secret F-14s along with Phoenix missiles, advance e _ lectronic systems and other weapons, part of the $8 billion worth of arms sold to the Shah by the U.S. in_recent years. , Canada BB Quits Ethnic Program • TORONTO (JTA) — The president of the Eastern Canadian Bnai Brith says it has withdrawn from the To- ronto International Cara- van program because it was forbidden to name its exhibit "The Jerusalem Pavilion." District 22 president Hy Lampert said it was incon- ceivable that the Caravan program should discrimi- nate against Jerusalem. Observers suspect that pressure was exerted by several Arab groups also participating in the cara- van, an annual event in which many ethnic groups exhibit pavilions with arts JERUSALEM (JTA) Menahem Begin's Likud patty, in office little more than 18 months, is showing signs of serious rifts between its 'two main components, Herut and the Liberal Party, and within the Liberal camp itself. The immediate focus of the inttca-party disputes is the controversial economic program formally proposed to the Cabinet on Sunday by Finance Minister Simha Ehrlich, leader of the Liber- als. Underlying thiS, how- ever, is a direct challenge to Ehrlich's leadership by his Liberal colleague, the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Yitzhak Modai, and growing discon- tent among many Herut MKs over their 'alignment with the Liberal Party. SIMHA EHRLICH Both Begin and Ehrlich attempted to mend fances at the separate meetings with their faction members in the Knesset Monday night. Begin warned that wrangling within Likud would endanger the party's hold on the reins of govern- ment if it continues un- abated. "This government won the confidence of the voters and you must allow us therefore to get on with the job," Begin told hiS Herut colleagues. - He sought to mollify their criti- cism of the government's economic policies and of -Ehrlich in particular. Many Herut members were incensed by Ehrlich's remark to a Liberal Party meeting last week that the Liber- als might garner more votes in the next elections if they broke with Herut and ran on a separate list. Begin said Ehrlish has assured him that he was not threatening to break up the Likud alighment but was merely speaking about a hypothetical situation that would arise should Begin decide to step down and not-head the Likud list in the next elections. Begin also reprimanded certain Herut. MKs who spoke disparagingly of the Liberals as "hitchhikers," meaning that they rode to power on the coattails of Herut. Others at the meet- ing complained that Herut loyalists were not getting their share of jobs in the - government and Jewish Agency. The Liberal Party meet- ing was reportedly even more stormy: Although Ehrlich attempted to make peace, his differences with Modai have degenerated into personal bitterness. The meeting was the first recent occasion — apart from Cabinet sessions — that the two men have been in the same room together. Modai used the occasion to announce that he will run against Ehrlich for the chairmanship of the central committee at the Liberal Party's forthcoming na- tional convention. A show- down between the two is considered unavoidable. Modal's criticism of Ehrlich's economic plans at Sunday's Cabinet session was so sharp that Begin in- tervened to caution his energy minister not to speak publicly in a manner that would harm the gov- ernment. He said some of Modal's remarks were "un- pardonable." Modai com- plained later that Begin Was being unjust to him: Despite opposition from both Liberals and Herut ministers, Ehrlich's economic plan calling for an across- the-board three percent reduction in government spending, was expected to be approved when the Cabinet met in special session Thursday. It is believed that Begin sup- ports the plan and will rally a majority of minis- ters behind it. The Sun- day Cabinet, meeting ended on a Sour note when Defense Minister Ezer Weizman observed that no harm would be done if the new budget eliminated the projected expenses of implement- ing a peace treaty with Egypt because "there will not be peace in 1979."-- - Meanwhile, President Yitzhak Navon said he would contribute to the anti-inflation program by recommending a three per- cent cut in the budget of the President's office -- a reduc- tion of some IL 500,000 ($25,000). He offered sup- port to Ehrlich but warned that the public would have to know just how. long au- sterity must be endured. Ehrlich proposes that in- flation will-be fought by the budget cut and tighter tax collections. The budget cut has been projected by some to result in a 100 percent in- crease in the price index. The property tax on busi- ness, plots, agricultural land and cars would be dou- bled. Banks would be re- quired to report all cash transactions to the Treas- ury involving more than IL 50,000. Wage earners would have to report any addi- tional income. The gov- ernment and other public bodies would not enter business transactions with anyone who does not have a clean record with the income tax au- thorities. Government of- ficials would be au- thorized to close down the businesses -of any persons convicted of tax violations and an annual list of violators would be published. The value added tax (VAT) on banks and insur- ance companies would be raised from nine to 12 per- cent. Housing mortgages would be linked to the cost- of-living index. That prop- osal was denounced by some who said it was "bad news for people who hope to purchase their own apart- ments. They will never get out of debt.", The government also plans to freeze hiring and freeze most public con- struciton_The main goal of Ehrlich's plan is to reduce inflation by 10 percent. The finance minister argues that unless these measures are inplemented, inflation will reach 50 percent in the new fiscal year. Frank Leiderman Memorial Saudi Demands -- CAIRO (ZINS) — Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Fand and other Saudi offi- cials continue to be quoted in the Arab press as saying there will be no peace in the Middle East until Old Jerusalem is returned to the Arabs and the "rights" of Palestinians are re- established, including an Mrs. Frank E. Leiderman is shown receiving a plaque from Rabbi James I. Gordon at the dedication of new furnishings in Young Israel of Oak-Woods' Saltsman Youth Lounge in memory of the late Frank Leiderman. 4 .1 4 -■ 4