t I', 1 1.1 • • 1 it 1. • t 4, e • .,{ • • THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 6 Friday, July 10, 1981 Likud Coalition Grumbles Over Selection of Sharon for Defense (Continued from Page 1) Some political obser- vers believe that if this does happen Begin will ask Zippori to take over the chairmanship of the key Knesset Foreign Af- fairs and Defense Com- mittee (assuming that the government can keep control of both that committee and the other key Knesset panel, the Finance Committee: Labor is demanding on one of the two chairman- ships). There is opposition to Sharon's appointment among other senior figures in the Likud, especially among the liberals. Na- tional Religious Party ministers have also voiced See "THE LEADER" Today Morris Buick IS THE GUY IS THE BUY OPEN MON. & THURS. MI 9 P.M. 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Dayan told reporters afterwards that he and Begin had discussed "principles" and would hold more meetings. He did not elaborate. Begin's major effort is concentrated on the Na- tional Religious Party and the Aguda Israel which, together, will con- trol 10 seats in the new Knesset. Begin met over the weekend with NRP leader Yosef Burg to dis- cuss coalition pos- sibilities. NRP Knesset-member Rabbi Haim Druckmann said that Begin promised that Burg, who is Interior Minister in the outgoing government, would not be replaced by Dayan as the minister in charge of au- tonomy negotiations with Egypt. On Tuesday, Begin an- nounced confidently that he would be able to form a coal- ition government within a week to 10 days. On Wednesday, Begin reached agreement with the NRP, Aguda and Tami, the party that was split from NRP by Aharon Abu- Hatzeira, to form a coalition with a bar, one-seat major- ity. Begin also was quoted as saying that this would be the last government he would form and that he would retire after its term. Following Likud and RENT VIDEO MOVIES $ 1 25 Per Day Minimum 4 Days Membership Fee $35 for 1 yr. choose from 100's of movies, such as Ordinary People Elephant Man Popeye Somewhere In Time Young Frankenstein VIDEO PLUS 69-2330 12 Mile at Evergreen Labor in the balloting, the NRP earned six seats, Hadash (Rakah Com- munists) 4, Tami 3, Tehiya 3, Telem (headed by Moshe Dayan) 2, Shinui 2, and Citizens Rights Movement (headed by Shulamit Aloni) 1. The official results were not announced until Tuesday because sea- men's votes were still to be counted. Soldiers' ballots gave Likud a sharp edge over Labor. With about half of the soldiers' vote tallied, Likud led Labor by 43 to 36 percent, far better than it did among the general population June 30. Tehiya won six percent of the soldiers' vote, three times its strength among civilians. Telem also did better among the soldiers. The 10th Knesset will open in two to three weeks with consensus on four main issues. According to party platforms, 95 of the 120 members agree on maintaining a united Jerusalem, refusing to rec- ognize the PLO, (refusing) to establish a Palestinian state or to accept any ideological legitimization of the Diaspora. In addition, expected divisiveness along ethnic and single-issue lines did not materialize in the Aharon elections. Tami Abuhatzeira's Party, formed only 10 days before the elections, won three seats, failing at orchestrated attempts to isolate all the Sephardic voters. Likewise, dismissal of smaller parties like the cen- trist Independent Liberals and the leftist Sheli (only 10 of 31parties won more than one percent of the vote) led to the garnering of over 80 percent of the vote by the large parties, unprece- dented in Israel's political history. The shift of tens of thousands of Arab voters from the Communists to Labor and other Zionist and Israel-supporting Arab lists may indicate the most im- portant ethnic consolida- tion. Up*to 52 percent of Is- raeli Arabs supported Labor, compared to 22 per- cent in 1977. The Arab disillusionment with Likud was shared by Negev Bedouin, about 70 percent of whom voted for the Labor Alignment. The resulting sharp decline in support for Rakah (Com- munist), despite the urging by the Palestinian press, challenges the claim, of radicalization among Is- rael's minorities. If Arab voters find that their massive support for the Labor Alignment did not pay, they will re- verse position and give in to extremist trends in the society, Ra'anan Cohen, who headed the election campaign of the Aligh- ment in the Arab settic' ments, warned Tuesday_ Meanwhile, Likud Knes- set member Ronnie Milo told a public forum that a newly-formed Likud-led government would purge the state-owned radio and television services as one of its first tasks. Milo said it would "deal" with the state radio and television networks because of what he termed the itnti- government bias of most broadcasters who have been referred to in the past as the "anti-Likud Mafia." Yosef Lapid, Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) head, a Likud appoin- tee, vigorously denied Milo's charges. Jewish Olympics Open in Israel TEL AVIV (JTA) — The 11th Maccabia — the Jewish Olympic games — opened in the giant Ramat-Gan Stadium on Monday night as some 3,500 competing athletes from 26 countries marched onto the field before a wildly- cheering crowd of more than 50,000 sports fans and Is- raeli dignitaries, including President Yitzhak Navon and Premier Menahem Be- gin. The Israeli contingent, by far the largest with 900 marchers, was followed in size by the American team numbering 372 and the South Africans with more than 200. The smallest entry was from Singapore which sent two contestants. Others came from such far off lands as Chile and New Zealand. The Dutch squad carried a huge ban- ner reading, "Love From Holland." The Brazilian group danced onto the field in Mardi Gras fashion. The march-on was pre- ceded by the descent of 16 Israeli paratroopers into the stadium, followed by Is- rael's top-seeded tennis champ, Shlomo Glickstein, who raced into the stadium bearing the traditional Maccabia torch which had been kindled earlier in Mod- iin, birthplace of the Mac- cabees, and run in relays to Ramat-Gan. Contributing to the carnival atmosphere of the opening ceremonials was a gymnastic display by hundreds of Israeli youngsters who released thousands of silver bal- l000ns as they completed their exhibition. The American team marched on the field led by flag-bearer Danny Schayes, a seven-foot tall basketball ace. The mar- chers were joined by Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.), who is currently visiting Is- rael. He was slated to present medals to the winners of early swimming events be- fore returning to the U.S. Kemp, a one-time profes- sional football quarterback with the Buffalo Bills, was instrumental in securing a $25,000 donation for the U.S. Committee Sports for Israel from the National Football League. The USCSFI is the American organization that funds and chooses the U.S. Maccabia team. The games will continue until next Thursday, featur- ing competition in 31 sports at 58 locations around Is- rael. On the eve of the 11th Maccabia, a scholar delving into the Central Zionist Archives unearthed infor- mation linking the first Maccabiad almost a half- century ago with early "il- legal" Jewish immigration into Palestine. According to Dr. Yit- zhak Avnery, author of a dissertation on illegal immigration from the be- ginning of the British Mandate until World War II, the Maccabia held March 29-31, 1932, drew some 25,000 Jewish tourists to the country. During the months of April and May, over 5,000 of them faded into the cities, villages and kib- butzim. "This was one of the largest single illegal immi- grations of the Mandate period and was a significant addition to the Jewish set- tlement in Palestine," Av- nery said. He recalled that in the early 1930s, the quota on Jews admitted for set- tlement in Palestine was low. Only 600 were allowed to enter in February and March 1932. Moreover, potential im- migrants had to prove they possessed at least $5,000 in cash or liquid assets to ob- tain a one-year visa. Tensions Lessen in Brazil, Israel RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Brazil's ambassador to Israel, Vasco Mariz, is ex- pected to return to his post in Tel Aviv shortly, mark- ing the end of a diplomatic crisis that developed be- tween the two countries after a Brazilian newspaper claimed that agents of Mos- sad, Israel's secret service, had accused Brazil of ship- ping uranium to Iraq. Mariz was recalled two weeks ago for "consulta- tions," a gesture of the Brazilian government's anger over the accusation. Israel's Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir categori- cally denied that Mossad or any Israeli officials ha' -- made the charge, first pu, lished in the daily Jornal Do Brasil, and carried by other newspapers here and abroad. Foreign Minister Saraiva Guerreiro said, after receiv- ing a letter from Shamir, that "it is a good note." He said he recalled Mariz be- cause "he can give us a good analysis of the situation." Following two meetings at the Foreign Ministry in Brasilia, the envoy told re- porters last week that he would probably be Jeturn- ing to Israel "in a few days."