20 Friday, April 8, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Are Begin Policies Losing Favor in Sephardic Community? By DAVID FRIEDMAN government's policies is de- clining, especially among the poor Sephardic com- munities which have been the backbone of Likud's support. This was the analysis of that only last September two Israeli political scien- when some 400,000 tists in a discussion ar- people protested the gov ranged by the American ernment's then refusal to Enterprise Institute here appoint a commission o last month. The two profes- inquiry into the mas sors spoke on the condition sacres at the Palestinian that their identities remain refugee camps in Beirut unknown. almost all of the demon- This new development strators were PLANNING A SPECIAL EVENT has come about because the Ashkenazim. But now, he Sephardi poor are linking said, Sephardim have spending for the war in emerged among the SdA&ii& ,9"tectakiea, Lebanon and investment in Peace Now protesters on West Bank settlements the West Bank and in Balloon and personalized gift service. with the decline in social Jerusalem. spending, one of the politi- The slogans they carry • Centerpieces •Executive Gifts cal scientists explained. He say "More money for solu- noted that Israel is now suf- • Promotional advertising •Party favors tion of social, domestic and fering problems in the communal problems; less health, welfare and educa- money for settlements, less WE will plan your next tional systems, as well as in money for the military," the customized party. the overall economy. This professor said. He predicted has effected the very poor that Israel was at the be- people who have been the ginnings of "new group- % off on balloon orders chief supporters of the ings" in its political system. Begin government, he At the same time, the two added. political scientists stressed The professor noted that the "trend" in Israel has been "against" the gov- ernment's policy of "holding on to the territories," the VIDEO West Bank and Gaza, and PROFILES moving, toward the Labor CORPORATION Party's position of "reparti- tioning" them. Complete Broadcast Color Videotape Productions On the other hand, the HAVE A MOVING EXPERIENCE professors said, the majority of Israelis would oppose any And Still Enjoy Your Party repartition of Jerusalem Any Event • Any Subject • Any Occasion with perhaps only five per- CALL 354-0438 cent supporting such a move. But they added they TALK TO A VIDEOGRAPHER believed that if a "sophisti- Personal Video Services cated" way could be worked out to give the Arab sections control of their own daily administration most Is- raelis would support it. The two professors predicted "a moment of truth" for the Begin gov- ernment should King Hussein of Jordan decide to join the peace talks. They said that Begin would insist that the Camp David accords be adhered to and that only autonomy be discussed in the first stage of the negotiations. The United States was iglACCMFg criticized for a "lack of clar- ity" in its policy toward the Mideast by the two profes- sors. One of the professors said that "contradictory" policies have been offered by Washington. As an example, he noted that at one time the U.S. linked the autonomy negotiations to the with- drawal of foreign forces from Lebanon and then the two issues were "de- coupled." He said it still was not clear whether the U.S. wants the negotiations, if Hussein joins the talks, to begin slowly or to start with the discussin of the "end re- sults." He said this means that Israeli groups who want to push a position around a particular U.S. "line" cannot do so since it might change the next day. The other professor said some Israelis would like to see the U.S. exert "very de- licate and sensitive" pres- sure on Israel but not in a way to "create the impres- sion" it is trying to "compel" Israel. He explained this could be done by showing the "implications" and "al- WASHINGTON (JTA) — Although Premier Menahem Begin still enjoys great personal popularity in Israel, the popularity of his 20 491-1255 vim ternatives" of acting or not consensus is one of the rea- acting in a particular way. sons Defense Minister In discussing Lebanon, Moshe Arens has been one of the professors said pressing for a speedier that up to now, Israel had withdrawal from Lebanon. started pre-emptive wars But the professors indi- only when it had no choice, but in Lebanon it cated that one of the prices established a new policy for Israel's withdrawal will of acting when Israel was be the continued presence of strong and conditions Maj. Saad Haddad's Chris- favorable. He said the tian militia in south Leba- war became political, non. They said that Haddad especially from the start will be the "alternative to the Israeli presence" since of the siege of Beirut. He said this policy was Israel does believe it can yet due to the personality of rely on the Lebanese. former Defense Minister Ariel Sharon but said it also FACIAL HAIR had the support of Begin, PERMANENTLY Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Chief of Staff REMOVED Eyebrows. Neckline. Arms Gen. Rafael Eitan. But, he Recommended by Physicians added, there has now been a "partial retreat" from what FREE CONSULTATION he called these "new ten- SHIRLEY PERSIN dencies." Registered Electrologist But he said the Lebanese ADVANCE BUILDING war showed that there was 23077 GREENFIELD. Room 2 60 Near Northland & Providence Hospital no longer a "consensus" in PHONE 557-1108 Israel on all military ac- Over 20 Years Experience tions. He said this lack of C Dl2.6 7& G/141121A1Z.1 1c0172 (W. I rRe0017211ZECI 681-0209 Natural looking, Natural feeling... 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