THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
10 Friday, September 2, 1983
Power Struggle Ignites in Israel Over Begin's Successor
(Continued from Page 1)
the Likud coalition. Al-
though earlier in the day
party officials said it ap,-
peared certain that Foreign
Minister Yitzhak Shamir
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be more than one candi-
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the candidate to be dis-
cussed by small inner
forums of the party,
Levy's supporters feel
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Presently it is the Labor
secret ballot, but they give on one thing — he described
him little chance if the dis- the war in Lebanon as a, Alignment which, since the
cussion takes place in the tragedy, and I agree with last elections, has been
that." Asked how he esti- enlarged by two defectors
smaller forums.
In any event, there is a mated his Likud rivals, from the Likud. But given
general feeling in the Herut Peres said, "They are not the general disarray of the
hierarchy that some deci- my rivals at the moment. Alignment and its lack of a
sion on a candidate must be They are their own rivals." clear program on vital is-
Meanwhile, leaders of the sues, it is not clear that the
made at most within a day
or two to avoid growing ran- various coalition parties Alignment could actually
cor and disunity among the said they were awaiting the form an alternative coali-
coalition groupings, thus results of the debate within tion.
Editorials in the Israeli
paralyzing a unified deci- Herut on procedures to
sion and thereby creating a name a successor to Begin press adopted a wait-and-
see attitude for the first few
basis for the opposition and for a successor to then
days after Begin announced
Labor Alignment being be named. -
While expressing general his resignation, postponing
called upon to form a new
support for the present coal- hard comment until the
government.
Once a candidate is cho- ition, even under a new premier submitted his for-
mal resignation. But Wed-
sen, the party will try to put head, some coalition leaders
together a list of at least 61 agreed that a new situation nesday some editorials
began to edge towards har-
Knesset members who will has been created.
Agudat Israel spokes- der comments.
support a new Likud-led co-
The Jerusalem Post
alition headed by an agreed men noted that the Likud
upon candidate. Begin could without Begin "is not the stated that- it is to Begin's
credit that he carried
then take this list with him same Likud." And some
when he hands his letter of party leaders have hinted through his intention to re-
resignation to President that if the struggle for the sign "and did not waver in
Chaim Herzog, with the succession within Herut the face of an unprece-
suggestion that his list be goes on for too long, they dented orgy of personal ad-
accepted as the new coali- may consider an ap- oration by breast-beating
proach by the Labor supplicants imploring him
tion.
If the delay in naming a Alignment if Peres is to stay on." It added that
candidate for the pre- called on by Herzog to Likud without Begin, "even
miership and getting to- build a new'government. without one who feels he
gether a Knesset list ex-
Even if Tami resigns from can no longer carry the bur-
tends too long — even a the government and be- den of leadership, will not
few days — Begin may comes an Alignment part- be the same. Among his
feel that he must submit ner in a new coalition, and putative successors there is
his formal resignation even assuming that Shinui, not one who begins to meas-
without a proposed coali- with its two Knesset mem- ure up to Mr. Begin in sta-
tion. In that case, bers, would join an ture, let alone popularity."
The independent
President Herzog may Alignment-led government,
have no alternative but to such a government would Haaretz editorial said
call on Shimon Peres, as have only 55 Knesset seats. Begin's resignation was a
the leader of the Labor The Communist Party sad end,to the career of a
Alignment, the largest (Hadash) could promise to man who had achieved
party in the Knesset, to be a silent partner of the power finally after 29
suggest an alternate gov- Alignment, thus giving an years of opposition, made
ernment within 21 days Alignment-led government even sadder by the in-
with the possibility of ex- 59 Knesset seats but still fighting in his party for
tending this period for two seats short of the neces- his successor.
The National Religious
another 21 days.
sary minimum of 61 votes in
Party's daily, Hatzofeh, said
Peres, who kept a low pro- the parliament.
Thus, the political reality that a united coalition gov-
file since Begin announced
ernment would have
his intention to resign last seems to be that when Begin weighty problems. to deal
formally
resigns,
this
would
stunned
Sunday to a
with, not the least of which
cabinet, Broke his silence probably lead to new elec-
would be the economic and
and that of the Labor Party tions, with ,a Begin-led social problems. If such a
caretaker
government
rul-
Tuesday night. He told an
government could not begin
Israel Television inter- ing until these elections are to cope with these problems
viewer he was doing so now held. If no majority is found at once, early elections
because "it was evident be- in the Knesset for early would be preferable in order
yond doubt" that Begin was elections, such a caretaker to get the kind of govern-
would rule until the next
resigning.
ment that would be respon-
Peres said the most ur- scheduled elections, at the
sible to these needs.
gent need at the moment end of 1985.
The Histadrut's daily,
Legally,
the
resignation
was to end the governmen-
Davar,
stated that however
tal crisis. "We are beset of the premier — once it is urgent the establishment of
with major problems — in submitted officially to the
new - coalition was, it
Lebanon and in the president — is at the same a
should
not be formed at any
economy — and the most time the resignation of the price, "at the demand of
urgent need is to establish a entire government. From each and every small coali-
wide coalition which can that moment on, the gov- tion partner." Without
deal immediately with ernment is considered a Betin at the helm, the
those problems." He said he care-taker government. Al-
editorial continued, "The
was confident the Labor though such a government magic has passed and the
Alignment could establish is by nature,transitory, it is
politically stronger in that glue has run out."
such a coalition.
Comments by people on
Peres said that no official it cannot be toppled by a the street quoted br the Is-
contacts had yet been made vote of no confidence, nor raeli media have been along
with possible coalition par- can any minister resign. A predictable political and
ties, but unofficial talks care-taker government re- ethnic lines. In general, the
indicated that some of the mains in power until it is Sephardim tend to regard
small parties, at least, replaced by another gov-
Begin as a "father" who
would cooperate with ernment.
they thought would never
A
new
government
can
Labor.
desert them. A resident of
Asked how this jibed be formed by one of two Kiryat Shmona, a predo-
with party reports that ways: the president can minantly Sephardic town,
they would continue with ask any Knesset member, referred to "the panic"
the Likud, Peres replied, including Begin, to try among the residents follow-
"That was 'yesterday. and form a new coalition; ing the first reports of Be-
What we are now dealing or the Knesset can pass a gin's intention to resign.
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with is today and tomor-
row."
Peres said he had per-
sonal respect for "Begin the
man" but not for his
policies. "I agree with him
tions. Traditionally, the
president has asked a
representative of the
largest party in the Knes-
set to form the coalition.
That which we are we are
all the while teaching, not
voluntarily, but involuntar-
ily.