THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, April 20, 1984
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NEWS
Sharon gains strength in Likud
Jerusalem (JTA) —
Former Defense Minister
Ariel Sharon won a stun-
ning upset last week when
the Herut Central Commit-
tee gave him 41 percent of
the vote in his bid to replace
Premier Yitzhak Shamir in
the top spot on the Likud
election list.
Shamir, who won 59 per-
cent of the vote, a very poor
showing for an incumbent
Prime Minister and party
leader, will head the Likud
list in the July 23 elections.
But Sharon is now assured
of a powerful position at the
top level of Likud and a
senior Cabinet post should
Likud head the next gov-
ernment.
After the vote, both men
were warmly welcomed into
the hall. Sharon delivered a
speech praising Herut's
democratic process and
seemed conciliatory toward
Shamir. He was applauded
when he called for "a
unanimous open vote" for
Shamir as the next Premier,
to affirm the results of the
secret balloting.
Observers noted that only
75 percent — 679 out of
more than 1,100 — of the
Central Committee mem-
bers turned out for the vot-
ing. They said that was a
blow to Shamir because it
indicated' indifference
among his supposed suppor-
ters. Pundits had said ear-
lier that if Sharon won as
much as 30 percent of the
vote he would have
achieved a substantial vic-
tory.
At the same time, Herut's
decision to "review" its 20-
year-old agreement with
the Liberal Party has raised
fears of a serious schism
within Likud on the eve of a
tough election campaign.
The Herut Secretariat or-
dered the review and ap-
pointed Deputy Premier
David Levy to conduct it
and make s recom-
mendations. The agreement
in question, concluded be-
tween Herut leader
Menachem Begin and the
late Simcha Ehrlich of the
Liberal Party in the mid-
1960s, created the Herut-
LilAral alliance originally
known as Gahal.
It established, among
other things, the forumla
for the apportionment of
Knesset seats between the
two factions, a formula
Herut activists insist is now
outdated and in need of re-
vision.
Justice Minister Moshe
Nissim, a leading Liberal,
expressed concern over the
Herut action. He warned in
a radio interview that "only
by . standing together" can
Herut and the Liberal
Party, the chief components
of Likud, hope to win the
elections.
He stressed that under
the agreement, changes
could be made only with the
consent of both parties. "I
have always believed that
agreements are made to be
adhered to and honored," he
said.
But many in Herut be-
lieve the Begin-Ehrlich
El Al labor talks end
New York — The Na-
tional Mediation Board
(NMB) has stopped par-
ticipating in negotiations
between El Al Israel Air-
lines and the International
Association of Machinists.
Prior to the, breakup,
negotiations had been con-
tinuing in both New York
and Washington, aided by
the NMB. At the last
negotiating session, accord-
ing to the company, the
union withdrew some of its
own proposals — proposals
which were considered vital
as a basis for continuing
talks.
Ramada to open
Jerusalem hotel
Jerusalem — The
Ramada Renaissance
Jerusalem, a new 400-room
luxury hotel is set to open
here this spring, the hotel
chain has reported.
Construction of the five-
star hotel began in 1981 as a
joint project of American
and Israeli investors. The
16-story Jerusalem hotel is
one of 11 deluxe facilities
now operated by the
Ramada chain.
The airline has been
operating a full schedule of
flights and providing full
service to its passengers de-
spite the 4'/2-week walkout.
El Al repeated its promise
that all flights would con-
tinue to operate on time and
at full capacity using non-
union and returning union
workers.
"Fully 60 percent of our
pre-strike workforce is now
on the job," said El Al's
David Schneider, general
manager for North and
Central America. "We will
be hiring replacement em-
ployees in accordance with
the law and will continue to
provide the kind of quality
service our passengers de--
serve."
The strike began March
15 over a union refusal to
accept a wage freeze,
limited cross-utilization
and subcontracting by the
company.
Meanwhile, El Al is now
offering direct flights to Is-
rael from Boston. Arrivals
and departures from Bos-
ton's Logan Airport are pre-
sently on Wednesdays, but
Monday flights will be
added in June.
formula allows that Liberal
Party representation in the
Knesset that exceeds its ac-
tual strength with the elec-
torate. Levy spoke last week
of the "feeling of resent-
ment" in Herut ranks over
the fact that the Liberals
now hold 18 of Likud's 46
Knesset -mandates. Accord-
ing to Herut activists, had
the Liberals gone to the
polls on their own in the last
elections, they would now
have far fewer seats in par-
liament.
Former Finance Minister
Yoram Aridor, chairman of
the Herut Secretariat,
spoke of a "long-standing
need" to "rectify the bal-
ance." He complained that
Likud was plagued by Lib-
eral MKs who refused to
adhere to party discipline in
the present Knesset.
This was a reference ap-
parently to Yitzhak Be-
rman and Dror Zeigerman,
two Liberals who have fre-
quently voted with the op-
position or abstained in cru-
cial Knesset ballots. Be-
rman voted with the Labor
opposition last month to call
early elections.
This situation must be
"put right and not allowed
to recur," Aridor said. He
implied that a reduced Lib-
eral faction in the Knesset
would be more manageable
and bound by party disci-
pline. In his view, this
would make for a more
united Likud.
Nissim said he had re-
ceived assurances from
Premier Yitzhak Shamir
that the Herut-Liberal
agreement would remain
intact. He did not say when
those assurances were gi-
ven. Past efforts by Herut
members to challenge the
agreement were swiftly
quashed by Begin, whose
leadership was undisputed.
But Begin has withdrawn
from politics and Shamir's
position is not as firm as
that of his predecessor.
Aridor and other Herut
leaders seem to believe that
the time is ripe to reduce the
Liberal contingent in
Likud. They have stressed
that Herut is "united" in the
demand for a review of the
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agreement and that this
unity transcends the con-
test for leadership of Herut.
The Liberal Party faces a
serious leadership struggle
when its Central Commit-
tee meets next Thursday. A
two-way fight between Nis-
sim and his arch rival,
Energy Minister Yitzhak
Modai, was a foregone con-
clusion. It has been compli-
cated by the decision of
Knesset Speaker
Menachem Savidor to enter
the race.
While Savidor is given no
chance of winning, what-
ever support he garners will
be at the expense of the two
front-runners, leading to
further fragmentation in
the already badly divided
Liberal ranks.
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