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Ambassador Lewis thought the coalition system was work- ing out quite well for Israel and was, of necessity, the form of government under which Israel would function for some years to come. But after Pollard, after Irangate, after the Shin Bet scandals and cover-ups and after Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir publicly expressed the hope that Foreign Minister Shimon Peres would fail in his quest for a Palestinian settle- ment, the Jerusalem Post bit- terly commented in an editorial: "Israelis perhaps believe they have a government. But abroad, there is no such illu- sion. Foreign chancellors understand that Mr. Peres may have the title of foreign minister, but speaks for himself, just as Mr. Shamir, though premier, speaks not for a government but for a faction. "What it means, of course, in the realm of foreign policy is that Israel is now increasingly perceived as ruled by a govern- ment with whom it is well nigh impossible to do serious business." The conflict of ambitions and ideologies which has paralyzed Israel in foreign affairs, prevails on the domestic scene as well. It stymies efforts to come to grips with the nation's underly- ing problems which reflect a national malaise and a growth of cynicism that — as in the United States — has involved a loss of confidence in the nation's leadership. There has been a decline of morality in politics and the marketplace, an inten- sifying politico-religious con- flict and a loss of patriotic fer- vor that has seen some 480,000 Israelis — many of them Sabras — settle in the United States and Canada in search of a bet- ter life. Israel badly needs new leadership, men and women whom the nation can respect and trust, and a government united in its objectives and the measures to achieve them. The odds that such a government can be created under the pre- sent electoral system are 1,000 to one. Neither Labor nor Likud is prepared to take the first step towards modifying or eliminating the proportional representation system for fear of alienating the Religious and other blocs whose support would be essential to success in the next parliamentary elec- tions due in some 18 months. But various proposals for a gradual shift over to district In the realm of foreign policy, Israel is perceived as a government with whom it is impossible to do business. voting for individual can- didates rather than block voting for a party slate offer an alternative. Rabbi Emanuel Hackman, a distinguished Orthodox leader, chancellor of Israel's Bar-Ilan University, decries the politicization of religion and has boldly proposed one measure that would lead towards a solution — the elimination of the religious par- ties which, in recent years "have aroused more hostility than respect." Religious Zionism, he says, should "become a movement and mobilize hundreds of thousands to influence all the parties to preserve the Jewish character of the state while resolving other issues through the already tried political pro- cesses. The Jewish character of the state, however, must become the concern of all the parties. That is what I mean by the depoliticization of religion without separating religion from the state altogether. We must nationalize the goal and make it the responsibility of all. And it need not be a political party to achieve the result." Floating Casino Tel Aviv (JTA) — The Royal Princess, Israel's first floating gambling casino, sailed from Eilat Sunday on its inaugural cruise along the Sinai beaches. The converted yacht, which will make daily cruises, is the response of Eilat Mayor Rafi Hochman and local en- trepreneurs to Knesset foot- dragging on a bill to legalize casinos for tourists in the Red Sea resort town.