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Israelis Are Pondering
Proposed Constitution

DAVID FRIEDMAN

ashington (JTA) —
Israel has begun a
year-long celebra-
tion of its 40th anniversary
with a special emphasis on
the Declaration of In-
depenence proclaimed when
the Jewish State was
established.
But one major promise of
the Declaration has not yet
been realized — a consti-
tution. -
"The promise of the
Declaration of Independence
should be fulfilled with a con-
stitution for Israel in order to
safeguard the humanistic and
democratic values upon
which Zionism was founded
and to provide Israel with an
efficient government which
will enable us to face the very
difficult problems ahead,"
Uriel Reichman, dean of the
Tel Aviv University Law
Faculty, said in an interview.
Reichman and three of his
colleagues at the law school
have drafted a proposed con-
stitution which includes a bill
of rights and wide changes in
the government of Israel. He
said the draft was written
after consultation with con-
stitutional scholars and
political scientists in Israel,
the United States and
Western Europe.
Since the proposed constitu-
tion was released at Tel Aviv
University last August, there
has been "an explosion of
Israeli opinion" in favor of a
constitution, Reichman said.
Israelis have volunteered to
support the campaign for a
constitution and a committee
has been formed to press the
government to act. "People
have shown up in my office to
support the campaign" and
donate funds, Reichman said.
He said Israeli newspapers
have offered free advertise-
ment space, a major ad agen-
cy is undertaking the cam-
paign free of charge and buses
carry free ads urging a
constitution.
Support has also come from
business and financial
leaders, and the mayors of 30
cities throughout Israel have
issued a proclamation urging
the Knesset to act, Reichman
said.
President Chaim Herzog in
his Rosh Hashanah message
also lent his support. "This is
the time to hold a thorough,
non-political national discus-
sion, to be based on a new na-
tional consent, on the issue of
formulation of a constitution
for Israel," Herzog said.

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He defined such a constitu-
tion as one "which will an-
chor the fundamentals of liv-
ing in the State and will
strengthen Israel's
democracy, a constitution
which will mirror our
qualities of unity and uni-
queness as a nation, which
will be based on the Declara-
tion of Independence, as well
as on the realities of life in
Israel after 40 years of
sovereignty." Reichman said
he has received support from
Knesset members of all par-
ties. Premier Yitzhak Shamir
has praised the effort of the
law professors and said Israel
was "mature" enough now to
have a constitution.
While Foreign Minister
Shimon. Peres has not made
any public statements yet,
Reichman, who is scheduled
to meet with him, said he
believes Peres will also sup-
port the effort.
Reichman said he knows
there are many difficulties
ahead, but he believes that
this is the "opportune mo-
ment, providing that the
public pressure will be kept
on very strongly" and the
issue can be kept
nonpartisan.
"We are trying hard to
finalize the matter before the
end of May 1988," when the
next election campaign for
the Knesset is scheuled to
begin, Reichman said.

He said he would like to see
representatives of all the par-
ties meet in a closed conven-
tion to approve the constitu-
tion and submit it to the
Knesset. Although it is not
required, Reichman believes
that if the Knesset approves
a constitution it should be
submitted to a referendum so

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