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DROP BY AND SAVE A FEW HUNDRED BRUCE WEISS 26325 TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN IN THE MAYFAIR SHOPS AT NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY 10:03-5:30 MONDAY-SATURDAY, 10:00-8:30 THURSDAY VISA =MN 114 FRIDAY, OCT 30, 1987 (313) 353-1424 Constitution Continued from preceding page that all Israelis can take part in creating a new "social cove- nant." Reichman said that he and his colleagues engaged in their effort because of a fear that the current situation en- dangers Israel's democratic structure and the humanistic values on which Zionism was established. That is why a bill of rights was considered mandatory. "The most sacred human rights can be amended by a simple majority of the Knesset," he said. He noted particularly the religious laws which are sub- ject to pressure from the small religious parties which are needed to form a govern- ment by Labor and Likud. He said the rightwing political element might find they need the support of Rabbi Meir Kahane to form a government and adopt a law to impose a curfew on Israeli Arabs, or the left wing might need the Communists and agree to na- tionalize major industries. "In order to preserve in- divival freedom, the state should be run for the benefit of its citizens, rather than the politicians," Reichman said. The proposed bill of rights would preserve religious freedom, but it would also protect secular Israelis, allow- ing civil marriage, divorce and burial, Reichman said. But, he stressed, there would be no "wall of separation" as in the U.S. Constitution, and the state would still support religious services. Reichman rejected the long- held common view that David Ben Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, did not push for a constitution because of the religious issue. He noted that the National Religious Party was ready to support a constitution in 1949-1950 and that one of its leaders would have chaired the committee drafting the document. "Ben Gurion simply did not want a situation in which his hands would be tied by a bin- ding document," Reichman said. In addition to the guaran- tees contained in other demo- cratic constitutions, Reich- than said the proposed bill of rights would also contain the right of citizens to a humane standard of living. He ex- plained in the Jewish tradi- tion of each Jew being respon- sible for the other, citizens who were starving or home- less would have a claim on the government. Reichman said he did not fear that Israel could end up with a constitu- tion in which Israelis would lose some of the rights they now have. This is the concern of many in the U.S., including the Jewish community, about the proposals for a constitu- tional convention to force an amendment requiring a bal- anced budget. While there is always the danger of this happening, Reichman conceded, he be- lieves the bill of rights is too ingrained in the American tradition for this to happen in the U.S., and polls have shown that two-thirds of Israelis want their country to be a Western-style democracy. The proposed constitution contains vast changes in the way Israel is governed. Reichman said under the pre- sent situation the govern- ment cannot meet its respon- sibilities to the public, and ministers have no discipline and frequently ignore govern- ment policy to promote their own standing in the country and in their party. The Knesset has no independence, with 25 percent of its members either cabinet ministers or deputy ministers. Under the proposed con- stitution, the prime minister would be elected directly by the public. If no one gets 45 percent of the vote, then a runoff would be held by the two candidates who received the most votes. The prime minister would appoint and fire members of the Cabinet, but decisions would have to be taken by a vote after discussion. The proposed constitution would have 50 percent of the Knesset elected by districts and the other 50 percent by at-large votes as at present. Reichman explained that this was proposed so as not to push the small groups out of the system and into ex- tralegal measures. Both the prime minister and Knesset would be elected at the same time and the government would fall if 60 percent of the Knesset ap- proved a non-confidence mo- tion. But then both the prime minister and Knesset would have to seek a new election. Reichman said under this system the "blackmail power of the small parties would be reduced because they could no longer point a pistol at the head of the prime minister" to force him to meet their demands or the government would fall. Israel would have two major blocs contesting for office, although the small par- ties could still gain Knesset seats if they received 2.5 per- cent of the vote in the at-large election. Jewish Telegraphic Agency