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Japanese Envoy
Meets Israelis

Jerusalem (JTA) — Japan's
foreign minister Sosuke Uno,
on a one-day visit to Israel,
told Israeli leaders that
Japan plans to take a more
active role to help resolve the
Middle East conflict. He re-
portedly told Prime Minister
Yitzhak Shamir that Japan
recognizes the Palestinians'
right to self-determination, as
well as the right of all states
in the region to peace and
security.
Uno's stopover in Israel last
week was the first by a
Japanese Cabinet minister. It
was in reciprocation for the of-
ficial visit Shamir made to
Japan more than two years
ago, when he was foreign
minister. It is part of a
regional tour that includes
Syria, Egypt and _Jordan.
The Japanese diplomat met
separately with Foreign
Minister Shimon Peres. He
also met with six Palestinian
leaders, including a business-
man from Nablus and politi-
cal activist Feisal Husseini of
Jerusalem.

Rabbis Approve
Candidate

Tel Aviv (JTA) — The Chief
Rabbinate has given Rabbi
Yisrael Lau permission to
stand for election as
Ashkehazic chief rabbi of Tel
Aviv, where the electoral body
now includes a woman.
Lau, who is chief rabbi of
Netanya, is considered the
leading candidate for the
prestigious post. But
although a liberal within the
context of Orthodox Judaism,
he was reluctant to enter his
name, because of the possibili-
ty the Chief Rabbinate would
raise objections to a woman
elector.

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Gas Masks
Are Disposable

Tel Aviv (JTA) — Israel's
defense establishment, in-
creasingly worried about
possible chemical warfare in
the region, plans to produce a
cheap, disposable gas mask
for rapid distribution in the
event of an attack, according
to Deputy Defense Minister
Michael Dekel, who was
quoted in the newspaper
Ha'aretz.
The masks would protect
civilians until the standard
masks, kept in emergency
storerooms all over the coun-
try, could be distributed.
The mask, which would cost
about $5, would go on sale at
retail establishments.