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Jerusalem (JTA) - Peti-
tions bearing the signatures
of half a million Israelis
demanding reform of the
electoral system were
delivered to President
Chaim Herzog on Monday,
as Israel marked the 42nd
anniversary of its in-
dependence.
Indicative of a swiftly
growing grass-roots move-
ment, the petitions were
brought to the doors of the
president's official residence
here in cars, pickup trucks
and other vehicles.
They were carried into the
reception room in all
manner of boxes, parcels and
envelopes, to be deposited
before a chief of state who is
himself firmly committed to
the principle of reform.
Herzog, in fact, devoted
much of his televised In-
dependence Day address to
the subject.
"The political process as it
unfolds before us has become
unacceptable in the eyes of
many," the president said,
in a clear allusion to the
efforts by both major parties
to establish governing coali-
tions.
He spoke of mounting
public disgust with the spec-
tacle of back-room bargain-
ing, deal-making and
outright political bribery
that have characterized
those efforts on both sides
since the Likud-Labor unity
government was toppled
March 15.
"There has almost never
been so overwhelming a
public protest. The citizen
who has the democratic
right to choose his represen-
tatives freely cannot react
calmly when political mach-
inations make an absolute
mockery of the principles of
democracy and lead to
distortions unworthy of a
free society," Herzog
declared.
Nevertheless, the presi-
dent, whose office is non-
political but prestigious and
influential, has been careful
not to lean toward any
specific plan for reform. He
stressed only that all
movements toward that goal
should follow democratic
guidelines.
Herzog is aware that plans
abound and that while the
reformers may agree in
principle on the need to
change the system, differ-
ences prevail among them as
to how.
Under the present system,
voters cast ballots for party
lists, which are awarded
Knesset seats in proportion
to the size of their vote.
The system has effectively
prevented either of the
major parties from winning
a governing majority,
thereby placing dispropor-
tionate bargaining power in
the hands of small factions of
unrepresentative, narrow-
issue groups.
Some reformers want Her-
zog to appoint a presidential
commission to devise an
alternative system. Others
want the Knesset to name
the experts. At the same
time, there are signs of
mounting distrust of all poli-
ticians.
SINGLE LIFE
Single Parents
To Host Dinner
The Jewish Community
Center Single Parent Family
Club, for single parents and
their children ages 12 and
under, will host a spaghetti
dinner followed by an evening
of games on May 14 from
6:30-8 p.m.
The program will be held at
the Maple-Drake building.
There is a charge and reser-
vations are mandatory. To
reserve space, call the singles
office, 661-1000, Ext. 347, by
May 10. -
Social Singles
To See 'Coda'
The Jewish Community
Center Social Singles will see
Coda, a musical about jazz in
Detroit during the 1950s at
the Attic Theatre, 8 p.m. May
16.
Advance registration by
May 8 is mandatory. There is
a charge for tickets.
Carpools will meet at the
Jimmy Prentis Morris
building at 7:15 p.m. For in-
formation, call the singles of-
fice, 661-1000, Ext. 347.
Solo Schedules
Progressive Events
Solo, Jewish Parents Who
Happen to be Single, is
hosting a progressive dinner,
"Switching Tables the Solo
Way," at Southfield Charley's
on May 10 at 7:30 p.m.
There is a charge. Reserva-
tions are limited. For infor-
mation, call Susie Borin at
Temple Israel, 661-5700.