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Call The Jewish News • A Selective Jewish Dating Service 118 FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1990 354.6060 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.