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that the public will bear the
burdens of absorption with
stoicism, have adopted an
ostrich-like posture.
"I don't know what it will
cost, and I don't care," says
one senior Likud Member of
Knesset. "We're talking
about a historic miracle, and
you can't put a price-tag on
that."
Other leaders here are
more realistic —and con-
cerned — about possible _do-
mestic upheaval. At this
week's cabinet meeting,
former Housing Minister
David Levy, responding to
Labor Party charges that he
had failed to prepare the
country for the present
crisis, reminded colleagues
that he had repeatedly
wat ned about the incendiary
potential of ignoring the
housing needs of veteran
Israelis.
In an effort to head off an
explosion, Levy's successor,
Sharon, has recently prom-
ised to provide the same aid
to young Israeli couples that
the immigrants receive.
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to a drop in assistance to the
olim.
"If the young couples get
more, the immigrants get
less," said a planner in the
finance ministry. "There
just isn't enough money to
go around. Something's got
to give."
Thus far, official promises
have had little impact on the
anger in the tent encamp-
ments. In Haifa, Tel Aviv,
Ramat Gan and other cities
— as well as in Jerusalem —
protesters have already
begun testing government
resolve by breaking into va-
cant, publicly-owned apart-
ments, or by burning tires
and tying up traffic.
The homeless have yet to
resort to serious violence,
but officials here fear that
they might. This week, Sha-
ron announced that he will
not provide assistance to
anyone who acts violently.
He and his colleagues hope
that such a firm policy will
keep the lid on; but, unless
the government can produce
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ference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany
has called on East Germany
to promptly implement its
pledge to make just compen-
sation to Jewish victims of
Nazi persecution.
Dr. Israel Miller made that
plea here last week during
the biennial meeting of the
New York-based Claims
Conference's board of direc-
tors, which re-elected him
president.
The board heard a report of
the Claims Conference's
first meeting with the East
German government, which
took place in East Berlin on
June 25 and 26.
Miller reported that a
number of "complex legal
and financial issues" remain
to be discussed by the two
sides.
The talks began last mon-
th at the suggestion of East
German Prime Minister
Lothar de Maziere, who met
with representatives of the
Claims Conference on June
10, during a visit to New
York. At that time, the East
German leader reaffirmed
his country's pledge to in-
stitute just compensation for
material losses suffered by
Jewish victims of Nazi
persecution.

The pledge was made at
the inaugural session of the
Volkskammer, East Ger-
many's first freely elected
parliament, on April 12.
Meanwhile, more than
80,000 Holocaust - survivors
have received grants
totaling over $250 million
from the Claims Con-
ference's Special Hardship
Fund, which is financed by
the West German govern-
ment. About 50,000 of the
beneficiaries live in Israel.
Saul Kagan, executive di-
rector of the Claims Con-
fer ence , reported that
thousands of new applica-
tions are being received from
victims of Nazi persecution
arriving here from the
Soviet Union.
The board took note of
major progress made toward
securing legislative benefits
and grants for social care
programs for Nazi victims in
Austria.
The Austrian government
will allocate $25 million in
social insurance to institu-
tions that assist frail, elderly
survivors.
The Claims Conference
board is composed of repre-
sentatives of 24 major na-
tional and international
Jewish organizations.

