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Sharansky Plans
To Found Party
Jerusalem (JTA) — Natan
Sharansky has finally
thrown his hat into the polit-
ical ring, and the pundits are
already assessing his
chances.
Mr. Sharansky's weekend
announcement was a
Passover surprise, inasmuch
as the famous ex-refusenik,
who came to Israel in 1986
after nine years in the Soviet
Gulag, had for months
warded off offers from estab-
lished political parties and
aspiring new Knesset lists
alike.
In an interview with the
Israeli daily Yediot
Achronot, which he in-
itiated, the famous "prisoner
of Zion" said he wants to
found a party made up of
new immigrants and veter-
an Israelis alike. He called
on business leaders,
distinguished government
officials and retired military
careerists to join him.
Mr. Sharansky's weekend
announcement was welcom-
ed by leaders of the recently
formed immigrants party
Da, headed by Yuli
Kosharovsky, another
longtime refusenik from
Moscow.
Mr. Kosharovsky said
upon his recent election to
head the party that he hoped
Mr. Sharansky would even-
tually assume leadership of
the movement. He urged
him to head Da's election list
for June 23.
Though Mr. Sharansky did
not make clear whether he
considered Da part of his
base, he is known to oppose
an olim-only party.
He told Yediot that the
new party he hopes to found
would represent newcomers
and old-timers alike. It
would support a restructur-
ing of national priorities
with immigration and ab-
sorption at the top.
The immigrant activist did
not name any supporters in
his interview. Sources close
to him later listed as possi-
ble running mates Yitzhak
Hofi, a former Mossad chief;
Reuven Merhav, a former
director general of the For-
eign Ministry; and busi-
nessmen Danny Gillerman
and Rolando Eisen.
But most immigrant
leaders and veteran political
observers are skeptical of
Mr. Sharansky's chances.
His announcement got a cold
reception from Abba Gefen,
head of a combined immi7
grants- pensioners party,
Yad b'Yad (Hand in Hand).
Mr. Gefen, a former am-
bassador to Romania, called
Mr. Sharansky's move
"nonsense." He compared it
to the short-lived Democrat-
ic Movement for Change,
founded in 1977 by the late
Yigael Yadin, a prominent
archaeologist but a political
amateur.
"It reflects political
naivete," Mr. Gefen said of
Mr. Sharansky's announce-
ment.
And Robert Golan, chair-
man of the Soviet Immi-
grants Association, who
heads a separate olim list,
said Mr. Sharansky is
"kidding himself' if he be-
lieves he can win broad sup-
port.
Soccer Officials
To Curb Anti-Semitism
Rome (JTA) — The head of
the Italian Jewish commun-
ity has appealed to owners
and players of professional
soccer teams to put an end to
anti-Semitic invective by
spectators, which has
become a regular feature of
the sport.
But while Tullia Zevi,
president of the Union of
Italian Jewish Com-
munities, brought up the
issue in letters to the Italian
Soccer Federation and the
League of Soccer Profes-
sionals, she did not propose
any solutions other than
asking that "adequate mea-
sures be taken so that this
reprehensible habit does not
continue."
"It is already an estab-
lished habit that the fans of
the soccer teams insult each
other reciprocally, calling
each other 'Jew' in a pe-
jorative way," Ms. Zevi
wrote.
At first, she said, "we
hoped that it might be a
passing fad which would
soon play itself out and that
it was better not to publicize
it."
"At such a delicate time,
when there is a troubling
resurgence of racism and an-
ti-Semitism all over Europe,
including Italy, we believe
that intolerance and pre-
judice should be fought
wherever they appear, in-
cluding in soccer stadiums."
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