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The frailties attributed to
cool in face of the harass-'
Mr. Rabin impugn his very
ment, which included a huge
competence to hold the
banner strung opposite hts
prime ministership. One
house to mark the "25th an- 4
charge draws on the
niversary of Rabin's col-
"breakdown" he suffered as
lapse" (to which Labor reg.,
chief of staff during the
sponded with banners coun-
buildup to the Six-Day War
ting off the days to go before)
in 1967. Another implies
the "Likud's collapse" on
that he's nothing short of an
election day). And that, as e
alcoholic.
late, has been the general
There's nothing new or
tenor and level of the cam- 4
secret about the
Paign•
"breakdown" story. First
As no polls have been
disclosed by Ezer Weizman
published since the Likud.
in 1974, the incident (which
went on the offensive, it's
Mr. Rabin now refers to as a
impossible to assess the ira-
"mishap") was described by
pact of this campaign prac-
Mr. Rabin in his own mem-
tically void of issues.
oirs. On May 23, 1967, after
Mr. Rabin has challenged
days of not eating and sleep-
Mr. Shamir to a series oil*
ing properly and then sus-
debates, but the Likud has
taining a tongue lashing
agreed to only one brief en-
from former-Prime Minister
counter, while offering to pit
David Ben-Gurion (who
other senior figures against
accused him of placing the
top Labor people. Labor has
country in mortal danger by
jeered that the Likud is try-
mobilizing the reserves), Mr.
Rabin came home in a funk,
was diagnosed as suffering
This oft-told tale
from "acute anxiety,"
received a sedative and was
did not prevent
4"
out of commission for 24
him
from
becoming,
hours.
prime minister in
This oft-told tale did not
prevent him from becoming
1974 or serving as
prime minister in 1974 or
defense
minister,
serving as defense minister,
under Mr.Shamir, in,
under Mr. Shamir, in two
Likud-Labor coalitions.
two Likud-Labor
Nevertheless, the Likud
coalitions.
dredged it up as evidence
that beneath the veneer of
composure and a renowned
ing to hide Mr. Shamir;
ability for analytical think-
Likud has rejoined that
ing lay an emotional cripple
Labor is trying to hide its
who would go to pieces at the
"doves" — and the true na-
first sign of pressure.
ture of the party. And not far
The rumors of excessive
the first time, the electorate
drinking are neither new
has been left with the feeling
nor substantiated. Mr.
that the politicians are so.,
Rabin has dismissed them as
involved with their own in-
"nonsense," and no one has
terests and machinations, 4
produced hard evidence to
petty hates and rivalries,
make them stick. On the
and that the commonweal _
contrary, when a Jerusalem
gets lost in the shuffle.
newspaper known for tough
That feeling was
investigative journalism
underscored on Sunday
checked the talk out a few
morning, when a 15-year-old
months back, it failed to find
girl on her way to school in a 4
a single person, friend or foe,
Tel Aviv suburb was stabbed
who had ever actually seen
to death by a 19-year-old Pa.i.
Mr. Rabin in a state of in-
lestinian from Gaza. A day
ebriation.
of rioting ensued, in which ol
Nevertheless, while taking
11 Palestinian laborers and
care to keep the thrust on
one Israeli policeman were
this issue unofficial, the
injured.
Likud leaked plans to
The combination of the
distribute 50,000 plastic
murder and the frenzied re-
cups emblazoned with pro-
sponse drove home the point
nouncement: "What's need-
that governing Israel is a
ed is a clear-headed prime
very serious business, and
minister."
left the campaignersoli
Mr. Rabin's walking tours
somewhat chastened. Still,
and rallies have also been
that the parties have no fear 4
crashed by youngsters with
of looking their worst just
placards calling for "A
weeks before the country ■
prime minister who's sane,
goes to the polls is really
not drunk," and chanting,
quite telling. The voters " I
"Rabin go home to a cognac
grasp the contemptuous,
and to sleep."
subtext of the campaign.
So far, the sometimes vola-
We'll soon know what they
tile Mr. Rabin has kept his
have to say in return. ❑