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which are also advertising,
are betting it all on these
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recent polls show Likud pull-
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More importantly, they in-
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whether Likud can again
form a majority coalition
with the far-right and re-
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Labor and the left-wing
Zionist party Meretz (Vigor),
aided by the anti-Likud
votes of the Arab parties,
can fashion a "blocking
majority" and force a Labor-
Likud unity government. (A
Labor-led coalition, without
the Likud, appears nearly
impossible; its only natural
ally is Meretz, and this is not
enough.)
Political experts say that
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undecided to make the tele-
vision ads a critical factor.
Some weeks ago, Knesset
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who orchestrated the
publicity about Rabin's pre-
Six Day War collapse, the

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allegation about Rabin's,
drinking habits, and the
disruption of Labor Party
rallies, summed up his
strategy: "We'll show yotP
who's macho here." This
seems to be the Likud's mes-
sage in its TV ads: they're..
the ones who stand up to the
Arabs, they don't give ane.,
inch, they make peace on
their terms only. Mr. Rabin,
goes the Likud line, isn't
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he is surrouded by "leftists"
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open the way to Israel's
destruction.

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he Jewish Community
Council will distribute
$3,900 in grants to
eight non-Jewish storefront
and grass -roots human ser-
vice agencies serving the ur-
ban core.
Part of the total will go to
Yad Ezra, the kosher food
pantry providing non-
perishable food to low-
income Jews.
The grants, drawn from
the Urban Progress Fund es-
tablished in 1967 in the
aftermath of the Detroit
riots, represent a marked
decrease from the annual
allotment given in the past.
Three years ago, before the
Council budget was frozen,
the allotment totaled about
$25,000, according to Lissa
Hurwitz, Council public re-
lations director.
The Council's annual
budget of $553,000 was
frozen by the Jewish Federa-
tion after recent Allied Jew-
ish Campaigns suffered from
a down economy.
"We have a commitment
to contributing to these
agencies on some level, even
if it has to be reduced," Ms.
Hurwitz said.
Agencies receiving grants,
which range from $225 to
$700, include the Coalition
on Temporary Shelter

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(COTS), Michigan's largest -4
emergency shelter for the
homeless, and the Foot!!
Bank of Oakland County. 4
The Food Bank supplies do-
nated and purchased food to
a network of 80 emergency
pantries, shelters and soup
kitchens.
Another recipient .,
REACH, located in central 4
Detroit, provides classroom
programs on parenting,,
tutoring, adult literacy, and
other programs for youths Al
and adults.
Miriam Imerman, Council'
director of domestic con-
cerns, said the grants repre-
sent a "contract" and in-.
valuable link between the
Jewish community and the
people who run survival and
enrichment programs in the
inner city.
"Part of our mission is to
present a Jewish face to the 04
non-Jewish community. We
hope that this face is a com- 4
passionate and caring face," •
Ms. Imerman said.
While the commitment to
these agencies is strong, it
doesn't protect them from a/.
future elimination of the
grant program, Ms. Imer-
man said. "It may come to
that. Every year we have td
look at the budget anew.
There comes a point when
the amount of each grant
can be insulting." ❑