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Jerusalem (JTA) — Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin says
he wants to continue indefi-
nitely tough restrictions on
allowing Palestinians from
the administered territories
to enter Israel proper.
But the complete ban im-
posed last week has been
relaxed to permit some Arab
workers to reach jobs in sec-
tors of the Israeli economy,
such as agriculture, that
have been hit hard by labor
shortages.
Mr. Rabin, who also serves
as defense minister, discuss-
ed his plan to continue the
restrictions during a special
session of the Knesset called
to debate the government's
response to the recent wave
of Palestinian attacks
against Jews, which claimed
the lives of 15 Israelis last
month.
The Knesset debated five
no-confidence motions put
forth by opposition parties,
but it effectively tabled the
motions by submitting them
to a Knesset committee for
future discussion.
Mr. Rabin defended his
security policy, noting that
the closure of the territories
ordered last week apparent-
ly has succeeded in its goal
of curbing terrorist in-
cidents.
"I hope the Cabinet will
decide that the closure will
continue. I will not define for
how long," Mr. Rabin told
the Knesset.
At the same time, he
stressed that the negotiation
of a political solution is the
only way to resolve the
longstanding conflict bet-
ween Palestinians and
Israelis. The quicker a polit-
ical solution is reached, the
quicker the terror will
diminish, he said.
Mr. Rabin also emphasized
the importance of separating
Israelis from Palestinians
who live in the territories as
a way of enhancing Jewish
security.
He also said Israel now has
a unique opportunity to end
its dependency on Palestin-
ian labor.
But the ban on Palestin-
ians entering Israel has been
partially lifted in recent
days, with some 3,000 Arab
workers allowed to enter
Israel proper last week.
Many stayed at home,
though, apparently nervous
about being the first to
return to work.
The relaxation in restric-

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tions was in response to the
pressing needs of Israeli-1
employers, particularly in
agriculture, who rely on
cheap manual Palestinian '
labor.
Labor and Social Affairs
Minister Ora Namir propos-
ed several measures to.4
tighten control over Pales-
tinian workers, which she
said would be presented to
the Cabinet. Among the pro-
posals were: • Requiring
Israeli employers to pay
minimum wage to any
worker, regardless of
whether he is Israeli or Pa-
lestinian. The move would -
reduce the attractiveness of 4
employing Arabs from the
territories.
• Granting work permits
to individual Palestinians, -4
as opposed to group permits
now given to contractors.
The measure would help . 4
enable more effective super-
vision over who enters
Israel.
• More vigilant police en-
forcement of the regulations,

Yitzhak Rabin 4
wants to continue
the tough
-4
restrictions.

including punishment of
offending Israeli employers. "4
These proposed measures
are expected to reduce dras-
tically the number of Pales-
tinians allowed to work in 4
Israel, even after the total
ban is gradually lifted in
stages.
But Mr. Rabin's aim to
separate Palestinians from
Jews has come under
criticism not only from Arab 4
leaders in the territories, but
also from the political oppo-
sition.
Knesset member Ben-
jamin Netanyahu, the newly z.
elected head of the Likud
party, attacked the govern-
ment's move to seal off the
territories and separate the
two populations, telling
reporters that the policy "I
could lead only to the crea-
tion of two states.
Speaking in the Knesset,
Mr. Netanyahu noted the
"emergency situation"
prevailing in Israel and
called for a series of immedi-