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There was more. Asked about
the Supreme Court's upholding
of a reform law which blocked his
move to bring right-wing rene-
gades into the government, Mr.
Rabin lashed out at "the bleeding
heart legal experts" and "dumb
Knesset members" who had
passed the law in the first place.
In English for the Americans, Ra-
bin was one thing; in Hebrew for
the home audience, he was some-
thing radically different.
The business with Mr. Peres
was Chapter 3,792 in the longest-
rtmning rivalry in Israeli politi-
cal history. It dates back to the
late-50s and early-60s, when
Deputy Defense Minister Peres
and Deputy Army Chief of Staff
Rabin vied over control of Israel's
weapons program. Since 1974,
they have the Labor Party's twin
titans battling for leadership —
Mr. Peres with his political in-
trigues and his sway over the par-
ty regulars, Mr. Rabin with his
blunt accusations (for instance,
calling Mr. Peres an "indefatiga-
ble saboteur" in his memoirs) and
his greater popular appeal.
People close to Mr. Rabin were
saying he dumped on Mr. Peres
in Washington because Mr. Peres
had tried to take over the talks
with Jordan. Mr. Rabin remem-
bers how Moshe Dayan tried to
diminish his role in the Six Day
War victory; perhaps Mr. Rabin
wants to make sure nobody does
him out of the credit for his ac-
complishments in the peace
process.
As for the rest — the contempt
for the opposition, for trouble-
some Knesset members and lib-
eral jurists — this was the ornery
Mr. Rabin whom Israel has come
to know. West Bank settlers
claim he "delegitimizes" them,
but the prime minister is apt to
deligitimize even his own minis-
ters when they don't toe the line.
He's frozen out Justice Minis-
ter David Liba'i, telling him at
one cabinet meeting, "We've
heard enough out of you." When
ministers become too obstinate
at a cabinet session, Mr. Rabin
has been known to say, "There's
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Mr. Rabin wants to
make sure nobody
does him out of the
credit for his
accomplishments in
the peace process.
Mr. Rabin's style of leadership
is well-known: He's a chain-smok-
ing workaholic, and an ex-gener-
al who expects unquestioning
loyalty from his subordinates.
He's all business even with his
closest aides. As for personal re-
lations, there have been reports
that he is genuinely fond of his
grandchildren.
But politically none of this
matters. After letting Mr. Peres
stew for a few days back in Israel,
Mr. Rabin finally met with him;
the two are expected to reach a
modus vivendi, even with their
fixed mutual disdain. Mr. Ne-
tanyahu, after staying away from
Mr. Rabin's homecoming, is now
asking that the prime minister
"communicate" more with the op-
position. Likud leaders, seeing
how the entire Israeli public
praised the peace with Jordan,
made sure to praise it them-
selves.
The opposition can only watch
while Mr. Rabin's popularity
streaks upward. If he's not
beloved, neither was Mr. Ben-Gu-
rion; among Israeli prime minis-
ters, only Mr. Begin inspired love.
What Israelis want first is a
leader who can deliver, and Mr.
Rabin, especially after Washing-
ton, is it. Calling him a benevo-
lent dictator, as far as he and
most Israelis are concerned,
might even be a compliment.
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the door," meaning if they don't
like his decisions, they can quit.
Industry Minister Micha Harish
has said his colleagues are afraid
of their boss.
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New York (JTA) — Some 160,000
Holocaust survivors not previ-
ously compensated for suffering
at the hands of the Nazis have
applied for personal compensa-
tion since Germany was reunit-
ed in October 1990.
Of these, 56,000 claims have
been paid out so far, amounting
to 280 million marks, or about
$165 million.
This was reported at a bienni-
al meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Conference on Jewish
Material Claims Against Ger-
many, held last month in Stock-
holm.
Most of those who have applied
are former residents of the for-
mer Soviet Union and Eastern
Europe who never received com-
pensation because they were un-
able to file applications by the
1965 deadline stipulated in the
1952 German Federal Indemni-
fication Law.
Israel Miller, Claims Confer-
ence president, said about 60 per-
cent of the claimants are now
residents of Israel.
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