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Jerusalem (JTA) — The head of to the coalition only on one con-
the American Reform movement dition: It wants a pledge from La-
has called on Prime Minister bor to pass a law nullifying any
Yitzhak Rabin to resist making Supreme Court ruling that chal-
critical concessions on religious lenges the status quo on religious
matters to the fervently Ortho- affairs.
The status quo, in effect, gives
dox Shas Party, warning of "se-
the Orthodox establishment a vir-
vere" consequences if he does.
Rabbi Alexander Schindler, tual monopoly over all religious
president of the Union of Ameri- affairs in Israel.
Shas leaders say that such
can Hebrew Congregations, the
counterlegisla-
U.S. Reform
tion is needed in
movement's con-
light of recent
gregational arm,
court decisions
warned Mr. Ra-
which have
bin in a recent
"chipped away"
letter that caving
at the status quo.
in to Shas de-
These deci-
mands would
sions have been
bring "lasting
issued largely in
damage to Israel-
response to peti-
Diaspora rela-
tions by Israel's
tions," and would
Reform and Con-
dampen Ameri-
servative move-
can Jewish sup-
ments in their
port for the peace
struggle for legit-
process.
imacy here.
Rabbi Schind-
Mr. Rabin
ler's warning
agreed to Shas'
comes at a time
demand two
when Mr. Rabin
months ago,
and his Labor
sparking opposi-
Party are negoti- Alexander Schindler:
tion within his
ating with Shas Worried about concessions.
own party, most
in a scramble to
notably from his
shore up their
Knesset majority in the event of own justice minister, David Libai.
And this week, leaders of La-
a politically explosive peace deal
bor's other coalition partner, the
with Syria.
Israeli public opinion is divid- left-wing Meretz bloc, refused to
ed over whether to withdraw sign on to the deal.
Meanwhile, Shas leaders
from the Golan Heights in return
for peace with Syria, and Mr. Ra- threatened late last week they
bin needs all the Knesset back- would join the opposition on the
ing he can muster to support any Golan question if they do not get
eventual peace deal with Dam- what they want.
Rabbi Moshe Maya, a Shas
ascus.
Shas, a member of the gov- Knesset member, explained the
erning coalition when Mr. Rabin party's position in an interview
assumed office in 1992, defected on Israel Radio.
"We support the peace process
from the coalition last fall when
the party's political leader, for- (in the) hope that peace will come
mer Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, to the land (so) that Jews can
was indicted on charges that in- keep the Torah and mitzvot," he
cluded receiving bribes and vio- said.
lating the public trust.
In the time since the defection
of Shas, Mr. Rabin has had to de-
pend on the support of Arab par-
ties within the Knesset to obtain
a parliamentary majority in sup- Paris (JTA) — Jean Kahn, the
port of his peace moves with the president of the European Jew-
ish Congress, has been appoint-
Palestinians.
With the return of Shas, which ed chairman of a European
holds six crucial Knesset votes, Union panel to monitor racism.
Mr. Kahn's appointment as
Mr. Rabin would be able to claim
a Jewish majority in the Knesset. chairman of the European Con-
Mr. Rabin has been further sultative Commission on Racism
weakened in recent days by the and Xenophobia was announced
actions of several Labor Knesset recently by German Foreign Min-
members who are pressing for ister Klaus Kinkel, who current-
special Knesset majorities on any ly holds the rotating presiden-
votes concerning withdrawal on cy. The 12 member states of the
E.U. ratified the creation of the
the Golan.
Shas has said it would return new anti-racism commission.
Jean Kahn
Heads Panel
(