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Rabbi Yosef might do well to turn his anger to the print media, par- ticularly on the pages of "Davar Aher." Among the tasteless head- lines in a pre-Passover issue were the following: * The Government has decid- ed not sell the Hametz of the State to an Arab this year for fear that he will distribute it among the hungry people of Gaza. * Iran has executed 360,000 girls to satisfy the needs of 5,000 suicide bombers in paradise. Davar Aher is constantly hav- ing a go at politicians, with Prime Minister Peres being one of those satirized in its post-Passover is- sue. Alluding to the fact that the Prime Minister had gone on a state visit to Qatar at a time that residents of Kiryat Shmoneh were still sleeping in air raid shel- ters for fear of further Hezbollah rockets, the paper featured a headline announcing: `Thanks to improved relations with the Persian Gulf states, res- idents of Kiryat Shmoneh — without leaving their shelters — can now order groceries by In- ternet from Qatar supermar- kets." Lest anyone accuse them of fa- voritism, Davar Aher also made fun of the Likud contender for the premiership in that same issue. Implicitly commenting on his lack of previous administrative experience, the paper reports: "A search is being made for a coun- try even smaller than Israel where Netanyahu can spend sev- eral years practicing to be Prime Minister." Apparently Messrs. Peres and Netanyahu are less sensitive than Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, for nei- ther have called for a ban on Davar Alter. ❑ Seven Week Marathon Can Labor and Likud run a negative campaign in positive terms? INA FRIEDMAN ISRAEL CORRESPONDENT W ith Israel's two big P's - the Primaries and Passover — over, the country is finally plung- ing into its unusually short and, so far, discouragingly dull elec- tion campaign. Israel's seven-week election campaign is up in earnest now that a few stodgy, posters, bumper stickers, and newspaper ads have appeared. In a strange twist, the parties have chosen slo- gans that seem more fitting for their opponents. The Likud, staunchly opposed to the Oslo Ac- cords with the Palestinian Au- thority, is stressing peace. Meanwhile the ruling Labor gov- ernment, which has withdrawn Israeli troops from much of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and is considering returning the Golan Heights to Syria, is stress- ing security. But for the most part, the cam- paign — which has long been touted as the most critical and forecast to be the dirtiest in Is- rael's history — has a languid look to it. And if Labor's strate- gists have their way, it will re- main meek and mild to the end. The only commotion, to date, has been generated by Prime Minister Shimon Peres. In a sur- prise announcement, he declared that, if elected, he will bring the final settlement reached with the Palestinians (like the withdraw- al from the Golan Heights) to a Shimon Peres national referendum. The slain Yitzhak Rabin promised a spe- cial vote on the Golan in response to charges that he had run on one platform and, once in power, re- versed himself. Mr. Peres has no similar "ex- cuse" for promising a referendum (never held in Israel) on the West Bank. On the contrary, Labor could just as easily set out its principles for a final settlement now — and make them the focus of the election. To a considerable degree, in fact, it has already done so, speaking generally of "separa- tion" between Israel and the