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They point particularly to Asher Zuckerman, the editor of the Haredi weekly Hashavua, who is well-known for inflam- matory language. "The Target: Barak," was the headline for one of his articles. For two years following the _ Oslo agreement, Mr. Zuckerman conducted a virulent campaign against Yitzhak Rabin and Shi- mon Peres, peppering articles with such terms as "traitor," "madman," "Jew-hater," even "Kapos." At one point, his publi- cation even sneered that Rabin had no reason to complain about being called a "murderer." Aharon Barak, former champion of the Haredim, has become a target. Some Haredi spokesmen are quick to explain that overheat- ed rhetoric is a norm in their community. Even the venerated rabbis of opposing factions are subject to sharp vituperation, and their right to say what they choose of whom they choose is a basic freedom of speech. But secular leaders, understandably wary after Rabin's assassination, fear that a sustained dose of pub- lic invective is likely to inspire another Yigal Amir. The Hared- im counter that violence is not "our way" and that no political assassin has ever come out of their ranks. Secular spokesmen charge back that the leaders of the modern-Orthodox NRP, Mr. Amir's camp, made a similar claim even after Rabin's murder. They portrayed Mr. Amir as "wild grass" in its otherwise law- abiding meadow. Meanwhile, the police and General Security Services are taking no chances. After re- peated phone threats were made on Mr. Barak's life last week, their protection of the chiefjus- tice, his home, and the court it- self has been considerably heightened. Another hotly contested issue is the court's composition, which religious leaders have described as the exclusive province of Ashkenazi, "left-wing," and ser." ular judges. This group, the Haredim say, is chosen by an elit- ist committee of other justices, Cabinet ministers, a member of the bar association, and only one representative of "the public." To make the bench more rep- resentative of society, they want judges elected by the public or the Knesset. But leading members of the legal community adamant ly oppose such a change. They fear that it will both cultivate cor- ruption in the judicial system and the choice of judges on political leanings instead of professional qualifications. Former Justice Minister David Liba'i also has warned that changing the system to ensure a more "representative" selection will spark a counter-demand t(,7\ balance the makeup of the rab- binical courts. Those bodies have exclusive jurisdiction over mar- riage and divorce. It will, he said, force the addition of secular members, including women (who are now barred even from giving testimony). In a single week, then, the fall- out from what began as a local skirmish, over a single street, haL_7_ \ burgeoned into a crisis that threatens the fabric of Israel's so- ciety. Prime Minister Binyamin Ne- tanyahu has sharply denounced the threats against the High Court and chief justice and promised that his government "will use the full force of the law [against them]." "Whatever tensions exist in Is raeli society," he added, "they cannot be allowed to fray the de- mocratic and legal structure that we have built here over the life of the state." But his firm stand has had only marginal effect. Haredi voic- es have continued to warn that unless the court's composition is changed, or its powers severely_, checked, Mr. Barak's court may --\ "soon decide that there's no point in holding elections to the Knes- set." The court's secular defenders warn, just as darkly, that if the verbal attacks are not treated as incitement and stopped by legal means, that Israel's judges may sink into the same beleaguered state as their colleagues in/ Colombia and Italy. ❑ Publicity Deadlines The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thursday, eight days pri- or to issue date. The deadline for birth announcements is 10 a.m. Monday, four days prior to issue date; out-of-town obitu- aries, 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to issue date.