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…42 and were thus exempt from paying the mortal price of the war." Thus the precedent, at least, is clear. Another oft- heard claim against the le- gitimacy of pursuing the present peace policy is that regardless of the outcome of the elections, the Rabin gov- ernment no longer com- mands a majority among "the people." It should be noted that practically everyone in Is- rael, in politics and without, is forever speaking in the name of "the peo...…

















































