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...Kippur War caught Israel in the middle of an election campaign. For nearly a month, Israel's leading politicians, including Premier Golda Meir, 75, had been stumping the country, wooing voters for the Knesset (Parliament) elections that were scheduled for Oct. 30. The war forced postponement of the voting until Dec. 31 and, for a while, reduced domestic political sniping. By last week, however, Israel's ever-voluble politicians had begun loosening their tongues again, providing a preview of the election issues. The outcome could determine how Israel will deal with its Arab neighbors in seeking peace...
...well. The Israeli broadcasting services issue constant-but censored-battle reports. A survey last week revealed that 98% of Israel's population listens to the news bulletins. In fact, national life almost came to a standstill last Wednesday as virtually all of Israel listened in while Premier Golda Meir addressed the Knesset...
...from a pragmatic point of view. West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, the 1971 peace-prize recipient, sent off congratulatory telegrams to both Kissinger and Tho, but the West German press claimed that the prize had been "degraded," wondering sarcastically if it might go next year to Anwar Sadat and Golda Meir...
Whichever way the Israelis resolve their dilemma, it will not be a satisfying solution. Israel has consistently said it would not settle for anything less than restoration of the cease-fire lines that were in force before the recent fighting started. But in a weekend press conference, Golda Meir seemed to leave open the door to negotiations. "When we hear a suggestion for a cease-fire," she said, "the government will seriously deal with it." Without a ceasefire, Israel must align its strategy to produce a short war -certainly shorter than six weeks. Israel is simply not geared...
...cabinet meeting called to discuss the Arab buildup, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan urged that Israel begin mobilization. That would have been a first step toward Israel's launching a pre-emptive first strike against the Arabs. The U.S. government opposed such a move, as did Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir and Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir. They were wary of Dayan's aggressive plan because they concluded that such an attack would infuriate world opinion, leaving Israel open to charges that it started the war. They also reasoned that Israel could hardly afford to mobilize each time the Arabs...