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Yitzhak Shamfa' left, and Shimon Peres await the decision of Israeli voters. [WZPS photos]
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DAVID FRIEDMAN
WASHINGTON [JTA]— Representative Geral-dine Ferraro, who was selected last week by Walter Molndale as his running mate in the campaign for the U.S. presidency, is one of Israel's most avid supporters in Congress.
Ferraro, a 48^year-old mother of three, who represents a district in the New York City borough of Queens, has voted 100% In fayor of Israel during h6r six years in Congress.
She Is among the first to sign any bill supporting Israel, including the current measures to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusr alem, and to create a free trade area between Israel and the United States.
In the spring of this year she visited Israel along with Representatives Barbara Konnely and Barbara Mikulski.
Ferraro is chairman of the platform committee
As Canadians get ready for a summer of picnics and politics. The Canadian Jewish News will be giving its readers a look at election issues and events of particular Jewish concern.
We support no individual candidate, and no party.
But we do intend to glye our readers Information on those issues which, ttiey have told usj are of special interest to them as Cana-diansand as Jews —- our country's relations with Israel; hates^ literature jeglslatlon; methods of dealing with war criminals; economic and women's issues.
We also will follow the inyolvemeiij ol' Jews in the electoral process ... as voters and as caji-didates.
We begirt with a brief-outline compiled by CJN writer Patricia Rucker of the views of the three federal parties on Can-
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of the Democratic national convention which has reconimended a strong pro-Israel plank, including a pledge to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem.
The platform will be voted on at the convention this week.
Ferraro has strong ties with the Jewish com-m unity in her district and is considered very sensitive to Jewish issues. One story that she has been telling is that after she hired a young Je^y in her district office, his mother was especially
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pleased by her practice of attending services every Friday night in a different synagogue since her new aide has to accompany the cori-gresswoman. ''It has taken an Italian woman to get my son to go to synagogue," the mother said.
The selection of Ferraro may help counteract the damage In the Jewish community to the M on dale campaign caused by Rev. Jesse Jackson. Mdndale said last week that he Could not select Jackson as his vice-presidential running mate because of the deep differences be -tweenthem.
Mondale, in naming Ferraro, said that although the choice had been difficult at first, it became easy because of the basic message he wanted to stress in the Upcoming campaign against President Reagan. "We miist go into the future together as one indivisible, community," he said. "America is not just for
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Ferraro also stressed this thertte.
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JERUSALEM [JTA] — Immigration fell sharply in June when only 896 olim arrived, representing a 22% drop from' May and a 36% decline compared to June, 1983, the absorption ministry reported lastweek.^
The largest single group 7-"219 — came from tHe JUrtited States. There were 167 from Romania, 83 from France, 52 from Britiain, 44 from Argentina and 119 from all of Africa. Only 24 immigrants arfTve^ from the Soviet Union. "
The number of returning yordim — IsraeHs who emigrated in past years — amounted to 101 last month, 30% fe^yer than in the previouis month.
TEL AVIV [JTA]—
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Labor Party leader Shimon Peres last week held the definitive TV debate in their campaign leading to the July 23 Knesset elections.
Their political parties each conducted telephone polls immediately after the pre-taped confrontation was broadcast. Predictably, each party claimed its man had ernerged the winner by ian overwhelmihg majority. ■
The consensus of experts was that honors were about, even and that no new ground was broken by either of the candidates.
Peres blamed Likud for runaway Inflation. "You have beeh Premier for nine months. In those months inflation has gone from 200% a year to 400%. In any other democratic country, the Prime IVIinlster would have resigned," he said.
Shamir replied that the government had made a tremendous investment in the indus-
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Prime IVlinister John Turner, while a candidate for the Liberal leadership, replied to a CJN questionnaire on Jewish issues.
Calling Israel "the dnty strong and stable state in the Middle East that can always be depended on by the West-em democracies," he reiterated his "determined commitment tO|the independence of the Jewish state within secure and recognized boundaries."
Canada has recog->|ized that the Palestinian people also have legitimate rights,-in-cludine["the right to play a full part in negor ti^tions to determine their future, and their right to a homeland in the West Bank," he added.
Direct negotiations between .the parties to the dispute are the best
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way to reach a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle Eaist, he believes, "and to that end, my government would use its influence to encourage the parties to participate."
But a Turner govemment "would not recognize the PLO or consider upgrading contacts with the PLO as long as they refuse to renounce terrorism and they continue to refuse to recognize Israel ahd call for Its destruction."
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Brian Mulroney, in a
speech last April to a State of Israel Bonds dinner in Montreal, stressed his commitment to the integrity and survival of Israel.
He said that his party strongly'supports efforts to bring Jordan and Is^ rael to the bargaining table — but a Conservative government would \yant peace negotiations to deal "not only with Israel's recognition by Arab states, but also with her legitimate
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security concerns."
A principal subject of those negotiations should be "the nature of a Palestinian homeland within the West Bank and Gaza areas," Mul-roney said.
* 'Israel must accept its share of the responsibility to rj2solve the plight of the Palestinians," Mulroney said.
In a reference to the PLO, Mnhwney siaid that while the Paleistlnians must be represented in
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trial infrastructure and social amenities and ensured employment. He blamed inflation on "local and external developments."
Responding to Peres' Criticishi of the government's heavy investment in settlements on the West Bank, Shamir said halting settlements or withdrawing the Israel Defence Force from Lebanon would not reduce inflation.
With respect to security, Shamir said the IDF would be withdrawn from Lebanon only when conditions guaranteed the security of Israel's northern borders. He implied that Israel w:as counting on the South Lebanon Army (SLA) to take over security eventually, "but we cannot set tirnetables for withdrawal," he said.
1'eres claimed the gov-ernrnent lost its chance for peace with Lebanon when in June, 1982, it pushed beyond the 40-kilometre line that was its officially stated objective. He reiterated that a Labor-led government would pull the IDF out of Lebanon "within a short time," observing, "Iti? oiir duty not only to give our youth call up notices but also the hope for peace."
Shamir maintained that Israel's security on its eastern front depended on mass settlement of the West Bank and a strong IDF. ^
Peres reminded him
that it was under a Labor .regime that Jordan was pushed out of the West Bank. He vowed that no single Arab soldier would ever be allowed to return to the territory, even if part of it was returned to Jordanian jurisdiction in a peace arrangement.
Summing up, Peres said a Labor government would seek to unite the country to rebuild the economy and seek peace from a position of military strength, ^amir promised that a renewed mandate for Likud would see another '*milllbn Jews" settle iii the country. He, too, promised to unite the country and conbct Its economic problems.
Shamir concluded _^with an offer to establish 'a national unity government after the elections, an offer he has made on many previous occasions eliciting neither negative hor positive responses from the Labor camp. Peres rejected Shamir's offer as "election propaganda."
The consensus' was that Peres appeared somewhat more at ease during the debate, gesticulating freely and turning frequently to the Premier, addressing him as "Mr. Shamir."
Shamir, for his part, stared straight Into the camera, never glanced at Peres and gave the Impression of an earnest. If somewhat, stolid, campaigner.
By
CARLALPERT
JERUSALEM-
When Israelis go to the polls on July 23 they will be asked to cast just one vote — not for candidates, but for the. political party of their choice. They will have 27 parties to choose from.
The end result will be the selection of the 120 membersjof the Knesset, representing the parties in proportion to the popular vote which each party received.
With 80 many parties in the running, no election In Israel's history has ever-given one party a clear minority, en-
abling it to control the Knesset and set up the govemment and cabinet without the need for a coalition with one or more smaller parties.
The two principal contenders, of course, are Likud, nationalist and right wing, and the Labor Alignment, a Socialist party. In 1977 the Likud received 45 seats and in 1981, 48. Labor took 32 seats in 1977 and 47 in 1981. How much closer can either of these groups get to the figure of 61, which would give it a clear majority? The prospects are very, very slim.
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