Plage 2 - The Canadian Jewish News, Friday, August 1,1969
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; A recentcartooopublished ? 'in ian important Israeli daily ; i'iaf«r showed Mrs. Golda :' Meir, tl»e Prime Minister of IsraeX draped^^^i^^ ip-■ pressive robelB of Moses on ; Mount Slnal, holding out the . T6n Commandment towards an inyisflde People otisrael, '■■ irtiile dbwli in. the valley a somewhat wretched-'looUiig ' Nixoh lies prostrate, in reverential adoration of the golden calf — the. 4 power • talks.
Ttie Prime Minister, . known for her sensitivity to-i wards press criticism and easy, wrath at grotesque > caricaturing, had, no reas(m tat -displeast^: there was V 00 ironical Intent <» the part ' of the cartoonist* . ; For thelsraeli reader, too, ; the cartoon reflected simple ^ reality upright, virtuous ] righteousness facii^subser> vient submission to shqrt-■ sighted interests, with dis-; regard for lofty ideals and ; the supreme moral mandate.
] WSE IN POPULARITY s Unlike her predecessor.
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by Israel Neunrlann, JCNS correspondent
Mrs. Golda Meir never shows hesitation. She may be a mother-figure for the average Israeli, but whatever her sensitivity inprivate life there is nothing isoft or yield-Ing^about her leadership.
She is a mother who knows what is best for herchUdren and permits no argument about the correctness of this knowledge.
BJrs. Meir's greatest success since she assumed power probably lies in the steep rise in her popularity.
Times of emergency may be conducive to almost automatic popularity for aleader, but the Prime Minister contributed greatly to it by her firm attitude, particularly her q?ehly proclaimed refusal to consider bowing to any American pressure, more 6utsp(dcen than that of any previous Israeli leader.
In any public opinion poll, Mrs. Meir, who had beenal-most completely for gotten by the public in recent years, now easily tops the list, or, at least, is the equal of any potential rival, even Moshe
Dayan.
There have, of course, been some critical voices, particularly among some intellectuals, who questioned the wisdom of blankly refusing to recognize the Great Powers' right iohe concerned with a Middle East solution.
But the critics are a small minority. The great majority finds in Mrs. Meir's statements exactly what it is looking for: self-assurance and absolute confidence in Israel's moral and military superiority.
Mrs. Golda Meir assumed supreme political office with
ease and visible ideasufe, after serving for many years under a Prime'Minister with whom she was not necessarily in full harmcny, and after playing a paramount, though veiled^ p^itical role behind the scenes.
Like all great leaders, particularly in wartime^ she is concerned foremost with foreign policy and over-all defense matters, gladly leaving the boring business of economics to the relevant Ministers.
Of the chairmanships of the many Ministerial committees held by Mr. Levi Eshkol, she h&s kept <»ly
that of the key committee on forelm affairs and security. The rest
turned over to her Deputy, Mr, Yigal Allan and other Ministers in whom she h^ confidence. .
It is not only the style in which the nation is being addressed which has changed. The rather easy-going, informal manner of Mr; Esh-kol at Cabinet meetingis has been replaced by efficient methods of ministerial discussion, according to a stricUy followed agenda.
FOREIGN POLICY • This stricter discipline is
also reflected in declara-
__tlons by individual Ministers
she'«1iaSW who have become somewhat
less talkative on matters not concerning th6m direcUy, particularly/Israel's future borders and peace terms in general.
As foreign policy remains Mrs. Meir's foremost c(m-cern, it is probably Mr. AbbaEban, the Foreign Minister, whose freedom of action has become more curtailed than that of any other Minister.
If the public expected fireworks between the Prime Minister and her Minister of Defense, who refused to vote
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mm AWIESER
by I. Nachman
"There is a feeling of Jew-ishness, a force in the com^ munity here to stay . ..In Canada there is great interest in Aliyah (settling in Israel). Many families—middle class, professional, businessmen, teachers — are 'talking Aliyah... And investing goes hand in hand, there ai'e opportunities and jobs for new settlers.
"Students continue their studies at Israeli universities instead of remaining here; 180 Canadians currently are at Hebrew University, 15 at Bar Ilan; there is a Hadassah sponsored school in Israel which contains this year 17 students.
"Israel is very important; it maintains its Jewish identification 'beyond ideology and reasoning* particularly since the Six Day War."
These words may sound like ramblings. However, they reflect the true, ,dedi-.'cated feeling of MarkMor-' decai Awieser, heaid of Canada's Aliyah Department of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
There is very little that Awieser couldn't or wouldn't answer concerning Aliy^ His devotion to Israel runs
far beyond the call of duty.
One need not press Awieser into explaiiUng that the Jewish Agency here, a subsidiary of the Federated Zionist Organisation of Canada, e^unds at great length the procedure of Aliyah, guides interested persons regarding settling in the Holy Land and finding a livelihood.
At present "economy is blooming in Israel,." Awieser notes, "making It certain that anyone with a profession or skill will find it easy to obtain a job."
As to export, "enterprises exist and are continuing to grow."
Awieser actually glows when he speaks of Chug Aliyah (club of lurospective settlers), a new group that has sprung up with branches in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Caigary, WinMpeg^
. Not knowing Muk Awieser, one wdtMt'cbii^er this vivaciou^;iifty|sh young man a Sa]^ However, he comes closetio bebg (ne.
Awieser emigrated to Palestine from Germany in 1933. He studied management and economics and served as
secretary in the Organization Department of the Jewish Agency. In 1947, Haganah appointed him Secretary General of the Home Guard. Later he became Director of Economic Controls in the Ministry for Commerce and Industry. Since 1953 he has served as a management consultant.
For the past four years Awieser has been stationed at the Federated Zionist Organization of Canada's national office in Montreal. Up to now one of his prime objectives has been to visit communities and organiza-ticms acrcfss Canada to establish direct contact and to make himself readily available to the public at large.
At the end of this month he returns to Israel, with the thought that "1 go home with a feeling of gratitude that I have had the good for-
HIS JOB WELL OONE.-Mark Mordacal Awieser, head Of Canada's Aliyah Department of the Jewish Agency For luael, who returns to the Jewish state at the end of August.
tune to get to know, and to work Within, your community whiere I could instantaneously feel at home."
Abe Tooch succeeds Awieser as head of Aliyah in Cj
MONTREAL NOTES
YEAR'S SUCCESS
Dr. J. Slavin, principjd, Beth Rivkah Academy of Mcmtreal, reports it was a hectic year at the Academy and the Rabbinical College of Canada. Both schools embarked on a program without precedent, theopeningof a Sephardic department
In the beginning of the year, the school was faced by many problems. The Sephardic children, most of them New Canadians from Morocco, come from a different cultural background. They could speak only French and Arabic or Spanish. Confused by a foreign way of life and the wonders they never had known, the parents preoccupied with trying tobecome eistablished, their uneasiness multiplied. They were impatient to learn English. This conAislon slowed their Integration into Canadiangroups of children.
However, during the second half of the school year, ah entirely ditferent picture emerged: play was common, belabored French-English, was heard. Homes were being' filled with new trieods.
The mutual linguistic impact proved to be very beneficial. The Canadian chil-
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The Beth Rivkah Academy and the Rabbinical College have highly qualified teachers. For the Hebrew and religious lessons the Sephardic children are placed in classes where the language of instruction is French. Particular attention is paid modern Hebrew. The teachers are dt^Sephardlc ori-igin, imbued with the idei^of preserving and developing the meaningful Jewish Sephardic traditions. At the same time the children improve their French, their native, tongue, an aspect often overlooked when there is a compulsive urge to learn a new language. .
The children are given the chance to develop and improve their native tongue.
For the secular studies based on the program of the Protestant School Board, all . children are integrated into classes suited to their age level. English specialists provide assistance to French speaking children.
Both schools offer educational programs from nursery throughout high school will full associated status with the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal^
FRANCE HOPE PRE/MATURE
Jerusalem (JCNS).- The Israeli Cabinet met to review the future relations with France and to hear a report . by Foreip Minister Abba El»in bn.thiB subject.
It is believed the Ministers express^ cautious hope on the possible outcome of • these relations, the general feeling being that it is stUl too soon to assess any specific line; of policy. ;
Also attending the meeting was General Halm Barlev, the Chief of Staff, who reported on the sltuationon the borders and xxk the Suez Canal. /
for her as Premier in the Israel Labor Party's Central Committee, it has been disappointed. Mrs. Meir has done everything short of renouncing the Premiership to placate Mr. Dayan and there has been no serioUs friction l)etween them in recent weeks.
Unlike Mr. Eshkol, who repeatedly met Arableaders from the West Bank, Mrs. Meir is not known to have had any private talks or meetings with notables from this area.
Officially, the long-term policy of the Military Government in these territories as defined by a senior officer to foreign journalists recently, remains the promotion of direct agreement between Israel and the local Arabs, in the absence of any sign of willingness on the part of the Arabs to discuss peace.
What are Mrs. Meir's views on the form that such an agreement might take, if and when secure and agreed borders are drawn, leaving within Israel asizeableArab minority? Judging by her public pronouncements, the Prime Minister has so far limited herself to the negation of the very Idea of a Palestinian nation and to the refusal of economic integration, but has not yet made up her mind on the question of what the status of the Arab minority In Greater Israel should be.
To sum up, Mrs. Meir's leadership is generally accepted by all sharing power within the National Unity Government, Right and Lett alike.
COMING ELECTION this atmosphere of general acceptance and even satisfaction is not likely to be changed, by the coming ejection campaign, which will, be the first harmonious one ever to be conducted In Israel — unless Ur. Moshe Dayan decides finally to challenge the Labor leadership, desplte-
'We're'not in trouble; Nasser Is. We are not retreating to save his regime." GOLDA MEI R'S STATEMENT.
Mrs. Meir's Conciliatory attitude.
Mrs. Meir, questioned about her Intentions after the General Election, In the autumn, said recently: "Believe me, in the 71 years of my life there has not been a single year In which I have. sat down alone and thought about whether I should seek election to a certain post.
"i have not yet given a second's thought to the question of what will happen af-
ter the electlMis. I hope that, the party will have enough sense not to Impose the Premiership on me a|terwards." •And what about Mr. Dayan? Would she be ready to, support him as her successor?
"With the exception of the, present Prime Minister, I shall be hapjpy to see any' person assume the Pre-, miershlp, should Uie Labor alignment decide upon his. nomination and tb?; Knesset approves It," she said.
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