The annual convention of the Herut party opened here last night with a speech by Mehahem Beigin, leader of the party, who emphasized that he would oppose any proposal for mediation by a foreign power of the Arab-Israel dispute, indicating that he is for direct Arab-Israel peace talks. More than 600 delegates and 2,000 guests, including members of the diplomatic corps attended the opening session of the convention.
Turning to domestic affairs, Mr. Beigin said that his party would welcome a decision admitting Herut’s trade union affiliate into Histadrut, Israel’s labor federation, as a “national workers section,” Herut, he said, would then dissolve its own trade union.
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