The decision to hold national elections in Israel at the present time is not a “desirable” political move, Rabbi Judah L. Naimon, Israeli Minister of Religions, declared here today prior to his return to Israel. He blamed both the Religious Bloc and Premier David Ben Gurion for the present government crisis, but said that it is too late now to restore the coalition which existed prior to the fall of the Cabinet.
The Israeli Minister, who spoke at a luncheon given in his honor by B. Manischewitz, head of the matzoh company, lauded American Jewry. “I am leaving the United States with the impression that Judaism is growing in this country,” he said. The Minister was presented with a certificate stating that 3,000 pounds of foodstuffs were being shipped to Israel for distribution among 500 needy families as a contribution of the matzoh company.
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