The Labor Party and Likud continued to dicker Wednesday over the composition of the new World Zionist Organization Executive, to be elected at the 31st World Zionist Congress here this week. So far they seem far from an agreement.
Informed sources said Likud is demanding it get to fill the key office of WZO treasurer before it agrees to the distribution of other portfolios. The congress on Monday elected Laborite Simcha Dinitz to be chairman of the WZO Executive. He defeated the Likud candidate, Science and Technology Minister Gideon Patt, by a vote of 310-220.
Traditionally, the post of treasurer goes to the party of the losing candidate for chairman. But Labor hopes to relegate Likud to the relatively minor portfolios. It was reported reluctant to make any concessions unless Likud agrees in advance that Labor could head both the aliyah and settlement departments of the WZO.
Likud has proposed that the settlement department be shared by both parties, as is the case in the outgoing Executive.
Meanwhile, the Labor Zionist caucus named three members of the outgoing Executive to serve on the new Executive. They are Uzi Narkiss, Uri Gordon and Nissim Zvilli.
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