The Mapai party in Israel should be even stronger than it is now, by the time the next Israeli elections are held, in the opinion of an editorial in today’s Times of London.
“Because of the disintegration of its left-wing rival, the Mapam, which has divided into a very small, fellow-traveling wing and a larger group drawing closer to Mapai, the Mapai should have gained even greater strength than it possesses now, when next Election Day comes around,” the Times states. “This development, when associated with the new electoral reforms, seems likely to leave a clear field next year for a straight fight between the Mapai and its allies on the one side, and the General Zionists on the other.”
“Meanwhile,” the Times continues, “Prime Minister Moshe Sharett will probably stave off any breakdown in the coalition if he can, because Israel’s external problems are now grave enough to make a domestic, political crisis an expensive luxury. Anxiety is centered on the American policy of supplying arms to the Arab states. This, of itself, is nothing new; but it is taking a sharper turn, now that the Anglo-Egyptian agreement has been reached.”
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