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Burg assails ultra-Orthodox
in strongest indictment yet
inriaicm in Israel. “It is virtually every Cabinet since the
by David Landau
JERUSALEM (J I A) National
Religious Party leader Yosel Burg
lashed out against ultra-Orthodox
Jews last Sunday night, accusing
them of “creating a rift in our peo
ple.” Burg, who is minister of reli
gious affairs, charged that the
ultra-Orthodox “are deepening
hatred and are themselves respon
sible for extremism in the non
religious camp.”
His keynote address at the cere
monial opening of the NRP con
vention here contained probably
the strongest indictment by an
Orthodox political leader of the
zealotry that has resulted in grow
ing strife between the religious and
secular elements in Israeli society.
He strongly condemned the pro
posal by Interior Minister Yitzhak
Peretz of the ultra-Orthodox Shas
Party to have the word “convert"
stamped on the identity cards of
converts to Judaism in Israel. “It is
an abominable idea." he said. "We
are living in a period of physical
yerida (the emigration of Jews from
Israel) and social and human yer
ida from sanctified values. This is a
period of laxity in national dis
cipline."
The NRPconvention, which moved
to Tel Aviv for its business sessions
Monday, is deeply divided. Its
Knesset representation was reduced
to four from six in the last elections
and its various factions are feuding
bitterly. One group obtained a tem
porary court injunction barring
“substantive” decisions by the con
vention pending a judicial hearing.
The group charges irregularities in
the election of delegates.
MK Avner Sciaki, a contender
for party leadership, demanded that
the convention elect a new leader
at once instead of waiting for a
second session next fall.
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virtually every Cabinet since the
state was founded, has long been
expected to step down. But he has
yet to submit a formal letter of
resignation.
He told the convention opening
that he was confident a national
consensus supports the present
unity coalition government. But he
expressed doubt that “the political
situation would allow a govern
ment like this one to continue to
exist.”
President Chaim Herzog, who
attended the ceremonial opening,
called on the NRP to put aside its
divisions. “The role of your move
ment should be to lead the com
munity to tolerance and modera
tion." he said. “We are continually
troubled by political storms and
never have time to consider the
essential question: What image are
we trying to attain for the country
and what willwe bequeath to future
generations.”
Lavi prototype makes debut
by Hugh Orgel
TEL A VIV (JTA)—A prototype
of the Lavi, Israel’s second genera
tion jet fighter plane, was rolled
out of a hangar at Ben Gurion Air
port Monday night to make its
official debut before 2,000 invited
guests, including a delegation of
United States Congressmen.
But the array of colored lights
that bathed the pencil-thin, white-
painted aircraft did not dispel the
shadows that hang over its future.
The Lavi project, which cost over
$1.2. billion for research, develop
ment and construction, most of it
supplied by the U.S., has become
the object of bitter controversy
both in Washington and Israel.
The Pentagon believes the cost
of producing the plane is exces
sive—a view shared by some senior
Israel Defense Force officers and
there has been less than subtle
pressure by the Reagan Adminis
tration of late for Israel to aban
don the project.
Nevertheless, the unveiling Mon
day night was a gala occasion.
President Chaim Herzog cut a
blue-and-white ribbon across the
huge hangar doors and a tractor
slowly pulled the plane on to the
tarmac to be admired by the throng
of dignitaries and other VIPs invited
for the occasion.
But one of the Lavi’s most impor
tant boosters was absent. Prime
Minister Shimon Peres flew to
Morocco Monday night for meet
ings with King Hassan. Defense
Minister Yitzhak Rabin officiated
instead.
Peres attended what was billed
as a dress rehearsal Monday morn
ing. It was a private, unofficial roll
out of the plane for the benefit of
Israel Aviation Industries (IAI)
workers who designed and built it.
The prime minister, in his re
marks, acknowledged that the Lavi
was a “big risk” in many ways. But,
he noted, “those who want to take
small risks will remain small. Those
who want to succeed in a big way
must be daring in a big way. That is
the reason for the Lavi."
Rabin, in his official remarks,
said the Lavi has already passed a
major hurdle. He stressed, how
ever, that much more effort and
sacrifice would be required before
it went into production. He thanked
the American Congressional dele
gation that attended the Lavi roll
out. The American contribution
was crucial to the success of the
project, Rabin declared.
One of the congressmen. Rep.
Jack Kemp (R.-N.Y.), told the
gathering that the aircraft could
have both the Star of David and
the Stars and Stripes for its insignia.
But he stressed that the decision to
go ahead with production is solely
an Israeli one. The new fighter air
craft is the most expensive item on
Israel’s tightened defense budget.
Originally projected to cost $4 bil
lion, some critics say it will cost as
much as $6 billion. Pentagon ex
perts have estimated the cost of
each unit at $22 million.
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