BEGINNING WITH BEGIN: WHERE IS ISRAEL HEADED NOW? - Charles V Dorothy - August 1977

Charles V Dorothy

Here is an on-the-spot report from the Middle East written by a Plain Truth contributing editor who was in Israel earlier this year at the time of that nation's surprising national elections. Excitement fills the night air. Evening darkness will not deter many Israelis from spending most or all of the night listening to national election results. The Labor Party, in power for nearly thirty years, is expected to triumph once again, this time installing its candidate, Shimon Peres, in the office of prime minister. However, a well-informed Israeli friend tells our group that Labor will almost certainly lose some seats due to the recent bank account scandal surrounding the wife of former Prime Minister Rabin. What will the morning bring? - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library