The World: Rumors from Rivals?

Who wants to be the next Prime Minister of Israel? Not Golda Meir, 73, the incumbent, who said yet again that she will not be a candidate in the 1973 elections. Not Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir, 64, who says, "I've been in the Cabinet 15 years; that's more than enough." Not Deputy Premier Yigal Allon, 53, who is ailing and wants to go back to his kibbutz.

That would appear to leave only Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, who says he has no support within his party and insists that he too does not want the job. Divorced last month by his wife...

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