In Due Season

ing coalition had a very poor record, and especially during the last lew months, the stink of political corrup-tion had seemed to envelop the high-est political and bureaucratic figures, having in its trail suicide and resigna-tions, leading finally to the resignation of prime minister Rabin himself only two months ago. Clearly, the promise of better government held out by Likud were found more attractive than the dismal performance of the previ-ous government,