The 1982 meeting with Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin didn't lead to an interview, but it gave a unique and unforgettable encounter at a key moment in the history of Israel. “Whatever you do, ...
I was amazed by the courage and daring of our prime minister, the government, and the leadership of the army to take such a brave action. Herzl Makov is CEO of the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, a ...
Former prime minister Menachem Begin was a driving force in ensuring that government action was subject to legal review, and even urged his attorney general Aharon Barak to be closely involved in such ...
Schocken, 320 pages, $27.95. And lest we forget, Menachem Begin himself wrote two memoirs: “Ha-Mered,” “The Revolt,” a chronicle of his years leading Etzel, the Irgun Tzva’i Le’umi (the military arm ...
Mr. Carter was a lifeline to stalled talks by mediating a summit at Camp David in 1978. By Vivek Shankar In its earlier invasions, Israel said its aim was to secure its northern frontier and stop ...
Any country, any relationship, indeed anything in life has its good and bad sides. There are good days and there are bad days. There are good decisions and bad decisions. Regardless of how one feels ...
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who passed away last weekend, presented the late Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin with a Talmud set in which he wrote a special dedication. The Menachem Begin Heritage ...
I recently attended a screening of the documentary “Upheaval – The Journey of Menachem Begin” at the Movies of Delray. Rob Schwartz, the executive producer was the special guest at an event hosted by ...
“Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just ...
The biophysicist Ephraim Katzir entered politics only once – when he became the fourth president of Israel. This happened as a result of tragedy. In May 1972, Japanese terrorists murdered 26 random ...
So shocking was the electoral upset that Israeli television created a word for it: mahapakh. Derived from the root that means “revolution” or “turning upside down,” the word was fashioned because ...