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...Premier herself. In a column called "Madame Kingdom," she compared Mrs. Golda Meir to the reincarnation of the three furies rolled into one, "a dragon who pretends to be St. George." Golda was also Lady Macbeth, Medusa, a witch and Sophie Portnoy. When Moshe Dayan and Deputy Premier Yigal Allon lost in their bids for the Premiership Sylvie wrote: "These two generals are only good to fight and frighten Arabs. But they are afraid to say 'boo' to one old Jewish lady...
Wise Exodus. Israeli officials are not likely to allow the attackers to go unpunished. In an official expression of shock and sympathy, Premier Golda Meir described the ambush as "an act done in cold blood." Deputy Premier Yigal Allon, attending funeral services for the victims, warned the Arab commandos pointedly: "The arm of Israel's army is very long and its blows are heavy, and those responsible for this crime will pay for it." Shortly after the bus attack, Israeli artillery on the border began to shell the Lebanese villages of Bint Jbeil, Yaroun, Aitaroun and Blida across...
...year, for example, when Premier Levi Eshkol suggested that Israel might not retain some Arab-populated areas of the West Bank, an awesome political uproar followed; some of Eshkol's friends claim that it contributed to the fatal heart attack that struck him soon afterward. Deputy Premier Yigael Allon was also criticized sharply by Israeli hawks for proposing that some bits of Arab land be returned to Arab control...
Strong Language. The U.S. plan, in any case, created a government crisis. Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin was summoned home from Washington for a special Cabinet meeting. Deputy Premier Yigal Allon, in an interview with TIME Correspondent Marlin Levin, rejected the proposals in unusually strong language. The U.S. Jewish community was anguished by the deepest rift between the U.S. and Israel since Washington forced Israeli withdrawal from Arab territory seized during the 1956 Suez crisis. Leaders of 14 Jewish organizations called on Rogers, and a heated two-hour meeting ensued. They counterpointed another group-including Chase Manhattan Bank President David Rockefeller...
...apartment overlooking the Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel's Deputy Premier Yigal Allon explained to TIME Correspondent Marlin Levin last week why his government reacted so strongly to U.S. peace proposals. Excerpts from his remarks...