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Defying the ban and thereby risking legal action, the revue's producers decided to keep the show open, and many Israelis obviously approved. As the independent newspaper Ha'aretz observed, "You don't have to love Levin's play or agree with his opinions to defend his right to say whatever he likes." At midweek in a preliminary vote, the Israeli Knesset expressed its support of a bill that would abolish all censorship of films and plays...
There is other evidence as well showing the Israelis knew of the terror in the camps. On Thursday evening, women ran out of the camp crying hysterically. They told Israeli soldiers that their children were being murdered. An Israeli soldier told Ha'aretz that when an Israeli officer was informed, he said, "It's all right. Don't worry...
...Bank. PORI is directed by its founder Rafael Gill, 51, a sociologist with an M.A. from New York City's New School for Social Research. Since 1966 PORI has been surveying opinion on topics of current interest; its polls are regularly published by the independent newspaper Ha'aretz...
...that were souring on Begin for one reason or another. This possibility caused Begin to put the question of resignation to his Cabinet, and the Cabinet voted 12 to 6 he should remain in office. Begin followed the Cabinet's counsel. Sniffed the anti-Begin newspaper Ha'aretz: "On this occasion the Prime Minister outdid himself in swallowing his own words." But most Israelis believe that Begin will soon attempt to muster a majority for new elections, to be held some time later in the year...
Then, when Sharon learned a week ago of the six-man P.L.O. infiltration of the West Bank, he swung into action. At a press conference that the daily Ha'aretz described as "overdramatized," defense ministry officials declared since participants in the raid had been trained in Lebanon, the P.L.O. in effect had violated the July 1981 truce in southern Lebanon. As government radio and television commentators cried out Sharon against the summoned P.L.O. "provocation," Sharon summoned Eitan and a small group of generals and intelligence officers. Israeli tanks and troops were al ready moving north. Sharon decided that...