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...negotiations will be carried out. The Egyptians want to hold them at Ismailia, the Suez Canal town where Begin paid a call on Sadat last December, following Sadat's historic trip to Jerusalem. But the Israelis will insist that some of the discussions be held in Beersheba, capital of the Negev...
Despite the general calm, some Israelis actively opposed the new measures. In the ancient southern city of Beersheba, workers marched through the streets shouting "Begin go home!" One-day strikes closed down the postal service in Tel Aviv, the national airline El Al, Tel Aviv's airport and the major seaports of Ashdod and Haifa. Those and other token work stoppages were ordered by the 1.2 million-member Histadrut labor federation, whose Secretary-General Yeruham Meshel warned Begin: "If you have decided on a free economy, we will not agree to keep only wages under controls. We will...
Ancient Israel's dimensions varied greatly. At the time of the twelve tribes (see map) the country stretched from Dan to Beersheba, which has become a famous phrase of definition. The country reached its greatest size two centuries later in Solomon's time. Begin has consistently referred to the occupied West Bank as "Samaria and Judea." Says Biblical Scholar Shemaryahu Talmon of Jerusalem's Hebrew University: "The Promised Land always includes Judea and Samaria and sometimes even the eastern side of the Jordan River...
...about our achievements," says Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir, "I will tell you about the university in Beersheba. Do you know what Beersheba was 25 years ago? A couple of huts and some Arab Bedouins. The best place in the world to get murdered. There's a university there now, and that's achievement." With understandable hyperbole he adds, "All our life is a permanent revolution...
...Hapoel's Zion Turjeman was suspended for four games (weakened by the loss of its star left wing, the Jerusalem team lost in the state-cup finals and dropped to last place in the standings). After its fans stoned a referee and destroyed a team bus, league-leading Beersheba Hapoel was ordered to play two games in an empty stadium 30 miles from their home field. The team not only lost an estimated $10,000 in gate receipts, but lost both games and later toppled to 13th place...