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...pariah in Egypt-but not this week; in fact, there was a definite advantage in being an Israeli. "Everyone has been so friendly," remarked one Israeli journalist. "And I still can't believe we're actually here and right in front of the pyramids too." Said Ehud Yarri, an Israeli TV commentator: "We had our doubts before we landed in Cairo, but when they saw the Israeli passports, they just applauded." Later, during a tour of the capital, a group of Israelis were spotted by Cairenes at a café", who shouted; "Long live Sadat! Long live...
...assassination as foreign policy are muddy, as a sampling of history demonstrates. In the 4th century B.C. martial classic The Art of War, Sun Tzu mentions the value of secret agents to a sovereign "in the case of people you wish to assassinate." The Book of Judges describes how Ehud, acting in behalf of the defeated Israelites, assassinated Eglon, the King of Moab. There is the story of the widow Judith saving the Israelites by cutting off the head of Nebuchadnezzar's general, Holofernes, who was besieging Bethulia. Such killings, however, were defiant acts against a conqueror and thus...
...Ehud Olmert and Yoram Avidor are members of the hawkish opposition block, Likud. Olmert, at 29 the youngest Knesset member, belongs to the Free Center party and Avidor, 42, is a member of the somewhat more conservative Cherut party...
...Ehud Olmert is the youngest members of the Knesset at 29. As a representative of Likud, the right-wing opposition, he maintains a hard line on any concessions by Israel. Olmert sees himself in agreement with Likud chairman Menahem Begin, the former commander of the mandate period terrorist organization, Irgun Zwai Leumi, who has been the symbol of the Israeli right throughout the history of the state...
...EHUD OLMERT and Shulmit Aloni represent important factions in Israeli political thought, but they are not part of the governing coalition, simply members of parliament. The Rabin government is walking a middle-ground tightrope between their positions. If war doesn't disrupt the entire situation, as well it might, it will probably be possible for Rabin to continue to maintain his stance for some time, while he waits and hopes for a change in world power configurations to work to Israel's advantage. But Rabin knows that Israelis will not allow him to postpone a decision for long...