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...driving alon the Jordanian border in the South, our tour guide mentioned that the border was very safe, and that there had been no problems with terrorists for years in that region. "Shhh," said the Ministry official on the bus, under his breath, and the two argued heatedly-in Hebrew. The official obviously didn't want those aboard to hear too much about terorism. But it was difficult. If no impossible, to hide several divisions within Israel...
...life was not at stake, it also became the first war to be widely questioned for both motive and consequences. The debate will be revived with this month's publication of Snow Ball, by Shimon Shiffer, 36, diplomatic correspondent for the Voice of Israel. (The acronym in Hebrew for the invasion's official title, Operation Peace for the Galilee, is SNOW.) Shiffer's 420-page book is almost certain to stir national discussions, pain and anger...
Shiffer says that the conversations in his book are distilled from transcripts, notes and minutes of meetings, all from the Israeli side. Conversations that took place in English have all been translated into Hebrew. Even if the quotations were indisputable, the interpretation by participants would not be. For example, Snow Ball contains a lengthy exchange between Sharon and Alexander Haig, supposedly showing that the former Secretary of State gave Israel the green light for an invasion...
Meeting with Haig in Washington two weeks before the attack, Sharon reportedly asserts, "We do not see any other way but to enter and clean up the area." In a long, rambling reply, Haig is quoted in the Hebrew text as saying, "We understand your goals ... As your allies, we are in no position to tell you not to take care and protect your interests ... I hope that you will be sensitive to the international implications ... A way should be found in order to solve the matter...
...offers about 45 varied programs ranging from statistical to linguistic analysis, Ciannaval says. For example, they run programs equipped with languages such as Greek and Hebrew, and programs that simply instruct the user on how to operate the machine...