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...Sept. 17, he had telephoned Shamir in Jerusalem and told him of receiving reports that the Lebanese militiamen were "massacring" people in the Palestinian camps. Last week, however, Shamir testified that Zipori had not spoken to him of a "massacre" or of "slaughter," but had used the Hebrew word histolelut, which means wild behavior. Shamir further testified that, a short time after receiving Zipori's call, he held a previously scheduled meeting with Sharon, top Israeli intelligence officials and U.S. Special Envoy Morris Draper without bothering to mention Zipori's call to any of them. How could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: A Word from the Wise | 12/6/1982 | See Source »

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