Word: knesset
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...whether a prolonged invasion would be worth the price-not only in blood spilled but in damage to Israel's international standing and, above all, its relations with the U.S. One of Israel's best-known doves, Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz of Hebrew University, drew sharp criticism from Knesset members for urging soldiers to refuse to serve beyond Israel's borders and for characterizing Begin's policy as "Judaeo-Nazi." Even Opposition Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres, who initially supported the invasion, strongly warned against an assault on West Beirut. Said Peres: "The temptation is great...
...briefing of the Knesset's restive Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Sharon was pointedly reminded that the war was lasting far longer than the 8 to 24 hours he had orginally promised, and that its aims had shifted from simply clearing out a 25-mile buffer zone to besieging the capital and threatening a bloody assault. "Unlike other wars, this one was one war on the first day and it became a different war," charged Victor Shem-Tov, a leader of Napam, the left-wing ally of the Labor Party, who demanded Sharon's resignation. Outraged, Sharon shot...
...commander who is not afraid to take risks, even at his peril. To his critics, among them many of his generals and Cabinet colleagues, he is an arrogant and dangerously ambitious megalomaniac with little or no respect for opposing points of view, much less democratic process. Said a senior Knesset member who attended meetings with Sharon last week: "If someone suggests another way of looking at things, he sweeps it away. He will say, 'You're not very patriotic...
...just as Peres began to think that he had Begin's defeat ensured, the Prime Minister pulled off a few cunning maneuvers of his own. While his supporters attacked Peres in the Knesset debate, Begin unabashedly opened negotiations with the two members of the late Moshe Dayan's Telem Party to join his coalition, and offered similar talks with the three Tehiya deputies once the vote was concluded. Three of the five decided to abstain, thus robbing Peres of his victory...
Even by the rowdy standards of Knesset debates, last week's performance was noteworthy for its invective. As soon as Peres took the stand to deliver his 45-minute critique of the government, Likud deputies began charging that he had "bought" Peretz and Linn. Retorted Peres: "I bought no one. You, the Likud, weren't true to your own platform. Linn and Peretz acted with integrity." When Peres tried to resume, Likud Deputy Pinhas Goldstein shouted: "Will someone tell me where I can get some pills for nausea?" To that, Labor's Dov Ben-Meir shot back...