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Under the intense and volatile Begin, Shamir had kept a prudently low profile, first as Speaker of the Knesset and then as Foreign Minister. He watched Begin chew up such outspoken potential challengers as Moshe Dayan and Ezer Weizman. Says an "aide who has worked closely with Shamir for four years: "His calculation was the right...
...presented his Cabinet to the Knesset, Shamir pledged to continue his predecessor's policies. Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres immediately went on the offensive. What would continue, he said, would be the "twofold tragedy" of the Begin government: economic disaster and the war in Lebanon...
...Prime Minister of Israel. Shamir, who had been chosen to be leader of the Likud bloc when Begin stepped down, had managed to secure the support of all 64 members of Begin's outgoing coalition. Israeli law required Herzog to consult with representatives of parties in the Knesset, but there was never much doubt that he would ultimately ask Shamir to form the new government...
...with the seven parties that make up the Likud coalition early last week, Begin stayed on. Attorney General Yitzhak Zamir declared that if Begin did not submit his resignation "within a reasonable time," then his intention to leave would be viewed as "canceled." By Wednesday, rumors buzzed around the Knesset. Begin was keeping his options open. No, he was starving himself to death. No, he had changed his mind and wanted to stay...
...tory, that Shamir began to attend meetings of Begin's Herut Party. Employing his adroit administrative skills, he established a department to attract members from the flood of Jewish immigrants who had arrived in the wake of the 1967 war. In 1973, he won a seat in the Knesset and, following his re-election four years later, he was appointed Speaker of the body. Although Shamir had irritated Begin by refusing to support the Camp David agreements, the Prime Minister recognized in him an invaluable ally. In 1980 Begin made Shamir his Foreign Minister...