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...Israeli government must now carry out all the recommendations of the commission which has a clear moral, if not legal, authority. Friday, Prime Minister Menachem Begin's cabinet voted to do just that, and Sharon reportedly resigned from his defense post. The report does not make explicit whether Sharon and a few others must leave the government altogether or simply abandon the posts they now hold. The former course seems wisest. Should they remain in positions of power, these men will represent the failure of the system to cleanse itself, indeed to carry out the imperatives of democracy. Shatila...
Although he called Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, "difficult to deal with." Brzezinski said he foresees "a reasonable chance for success" in the Middle East...
...something to talk about." The remark was nonsense, since the Soviet Union and Israel have very little to talk about at the moment. But as Sharon no doubt intended, it annoyed the U.S. As usual, no one knew for sure whether the Defense Minister was speaking for Prime Minister Menachem Begin or merely for himself, as the rogue elephant of Israeli politics...
...decision to send Habib back to the Middle East provided a badly needed stimulant. Habib is regarded in the area as the President's top representative and a tough negotiator who can shout and pound on tables as the need arises. In his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin last week, Habib delivered a letter from Reagan that, according to Israeli government officials, said the President attaches importance to his meeting with Begin next month and wants it to go ahead as planned...
...progress and set-backs at the bargaining table, she likes to probe deeper into the area's culture by trying to understand its people. Visits to Iraqi prison camps, remote Saudi villages and Egyptian homes are as much a part of her job as interviews with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Jordan's King Hussein and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak...