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Prime Minister Menachem Begin may have made a tragic diplomatic error in Lebanon: support in the United States, the most crucial of Israel's allies, has never been weaker. But the history of the Middle East since 1948 shows Israel constantly striving for peace, only to be rebuffed time and again by the Arabs...
...Menachem Begin is cynical if he believes raining death on the Lebanese will make Israel more secure. His use of force will only create more refugees, more hate and more cries for retribution...
Schlafly and her supporters celebrated at a balloon-festooned Over-the-Rainbow party, where the 1,400 guests pledged allegiance to the flag and listened to some 30 victory speeches. Said Conservative Digest Editor John Lofton: "I salute you fellows for doing to the ERA what Menachem Begin is doing to the P.L.O." And they applauded "special service" awards given to outstanding ERA opponents, among them the Rev. Jerry Falwell, Under Secretary of State James Buckley and Senator Jesse Helms...
...total victory over their enemies, the Israelis increased the pressure on the P.L.O. Jets screamed over West Beirut at night to drop flares and smoke canisters, vivid reminders of the destruction that could rain from the skies. Addressing his remarks to the civilian population of Beirut, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin declared on the floor of the Knesset: "Leave, leave, save yourselves! We don't want to harm any of you. By foot or by car, leave West Beirut." Thousands of Israeli leaflets dumped by plane on the Lebanese capital contained a similar message...
...potentially far more dangerous storm was simultaneously brewing. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin was due at the White House, and the Administration had to decide what to say to him about the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Clark and Weinberger thought that Reagan should at least raise the threat of sanctions if the fighting did not stop. Some Administration hard-liners were even discussing possible moves. They included withdrawing Ambassador Samuel Lewis from Tel Aviv, giving American support to a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel (the U.S. has vetoed such resolutions to date) and finally cutting off arms aid that...