Word: premier
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Israeli Premier Menachem Begin was burbling with good humor at the end of his three-day official visit to Washington last week. His talks, he said, had produced a chance to establish "real peace" after "the delay of almost a generation." President Carter seemed almost equally optimistic. "I believe we have laid the groundwork now," he said, "and barring some unforeseen difficulties, that will lead to the Geneva Conference in October." He also suggested that such a conference could well lead to eventual compromise. "We've not found any of them to be so adamant in their positions that...
...toughness of his position, the Premier was cordial, low-keyed and even deferential in his presentation to Carter, often beginning sentences with an apologetic "I hope you will allow me." In a schoolmasterly way, Begin started his first session by offering the President a 30-minute history lesson on Israel's role in the Middle East. He illustrated his text by having an aide set up three maps. One showed how vulnerable Israel would be to Arab surprise attacks if it withdrew from the occupied territories. A second showed the relative size of Israel and the Arab world...
...achieve a comprehensive settlement, no plans would be imposed on the negotiating parties by outsiders, and talks should be within the framework of United Nations Resolutions 242 and 338. Carter probed Begin for clarifications of the Israeli position, but on the few occasions when the President expressed demurs, the Premier either ignored them or changed the subject. When Carter voiced his concern about new Israeli settlements on the West...
...been the surge in investment by the French and the Germans. The French stake in the U.S. economy has grown more quickly than any other, expanding from a mere $300 million in 1971 to an estimated $2 billion today. French officials are actively encouraging firms to move abroad. Says Premier Raymond Barre: "You can't take on the Germans and the Americans, let alone the Japanese, unless you have a well-diversified international industry, which implies foreign direct investment on an ever increasing scale." Michelin, the big tire firm, is leading the way with plans to spend upward...
...Graham, America's premier evangelist, being born again is not some vague spiritual high but a personal commitment with a very specific doctrinal content. The starting point is sin, which, in Graham's view, saturates every individual and humanity in general. He argues that God, the righteous "moral judge of the entire universe," requires a penalty for sin, and that penalty was paid for all time by the death of God's son, Jesus Christ, on the Cross. "When Christ atoned for sin, He stood in the place of guilty men and women," Graham writes...