Word: shamir
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...effusively. When Peres spoke, he talked in generalities, carefully refraining from any criticism of Shamir that would alienate the Likud voters he is trying...
...programs. The campaign's momentum began to pick up last week after the Supreme Court ordered Israeli TV to broadcast 45 minutes of political commercials every night at 9:30. Left with nothing else to watch, citizens settled down to view clips of Peres playing with his grandson and Shamir wearing a construction helmet...
...proclaiming his dream of Eretz Yisrael, whose biblical boundaries include the West Bank and Gaza Strip, or defending the controversial 1982 war in Lebanon, Begin hewed to a pugnaciously righteous course that evoked passionate reaction from supporter and foe alike, at home and abroad. Without disavowing Begin's policies, Shamir has tried to steer a course that appears more moderate, at least in tone. Peres, who, like Shamir, possesses little of Begin's fiery charisma, opposes much of what Begin stands...
...fear of losing votes, both candidates are deliberately avoiding a detailed discussion of the austerity measures that must go into effect after the election. Shamir and Peres agree that, in the long run, one way out of the current economic predicament is to develop the country's promising high-tech industries, which are derived in large part from weapons research; they did $1.5 billion in foreign business last year, up from $103 million in 1972. The Israeli arms industry is pinning its hopes on two big-ticket items. The Merkava tank is a new, wedge-shaped machine that can hold...
...furor raises a larger question: To what extent does the government's West Bank settlement policy create the conditions for Israeli violence? Shamir has gone to great lengths to distinguish between the terrorists, who he has suggested were "crazies," and the vast majority of the settlers. He is understandably defensive. Although a modest program was initiated after Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 war, it was Likud's Begin who launched a major settlement plan after taking office in 1977. His aim was to create "facts on the ground" that would guarantee that Judea and Samaria...