Word: shimon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...closer, much closer than Labor had expected or Likud had dared to hope. Broad smiles appeared on the faces of Likud supporters as they burst into applause. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, it seemed, might have a chance of staying in office. At Labor headquarters, the fans of Party Leader Shimon Peres looked stunned. "It can't be, it can't be," they muttered...
Never was the contrast in the styles of the two men so apparent. Animated, aggressive, sarcastic, Shimon Peres assailed his opponent, all the while calling him "Mr. Shamir" instead of by his official title of Prime Minister. "You have learned to make mistakes," Peres summed up. "We have learned from your mistakes." Yitzhak Shamir did his best to ignore the barbs. Serious, diffident, somewhat plodding, he pledged to tackle the nation's woes more aggressively. Said he: "Elections come and go, but the country stands forever... We must fortify...
...over cookies and fruit juice told me how it was fighting Egyptians in '48 and how it is now fighting the economy; Author Amos Oz, who interrupted work on his new novel to explain how deeply Israelis care about what other people think of them; and Opposition Leader Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who took time from their election campaign for private interviews with TIME." Kelly was accompanied on his rounds by TIME Photographer David Rubinger, 60, who immigrated to Israel from Vienna before World War II. Reporter Robert Slater, 40, whose interviews ranged from Israel...
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, 68, who came to his position after Menachem Begin abruptly resigned ten months ago, found his fragile Likud coalition crumbling in March, forcing the Knesset to call the July 23 elections. Shamir faces Shimon Peres, 60, the Labor Party leader who lost twice to Begin (in 1977 and 1981). The two men share a quiet, unruffled style, but their views diverge sharply (see interviews). Neither candidate leaves any doubt as to what is at stake. "It is not that the ship of Israel fell apart, but that it is sailing in the wrong direction," says Peres...
Hoarse from campaigning but buoyant over public opinion polls that show his party in the lead, Labor Leader Shimon Peres discussed the upcoming election last week with TIME Correspondents Harry Kelly and David Halevy...